Nowadays, Britain seems to look at least as bad. What has gonewrong?
The problem is that the rubbish created by our increasingly mobile lives lasts a lotlonger than before. If it is not cleared up and properly thrown away, it stays in theundergrowth(下层灌木) foryears.
It is estimated that 10 billion plastic bags have been given to shoppers. These willtake anything from 100 to 1,000 years to rot However, it is not as it there is no solutionto this. A few years ago, the Irish government introduced a tax on non-recyclable carrierbags and in three months reduced their use by 90%. When he was a minister, MichaelMeacher attempted to introduce a similar arrangement in Britain. The plastics industryprotested, ofcourse. However, they need not have bothered; the idea was killed before itcoulddrawbreath,leavingsupermarkets free to give away plastic bags.
What is clearly necessary right now is some sort of combined action, bothindividual and collective,before it is too late.The alternative is to continue slidingdownhill untilwehaveacountrythatlooks like a vast rubbishtip. Wemaywellbeatthetippingpoint.Yetweknowthatpeoplerespondtotheirenvironment.Ifthings around them are clean and tidy, people behave cleanly and tidily. If they are surroundedby rubbish,they behave like rubbish.Now,much of Britain looks pretty dirty.Whatwill it look like in five years? 26.What might be the best title for the passage? A.PlasticBags B.Environment Protection D.RubbishDisposal C.DirtyBritain 27.Theplasticsindustryin Britain protested because ______. A.a tax was proposed on non-recyclable carrier bags B.supermarkets no longer gave away plastic bags C.theywereblamedforcausingplasticpollution D. the government did not support them
28.The expression \______‖ A.working hard to reduce rubbish B.producing more plastic bags
C.encouraging people to use plastic bags D. making things worse by taking no action
29.Which ofthe following best describes the author's outlook on the environment? A. Optimistic. B.Confused. C. Concerned. D.Indifferent. 30.The purpose of the article is to ______.
A.encourage the public to take action against rubbish B.discourage people from supporting the plastics industry C.call on the government to protect the environment D. encourage supermarkets to give away recyclable bags
Passage Four
ThosewhoworkintheNetherlandsoftenfeel thatalotoftimeiswastedindiscussions that lead to nothing. There are often meetings with documents, an agenda, and a chairman.All those present will have their say,after which their remarks arediscussed.
He who decides to skip a meeting though he has nothing more urgent to attend to,will find it
unwise.The interacting that takes place during a meeting is very importantfor the general process. He who does not appear is saying that he does not think the subject is sufficiently important,or that he apparently does not take his colleaguesseriously.Furthermore,he might miss some of the essential information that maybecome evident during the meeting.Those who are present show an interest in theproblems of their colleagues. They supply questions, rather than commands, and thusdeclare themselves\e‖. The Dutch,in their final conclusions,like to usesuch metaphors as\
If you present a decision, you will find that everyone has something to say about itand has questions to ask. This is why the Dutch will not be quick to present somethingastheonly correctsolution.Theadvantagetothisapproach isthat such ameeting willoften lead to genuine suggestions for improvement on certain aspects of a plan. As aresult, the plan will be ajoint approach.
This time-consuming and seemingly useless process helps colleagues become ateam. The amount oftime that is lost around the table is more than what made up forinefficiency,once everyone goes back to work.Statistics show Dutch employees areamong the world leaders when it comes to work productivity.
31.According to Paragraph 1, meetings in Dutch companies seem to ______. A.beheldusuallyforimportantissue
B.waste a lot oftimein fruitless discussion C.enable employees to know each other better
D. be good occasions for employees to show their talent 32.To Dutch employees, one who is absent from a meeting ______. A.doesnottakehiscolleaguesserious
B.may have something more urgentto do C.does not miss much critical information D.may have nothing to say at the meeting
33.According to Paragraph 3,why can't Dutch employees come to a quick decision? A.People are constantly in dispute.
B.An idea usually undergoes a full discussion. C.Suggestions often lead nowhere.
D.People often forget the aims ofmeetings. 34.What does the last paragraph tell us? A.Many leaders in the world are Dutch. B.Dutch employees are highly productive.
