B) would soon join Brazil in controlling their birth rate
C) haven’t yet found an effective measure to control their population
D) neglected the role of TV plays in family planning
3.The phrase \it down to\(Line 1, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to \ A) attributes it to B) sums it up as C) finds it a reason for D) compares it to
4.Soap operas have helped in lowering Brazil’s birth rate because_______.
A) they keep people sitting long hours watching TV B) they have gradually changed people’s way of life C) people are drawn to their attractive package D) they popularize birth control measures
5.What is Martine’s conclusion about Brazil’s population growth? A) The increase in birth rate will promote consumption. B) The desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate.
C) Consumption patterns and reproduction patterns are
contradictory.
D) A country’s production is limited by its population growth.
答案及解析：
这是一篇关于巴西人口增长率下降原因分析的说明文。短文开门见山提出主题：巴西人口增长率下降主要是意外的原因(by accident);第二段列举人口增长率下降的数据;而后用三段篇幅剖析两大特殊原因：通俗电视连续剧和分斯付款计划，第三段第三句至第四段剖析连续剧导致人口增长率下降的机理，第五段讲分期付款带来的消费模式的改变及其与人口繁殖的关系。
1. (A)主题句理解。短文第一句中more by accident than design相当于more by chance than on purpose.
2. (D)要点定位推断。短文中两处提到Third World countries: ①第一段第二句 “countries such as India”;②第二段最后一句 “an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries”。两句都考(试^*大暗示这些国家做得不如巴西成功。
3. (D)词语理解。由上下文确定put it down to 中的it 指上文巴西成功降低人口增长率的事实，句中to 后接的是导致这一事实的两大原因(电视剧和分期付款计划)，前后显然是一种因果关系。
4. (A)要点定位归纳。本题指向第三、四两段关于电视连续剧影响人口出生率的要点：电视剧中把上层阶级行为模式和价值观包装得十分诱人，传递到巴西的各个地方，影响着各个阶层的生活方式。少生孩子就是这一生活方式的一大特点。
5. (B)要点结论归纳。conclusion 必然在短文最后一段，由consumption was incompatible with unlimited reproduction 即可归纳结论B。
3.
When Mike Kelly first set out to build his own private space-ferry service, he figured his bread-and-butter business would be lofting satellites into high-Earth orbit. Now he thinks he may have figured wrong. \who runs Kelly Space & Technology out of San Bernardino, California. \
According to preliminary market surveys, there are 10,000 would be space tourists willing to spend $1 million each to visit the final frontier. Space Adventure in Arlington, Virginia, has taken more than 130 deposits for a two-hour, $98,000 space tour tentatively (and somewhat dubiously) set to occur by 2005. Gene Meyers of the Space Island Group says: \
This may all sound great, but there are a few hurdles. Putting a simple satellite into orbit -with no oxygen, life support or return trip necessary-already costs an astronomical $22,000/kg. And that doesn't include the cost of insuring rich and possibly litigious passenger. John Pike of the Federation of American Scientists acerbically suggests that the entire group of entrepreneurs trying to corner the space-tourism market have between them \The U.S. space agency has plenty of money but zero interest in making space less expensive for the little guys. So the little guys are racing to do
what the government has failed to do: design a reusable launch system that's inexpensive, safe and reliable. Kelly Space's prototype looks like a plane that has sprouted rocket engines. Rotary Rocket in Redwood City, California, has a booster with rotors make a helicopter-style return to Earth; Kistler Aerospace in Kirkland, Washington, is piecing together its versions from old Soviet engines, shuttle-style thermal protection tiles and an elaborate parachute system. The first passenger countdowns are still years away, but bureaucrats at the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington are already informally discussing flight regulations. After all, you can't be too prepared for a trip to that galaxy far, far away.
For those who are intent on joining the 100-mile high club, Hilton and Budget are plotting to build space hotels. Before the Russian space Mir came down, some people were talking about using it as a low-rent space motel to reduce the cost. If a space hotel is finally built in space, and if you're thinking of staying in it, you may want to check the Michelin ratings before booking yourself a suite.
1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A) Take Vacations in SpaceB) Building Hotels in Space
C) Flight regulations in Space Travels D) Cost of Space Traveling
2. The phrase “bread-and-butter business” most probably means ____.
A) a business to sell bread and butter
B) a business to produce bread and butterC) the business to make a living D) a traveling agency
3. How much is the 2-hour space tour for each person according to Space
Adventures in Arlington?A) $1 million. B) $ 10,000.C) $98,000. D) $ 22,000.
4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A) The biggest hurdle for the space-tourism project is lack of a life supporting system.
B) The entrepreneurs trying to explore the space- tourism have plenty of moneys.
C) The government have little interests in this project.
D) The first passenger countdowns are within a few years.
5. What’s the author’s tone in the last sentence of the passage?A) Objective. B) Ironical.
C) Approving. D) Enthusiastic. 答案及解析：
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