Planet Earth. The polar ice caps are melting. One in eight bird species are extinct. Air, water, and ground pollutants are 41 major population centers…
But according to a recently 42 book, there is ―a secret plan to save the Earth.‖ This plan is being carried out by a group of ―eco barons.‖
Who are ―eco barons‖ then? They are a band of visionaries (有远见的人) — some of the world‘s wealthiest businessmen — who are using their wealth, their energy, their fame, and their 43 of law and science to persuade the world to take a new 44 to save the Earth. These people, both men and women, are the modern-day heroic counterparts (同等分量的人) to the evil 19th century robber masters who 45 set the world on the path to environmental destruction.
Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are among the eco businessmen. These two wise investors, who regularly exchange places at the top of Forbes magazine‘s annual list of world billionaires, have spent some of their 46 power on different areas. Gates has long sponsored 47 fuels such as oil from algae (藻类), while in Buffet‘s case, it‘s wind power and electric cars.
Douglas Tompkins, the founder of the North Face and Esprit clothing lines, has also embraced environmentalism. He was always an outdoor adventurer — he would 48 disappear for months-long trips to the forests of South America — so when he burned out in the business world, Tompkins took his fortune, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and began steadily buying acre after acre of 49 virgin forest in Chile. Tompkins and his wife have obtained more than two million acres for conservation in Chile.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
I teach economics at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I 50 asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so good. He had his wisdom teeth 51 . The young man then proceeded to ask me why I always seemed to be so cheerful.
His question 52 me of something I‘d read somewhere before: ―Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to 53 life that day,‖ I said. ―I choose to be cheerful.‖
―Let me give you an example,‖ I continued, 54 all sixty students in the class. ―In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I 55 the freeway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn‘t
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56 . So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and 57 down the road to the college.‖
―As soon as I got there I called AAA（汽车协会）and asked them to 58 for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary in the office asked me what has happened. ?This is my lucky day,‘ I replied, 59 .‖
―?But your car breaks down‘, she was 60 . ?What do you mean?‘‖
―?I live 17 miles from here.‘ I replied. ?My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn‘t. Instead, it broke down in the 61 place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I‘m still able to teach my class, and I‘ve been able to apply for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was 62 to break down today, it couldn‘t have been arranged in a more convenient fashion.‘‖
―The secretary‘s eyes opened wide, and then she smiled. I smiled back and headed for class.‖ So ended my story.
I scanned the sixty faces in my 63 class at UNLV. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them. Or maybe it wasn‘t the story at all. In fact, it had all started with a student‘s 64 that I was cheerful. 50. A. seriously
B. cheerfully
B. broken B. warned B. insure
C. curiously C. decayed C. start C. exited
D. coldly D. removed D. mentioned D. sacrifice D. speaking D. took D. run away D. turned D. arrange D. disappointing D. puzzled. D. business D. wished D. community D. absence
51. A. destroyed 52. A. reminded 53. A. change 55. A. entered 57. A. moved 58. A. require 60. A. expected
C. informed C. attracting C. turn back C. struggled C. demand C. frightened C. empty C. arranged C. fashion
54. A. addressing B. talking
B. followed
56. A. make away B. turn over
B. marched
B. apply
59. A. inquiring B. shouting
B. shocked B. meant
61. A. perfect 62. A. determined 64. A. recognition Section B
C. smiling
B. terrible
63. A. economics B. drive
B. judgment
C. observation
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
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(A)
I made a pledge (发誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣经) passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, ―Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.‖ To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.
And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, ―That new yellow sweater looks great on you.‖
―Oh, Tom, you noticed,‖ she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.
After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, ―Evelyn‘s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.‖ We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that‘s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with saddest expression.
―What‘s the matter?‖ I asked her.
―Tom,‖ she said in a voice filled with distress, ―do you know something I don‘t?‖ ―What do you mean?‖
―Well… that checkup I had several weeks ago… our doctor… did he tell you something about me? Tom, you‘ve been so good to me… am I dying?‖
It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.
―No, honey,‖ I said, wrapping her in my arms. ―You‘re not dying; I‘m just starting to live.‖ 65. In the first paragraph, ―No ifs, ands or buts‖ probably mean ________. A. unnecessarily
B. unconditionally
C. impossibly
D. unexpectedly
66. From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ________. A. alone
B. with his family
C. with Evelyn
D. with his children
67. During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ________. A. she looked lovely in her new clothes
B. she was seriously ill
D. he had made a lot of money in Wall Street
C. he was determined to be a good husband
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68. By saying ―I‘m just starting to live,‖ Tom means that ________. A. he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before B. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change C. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life D. he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband
(Note: You may read the questions first.)
(B)
Tsunami warning system is tested
If he, the founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, were alive, Thomas Jaggar would be proud of the U.S. tsunami warning system after Friday‘s devastating earthquake in Japan sent a surge (大浪，汹涌) of ocean water dashing toward the West Coast.
● WASHINGTON — So many people surged to the West Coast and
Alaska Tsunami Warning Center website that it slowed to a crawl early Friday, unable to provide critical information to the public about the coastal impact in the U.S. of a massive earthquake in Japan.
McClatchy Washington Bureau — Mar 11 06:09 p.m.
● CHICAGO — A tsunami warning has been issued for the central and northern California coast
and Oregon, the National Weather Service announced early Friday.
Chicago Tribune（论坛报）— Mar 11 06:07 a.m.
● HONOLULU — A tsunami warning was issued late on Thursday for Hawaii after an 8.9
magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific near Japan, prompting state civil defense officials to order all coastal areas evacuated （疏散） by 2 a.m. local time. Tsunami sirens (汽笛) began sounding at 9:59 p.m. on Thursday. They have sounded every hour since 11:15 p.m.
Alaska Tsunami Warning Center also issued a warning for much of the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California.
Reuters via Yahoo! News — Mar 11 01:22 a.m.
● LOMPOC — Tsunami warning ‘a wake-up call’
A tsunami warning that led to evacuations for coastal communities and campgrounds in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties Friday served as a successful trial for a more serious emergency, officials said after the danger passed.
The Lompoc Record — Mar 11 11:29 p.m.
● WELLINGTON — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a warning after an 8.9
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