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A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.
P-A-I researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three-thousand-million people may lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same.
Mr. Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase.
The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera, which are carried in water. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.
The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water of agriculture.
The report also says long-term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth. It says countries cannot provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have.
小题1:__________ are expected to have severe water problems by the year 2025
A.No countries | B.18 countries | C.46 countries | D.28 countries |
A.Lack of water may cause conflict between countries |
B.Egypt now has enough fresh water |
C.There are solutions to the water problem |
D.New industries need a lot of water |
A.There is connection between providing clean water and slowing population growth |
B.Lack of water may also result from international conflict |
C.The ability of developing has nothing to do with lack of water. |
D.It is not known whether diseases have something to do with lack of water |
A.Not to waste water. | B.Less developing industries. |
C.Less international conflict. | D.Control the population |
A.World Conflict | B.Diseases and Water |
C.World Water Shortage | D.Population and Water |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:C
解析
试题分析:本文主要讲了世界水资源的匮乏以及解决此问题的一些办法。
小题1:根据It says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries.以及At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems.可知28+18=46,故选C。
小题2:根据Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq.故选B。
小题3:根据The report also says long-term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth.可知答案为A。
小题4:根据It says countries cannot provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have.可知答案为D。
小题5:根据A new study gives us the warning that about thirty percent of the world"s people may not have enough water by the year 2025.可知答案为C。
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For Adele, the success of 21 is part of a perfect storm of talent, timing and a connection that went beyond gender, age and credibility. But what does it say about the state of the music industry? Does Adele"s success signal a return to the MOR(适合大众口味的音乐) musical depression, when the likes of James Blunt dominated the charts? Her success may well lead to a great many similar acts aiming for an MOR audience, but that"s more the fault of an industry desperate to recreate any kind of success by creating poor copies until the world shouts "stop now".
What seems to have set Adele apart is her apparent ordinariness, besides that incredible voice. While Gaga parades around in a dress made of meat and Beyonce orbits a world out of touch to the majority of most human beings, Adele"s chain-smoking, girl-you"d-like-to-go-to-the-pub-with persona stands out. Even for a British act, her ordinariness goes against trend, with fellow Jessie J adopting a very American habit of over-emoting, talking about a "journey" and making the idea of being a pop star seem fairly difficult.
It"s this universality and broad appeal that"s helped her translate talent into sales. While the first single from 21, Rolling in the Deep, appealed to Radio 1 listeners and bloggers, the second single, Someone Like You, is so successful that silenced the grand O2 Arena during this year"s Brit Awards. The press can write pages and pages in that there"s enough of a connection of musicians – Rick Rubin worked on the album, there"s a cover of the Cure, Mumford & Sons were an influence – while the gossip magazines have been excited by the fact that the album is one long break-up record, eager to find the ex.
In 1990, Madonna was a global superstar with a back catalogue of era-defining hits to her name. She was untouchable and, tellingly, unknowable. She was (and still is) a megastar, but a megastar of a different age. These days, we want to know a bit more about our artists; that they have relationship problems, walk their dog. Her selling point and appeal is precisely the fact that she exists at the point between everyday ordinariness and pop star.
For now, Adele"s success should be celebrated, especially for becoming an unlikely global star on her own terms. The danger is that we"re headed for a lot of fairly boring pop, a situation that led to the "birth" of Gaga a few years back. Pop goes in cycles and it feels like we"re headed back towards the very middle of MOR.
小题1:Adele’s achievement seems unbelievable for the reason that ____________.
A.the sales of her second album achieved an incredible success last week in the UK |
B.her second album ranked first in a row with the incredible average sales per week |
C.Madonna was the last female singer in the UK to stay at No. 1 as long as she did |
D.she is such an ordinary singer with so fascinating a voice in the music industry |
A.to a large extent depends on her apparent talent for music |
B.is because of her extraordinariness and the wonderful voice |
C.lies in gift, timing and something beyond sex, age and trust |
D.is largely due to the state of the music industry currently |
A.She stands out in a totally different way from Gaga and Beyonce. |
B.She and Madonna are contemporary megastars in music. |
C.Only she and Madonna spent that long at No.1 in the UK. |
D.Jessie J and she both have an American habit of expressing themselves. |
A.Her musical talent. |
B.The joint work of musicians in the album. |
C.Her incredible voice. |
D.Her universality and broad appeal. |
A.satisfying | B.disappointing | C.dangerous | D.desperate |
Now, NBC Universal is proud to present Green Week 2012. With a new theme and message of “Green Your Routine”, NBC and NBC.com presents green-themed tips in several of our daytime life, among several other features here on the “Green Your Routine” site.
Fashion & Beauty
Throw a clothes exchange party! Are you dying for that sweater your friend wore the other day? Well, maybe she’ll trade for that old T-shirt you have. Here’s a website that helps you organize an exchange party (www.swapstyle.com), or just plan your own!
Go natural with organic make-up. Applying unnatural products on your skin wasn’t exactly that nature intended. Try switching to a line of organic make-up and cosmetics for a different way to bring out your natural beauty.
Home
Drop a brick in your toilet tank! Literally! According to the EPA, flushing (冲洗) makes up 30 percent of a household’s water use (about three to six gallons per flush). By placing a brick in your toilet tank, you can help to conserve the amount of water used during each flush.
Work
Print smarter. Printing and copying can be one of the most costly operations in any office. To save on ink and paper costs, print double-sided and try to fit more than one page on a sheet. More printing tips can be found here: lifehacker.com
Turn off your computer. Do you leave your computer on over night? If so, you’re using up a good amount of electricity. If you can, try turning off your computer and the power strip it’s connected to. If you can’t, shut off your monitor at least.
