阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。
注意：每空不超过3个单词。
The United States provides more than half the world’s food aid. American programs gave about two billion dollars last year.
But critics say the current system wastes money and delays the arrival of needed food. Under current law, United States government agencies have to buy Am {007}erican-produced food. And 75% of the aid must be carried on American ships.
President of the USA wants to change the system. His plan would provide food aid by buying crops directly from farmers in the developing world. Money in the form of cash would make up about 25% of the aid. The president is calling on Congress(国会) to support the agriculture in developing countries.
Changing of World’s food aid system in USA
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Current system |
A waste of 1.. |
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Food doesn’t arrive on time. |
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Food must be bought from 2.____________ |
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3.________ of the aid must be carried on American ships. |
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New system |
Crops will be 4._______ directly from farmers in the developing world. |
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25% of food aid will be paid 5._________ |
Where to stay in Boswell? The following are some choices for you:
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First Hotel. 222 Edward Road. Tel. 414-6433. Number of Rooms: 120. Price: Single: $ 25; Doulbe $ 35; Special attractions: {007} Airconditioned rooms, French restaurant, Night club, Swimming pool, Shops; Coffee shop and bar, Telephone, Radio and TV in each room, close to the city center. |
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Fairview Hotel. 129 North Road. Tel. 591-5620. Number of Rooms: 50. Price: Single:$ 12; Double: $ 18; Special Attractions: Close to the airport, Telephone in each room, Bar, Restaurant, Garage, Swimming-pool. |
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Orchard Hotel. 233 Edward Road. Tel.641-6641. Number of Rooms: 150. Price: Single: $ 15; Double: $ 20; Special Attractions: Facing First Hotel, European restaurant, Coffee shop, Dry-cleaning, Shops, TV, Night-club. |
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Osaka Hotel. 1264 Venning Road. Tel. 643-8206. Number of Rooms: 180. Price: Single: $ 30; Double: $ 50. Special Attractions: Air-Conditioned rooms, Japanese and Chinese restaurant, Shops, Swimming pool, Large garden. |
1.The number of the room in Osaka Hotel is :
A. 50 B. 120 C. 150 D. 180
2.If a Japanese traveller likes to eat in French restaurant, _______ is the right place for him to go to.
A. 233 Edward Road B. 1264 Venning Road
C. 222 Edward Road D. 129 North Road
3.Which hotel faces the Orchard Hotel?
A. The First Hotel B. The Osaka Hotel
C. The Fairview Hotel D. No Hotel
4.If you want to book a cheapest single room, which number will you call?
A. 414-6433 B. 591-5620 C. 641-6641 D. 643-8206
A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper for a boy to work in his office. Out of the nearly fifty men who came to apply, the man selected one and dismissed(解散) the others.
“I should like to know,” said a friend, “the reason you preferred that boy, who brough not a single letter—not a recommendation(介绍信）.”
“You are wrong,” said the gentleman. He had a great many. He wiped his feet at the door and closed the door after him, indicating that he was careful. He gave his seat immediately to the crippled (跛的) old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful. He took off his cap when he came in and answered my questions immediately, showing that he was polite and gentlemanly.
“All the rest stepped over the book which I had purposely put on the floor. He picked it up and placed it on the table; and he waited quietly for his turn instead of pushing and crowding.
When I talked to him, I noticed his tidy clothing, his neatly brushed hair, and his clean fingernails(指甲). Can’t you see that these things are excellent recommendations? I consider them more significant(明显的) than letters.”
1.A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper _____
A. in order to hire an office boy
B. so as to dismiss the others
C. in order to select one among the fifty applicants
D. so as to select one and dismiss the others {007}
2.The underlined word “indicatiing” probably means _______
A. drawing B. saying C. showing D. speaking
3._______ was the very person the gentleman preferred.
A. He who had many letters B. He who had no letters
C. He who wiped his feet D. He who was careful,kind, polite and thoughtful
4.According to the passage, we know that the gentleman hired the boy by________
A. his good manners B. the relationships between them C. by the feelings D. his letters
Soong Mei-ling was one of the most well-known Chinese women of the twentieth century.
Mei-ling was born in Hainan in 1898, the youngest daughter of Charlie Soong. At the age of 8, she was sent to the United States to go to school, where she did well. She graduated from Wellesley College in Massachusetts in 1917 with a degree in English Literature. Because of her education Mei-ling spoke excellent English.
After graduation Mei-ling returned to China and she met Chiang Kai-shek(蒋介石) in 1920. She married him in 1927 after his divorce. During the war against Japan, Mei-ling acted as her husband’s interpreter and translator. She worked hard to promote the Chinese cause during the war, especially in the United States. In 1943 she became the first Chinese national and only the second woman to speak before the US Congress(国会).
After the defeat(溃败) of her husband’s government in 1949, Mei-ling moved to Taiwan. She lived there until her husband’s death in 1975. She then emigrated to the USA and lived on her family’s estate(别墅) in Lattington, Long Island, near New York. She spent much of time painting.
Mei-ling died peacefully at her apartment in New York on October 23, 2003 at the age of 105.
1.Mei-ling was born in ______
A. 1920 B. 1927 C. 1917 D. 1898
2.After graduation Mei-ling_______
A. went back to China B. studied English Literature
C.. lived in Massachusetts D. spoke little English
3.During the war against Japan, Mei-ling________
A. was her husband’s interperter and translator
B. toured the United States
C. spent her time in Long Island
D. lived in Tai’wan
4.Soong Mei-ling ______
A. was the oldest Soong sister B. loved money
C. died in the USA D. married Dr Sun Yat-sen(孙中山)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
With the development of industry, factories produce large amounts of 1chemicals. These chemicals go into the atmosphere and flow into the water, making many plants and animals 2and large areas of the world damaged. 3, the world’s population 4to 6.5 billion.
Some people suggest cutting back on production, thinking more about recycling and teaching people about 5friendly ways of living.
While some people say that a healthy environment and a stable economy should be possible at the same time. They don’t think the economy development is bad for the environment, saying there are many factories and industries 6control the amount of pollution they produce and spend money 7any damage they cause. They are concerned 8the environment.
The way to 9the environment may be recycling, and making more effective laws to control the numbers of trees 10and fishes caught. Factories should have to pay higher taxes. And many people are willing to pay higher prices for environmentally friendly things.
1.A. useless B. good C. poisonous D. harmless
2.A. die B. dies C. dying D. died
3.A. In addition B. In all C. In time D. In the end
4.A. is grown B. is growing C. had grown D. grow
5.A. elementary B. environmental C. environmentalist D. environmentally
6.A. where B. which C. what D. who
7.A. repaire B. repaired C. repairing D. to repaire
8.A. with B. about C. in D. to
9.A. damage B. build C. preserve D. ruin
10.A. cut down B. cut off C. cut up D. cut in
Almost all the students were having classes when the earthquake _________.
A. broke out B. put out C. came out D. got out