C.Dutchcompaniesare the most successful in the world. D.Dutchemployeesworkhardest intheworld. 35.The author's attitude towards the Dutch meeting is quite A. unclear B.negative C. positive
D.neutral
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there arefour choices markedA,B,C and D. Choose the one that best completes thesentence.Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
36.Yourhouseisalwayssoneat-howdo you______ itwiththreechildren? A.manage B. serve C. adopt D.build 37.You look well. The air and the sea foods in Hawaii must ______ you A.agreeabout B.agreeto C.agreeon D.agree with
38.How the president ______ this effective solution to the problem remainsunknown. A.putupwith B.cameupwith C.caughtupwith D.keptupwith 39.The Somali robbers' ______ attacks on the sea urged all nations to takeimmediateaction, A.fresh B.free C.frequent D.fluent 40.She got so well prepared that she passed the challenging test A. at most B.with luck C.withease D.atbest 41.Everybodywastouched ______ word afterhearinghermoving story. A.with B. without C.beyond D. to 42.You'dsoundalotmorepoliteifyoumakearequest ______ a question. A.insearchof B.intheformof C.inneedof D.in the direction of
43.Your understanding of the theory is_____ satisfactory.You must read moreafter class. A.farfrom B. up to C.alongwith D. so far 44.Bequick, ______you'llmissyourfight. A.otherwise B. unless C.and
D. rather
45.Ifyouare ______about other teaching methods, we'll discuss them later. A.interested B. curious C. anxious D. impressed
46.The number ofcollege graduates going into business-related fields has ______ increased. A.shortly B. partly C.sharply D. mostly 47. I ______ my experiment report all the morning and haven't finished yet. A. write B.waswriting C.havewritten D.havebeenwriting 48.There are forty students in our class, most of ______ are from big cities. A.them B. US C.whom D. who 49.Istillremembertheday ______ we first met, during my first visit to the town. A. when B. that C.which D. in that 50.--I forgotmyphoneonthetrain,but luckily someonegaveittoarailwayofficial. --How unbelievable! Imean,it ______ have been lost. A.will B. might C. back D. must 51.I'll let you know as soon as he ______ back.
A. will come B. comes C.shouldcome D.come 52.Atnotime ______ in the whole building. A.smokingispermitted B.smoking be permitted C. is smoking permitted D.be smoking permitted
53.Todaywehavethe ______ oflisteningtotwovery unusual men A.privilege B. right C. power D. advantage 54.The ceremony will be broadcast ______ on television. A. live B. alive C.living D. lively 55.Homework should not be used as a_____ ofcontrolling children. A.meaning B. mean C.means D. medium 56.What the secretary suggests to Mr. Brown is well worth ______. A.considering B.considered C.consider D.tobeconsidered 57.Ihave ______ anewcomputer fromthe supplier. A.requested B. asked C. ordered D. demanded 58.The book gives you a good____ of what life was like in Japan in the 19thcentury. A.painting B. drawing C.portrait D. photo 59.Ithasmadememuchmore__ totheneedsofthedisabled. A. sensitive B. sensible C.safe D. secure 60.He ate some poisonous mushrooms with serious A. results B.impacts C.outcomes D.consequences 61.Thebadweathercompletely___ ourholiday. A.spoiled B. destroyed C. defeated D. damaged 62.Tom hadn't had ______ education before he joined the army. A.many B. little C. few D. much 63. Try ______ she might, Sue couldn't get the door open. A. what B. that C.like D. as 64.Itwasquitealongtime___Irealized what had happened to the old man. A. after B. when C. since D. before
65.Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, ______ the behaviorofanimals depends mainly on instinct. A. so B. whereas C. unless D. that
66.The ______ of her paper published in ―Scientific American\ A.topic B. structure C.logic D. idea
67. Twins often complain that people tend to treat them as a pair, ______ individuals. A. ratherthan B.betterthan C.lessthan D.worsethan 68.Itisabeautifuloldhouse,butthe broken windows ______ itsappearance. A. improve B. ruin C.change D. prove
69.The researchers believe that the mice eating the special ______ will grow twice asfast. A.diet B. menu C.order D. dish 70.The museum called in an expert to ______ if the painting was a fake. A. criticize B. praise C.determine D. describe 71.The speech contest will give him an opportunity to ______ histalent.
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