Transportation
Organize a car pool (拼车). There are many benefits to carpooling. You save on gas and you get to ride in the HOV lines. Get connected with your neighbors and co-workers to start sharing rides and check out this website for more tips: www.erideshare.com.
Lose the car and get a bike. If you live close to where you work, try taking a bike instead of driving. You’ll keep in shape and save on gas!
Every small step and efforts makes a difference! Be sure to GREEN YOUR ROUTINE!
小题1:NBC Universal holds Green Week activities ________.
A.in a university | B.in a park |
C.in an office | D.on the Internet |
A.advice on how to improve the website |
B.suggestions about how to make their activities more interesting |
C.tips on what to do to make our life greener |
D.opinions on whether we should have campaigns |
A.Never use make-up and cosmetics any more. |
B.Putting a brick in the toilet tank can help flash quickly. |
C.Printing double-sided can save paper costs. |
D.You’ll keep fit through carpooling. |
A.call on readers to be environmentally friendly and present some good tips |
B.tell readers to be environmentally friendly while travelling |
C.persuade readers to ride bicycles when travelling |
D.inform readers of measures to improve our environment |
People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 36 and have made up their minds to ring the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest(抗议)against heavy trucks(卡车) which run 37 through the narrow High Street.
“They not only make it 38 to sleep at night, but they are 39 damage to our houses and shops of historical interest,” said John Norris, one of the protesters.
“ 40 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student,“why don’t they build a new road that goes 41 the town?Burlington isn’t much more than a 42 village.Its streets were never meant for heavy traffic.”
Harry Fields also studying 43 said they wanted to make as much 44 as possible to force the 45 to realise what everybody was having to 46 .“Most of them don’t 47 here anyway,” he said,“they come in for meetings and that,and the Town Hall is soundproof(隔音), 48 they Probably don’t 49 the noise all that much.It’s high time they realised the 50 .”
The fourth student,Liza Vernum,said she thought the public were mostly on their side,and even if they weren’t they soon would be.
51 asked if they were afraid that the police might come to 52 them.
“Not really,” she said,“actually we are 53 bell-ringers.I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church.There is no 54 against practising.”
I 55 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.
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According to the New York Times, NBC has hired Clinton to become a full-time special correspondent(记者) for NBC News. Her feature stories will reportedly be used in the “Making a Difference” series, which runs on “NBC Nightly News”. The sections attract people who volunteer to improve the lives of others in their communities.
When Bill Clinton won the presidency in 1992, the first lady asked the press to keep Chelsea out of the public eyes. As a young adult, Chelsea continued to avoid media attention in order to attend college and quietly enter the business world. Once her mother decided to run for the presidency in 2007, however, Chelsea made hundreds of public appearances, mostly on college campuses, to support the campaign. More recently, she has worked for New York University and promoted her father’s latest book. She is currently pursuing a doctor’s degree at Oxford.
Clinton is the second daughter of a president hired by NBC News; Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush, works as a correspondent for NBC’s “Today” show.
小题1: Chelsea Clinton continued to stay out of media attention to _____.
A.improve the lives of others |
B.help her father in the election |
C.study and go to the business circle |
D.support her mother for the presidency |
A.is shown | B.flows | C.is managed | D.spreads |
a. Chelsea helped to sell Bill Clinton’s latest book.
b. Chelsea pursues her doctor’s degree.
c. Chelsea supported her mother’s career.
d. Chelsea was out of the public attention.
A.d, a, c, b | B.c, d, b, a |
C.c, b, d, a | D.d, c, a, b |
A.Chelsea Clinton is the second daughter of Bill Clinton |
B.Chelsea Clinton is in favour of her parents’ careers |
C.Chelsea Clinton always follows her mother’s advice |
D.Jenna Bush Hager is a correspondent for “NBC Nightly News” |
The researchers were inspired by observing that, for lower class people, success depends more on how much they can rely on other individuals. For example, if you can’t afford to buy support services, you have to rely on your neighbors or relatives to watch the kids while you’re busy.
One experiment researched on volunteers who worked at a university: some had graduated from college and others had not. Researchers used the educational level as an indicator(标志)for social classes. The volunteers did a test of emotion perception(感知), in which they were instructed to look at pictures of faces and indicate which emotions each face was displaying. People with more education performed worse on the task than people with less education.
In another study, university students who were of higher social status had a more difficult time accurately(准确)reading the emotions of a stranger.
These results suggest that people of upper-class status aren’t very good at recognizing the emotions other people are feeling. This is because they remember their upper status and they think they can solve their problems without relying on others.
In the third experiment, people were made to feel that they were at a lower social class than they actually were, and they got better at reading emotions.
“The differences between upper-class people and lower-class people are not something ingrained(根深蒂固的),” Kraus says. “It’s the cultural environment leading to them.” This work helps show that the traditional image of the classes is wrong. “It’s not true that a lower-class person, no matter what kind of person, is going to be less intelligent than an upper-class person. It’s all about the social environment the person lives in, and the specific challenges the person faces. If you can change the environment even temporarily, social class differences in lots of behaviors can be removed.”
小题1:According to the passage, when lower-class people meet problems, they tend to ______.
A.turn to others | B.work even harder |
C.feel more frustrated | D.learn from upper-class people |
A.Because they became less independent. |
B.Because they didn’t know they were cheated. |
C.Because they felt they must ask for help from other. |
D.Because they were made to understand lower-class people. |
A.Upper-class people are not skilled at everything. |
B.Upper-class people have trouble recognizing others’ emotion. |
C.Lower-class people need to be given more employment opportunities. |
D.There are many differences between upper-class people and lower-class people. |
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