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Contents

Chapteronecharacters

Passage1Picasso(4)

Passage2Houdini(6)

Passage3FlorenceNightingale(8)

Passage4O.Henery(10)

Passage5Ronaldobackinspotlight,stillinManchester

(13)

ChaptertwoEvents

Passage1Greenrevolution(16)

Passage2BirthoftheBroadwaymusical(17)

Passage3AtripawayfromtheEarth(19)

Passage4Hikingtofivecontinents(21)

Passage5News(24)

ChapterthreeScience&Technology

Passage1X-Rays(27)

Passage2wondersofwireless(29)

Passage3Dodogsunderstandus?(30)

Passage4Hackers.(33)

Passage5goodtooldesign(37)

ChapterfourMedicine&Health

Passage1OdorandAgeing(39)

Passage2Vaccination(41)

Passage3Repairdamagedcorneas(43)

Passage4Astrangedisease(45)

Passage5TVaffectsdreams(48)

Chapterfiveculture

Passage1humannoseandculture(52)

Passage2Father'sDay(54)

Passage3manylanguagesarequicklydisappearing(56)

Passage4Twoworldscometogether(59)

Passage5LongtimerivalryturnstotheInternet(62)

Chaptersixsociety

Passage1Tradition(65)

Passage2Howtobeawiseconsumer(67)

Passage3NBAplayers(70)

Passage4Takingtimeoff(73)

Passage5Girlsdoaswellasboysinscience(75)

ChapteroneCharacter

1.Picasso

PabloPicassowasthefirstartisttoenjoytheattentionofthemass

media.Noartist,notevenMichelangelo,wasasfamousinhisown

lifetimeasPicassowas.Morethanfamous,Picassowasthemost

influentialartistofthetwentiethcentury.

AsaboyinSpain,Picassowasregardedasagenius.Butitwasn't

until1906,whenhewastwenty-fiveyearsoldthathecreatedaworkthat

wouldrevolutionizepainting—“LesDemoisellesd'Avingon,,.Inthe

painting,Picassofragments（打碎，分裂）hissubjectmatterintoplanes

（平面圖形）thatappearassharp,geometricshapes,applyingprincipleshe

wouldcontinuetoexplorewithGeorgesBraqueforseveralyears.Critics

derided（嘲笑，愚弄）theangularimagesanddubbedPicassoandBraque

“Cubists”.Today,Cubism（立體派）isconsideredthemostinfluentialart

movementoftheearlytwentiethcentury.

Picassoconsideredpainting“aninstrumentofwaragainstbrutality

anddarkness.5,Heusedthatinstrumentmostfamouslyin“Guernica”,

whichexpressestheartisfsrevulsion（反感）atthebombingofthe

Basquecapitol（議會(huì)大廈）duringtheSpanishcivilwar.

Asasculptor,Picassowasoneofthefirstartiststorecyclejunkinto

art.His“HeadofBull,Metamorphosis^^wascreatedfromtheseatand

handlebarsofabicycle.

WhenPicassodiedin1973,theworldlostanartisticgeniuswhose

likewillneverbeenseenagain.

Choosethebestanswer.

1.Picassowasbornin.

A.1873B.1879C.1881D.1906

2.Picassorevolutionizepaintingattheageof.

A.20B.25C.26D.35

3.Accordingtothepassage,t4Cubism,,is.

A.aspecialwayofpaintinginwhichfragmentsofthesubjectareput

togetherinarandomway

B.aspecialwayofpaintinginwhichsolidbodieswithsixequal

squaresidesarepresented

C.aspecialstyleofpaintinginwhichgeometricalshapesare

presented

D.astyleofpaintinginwhichobjectsarepresentedsothatthey

appeartobelargelyofgeometricalshapes

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofPicasso'sopiniononpainting?

A.Hethoughtpaintingwasaninstrumenttomakelifebetter.

B.Hebelievedpaintingwasatoolforrealizingone'sgoals.

C.Heconsideredpaintinganinstrumenttofightagainstbrutalityand

darkness.

D.Hereckonedpaintingasawaytoexpresshisfeelingstowardsthe

bombingoftheBasqueintheSpanishcivilwar.

2.Houdini

TheManofManySecretsharryHoudiniwasoneofthegreatest

Americanentertainersinthetheaterthiscentury.Hewasamanfamous

forhisescapesformprisoncells,fromwoodenboxesfloatinginrivers,

fromlockedtanksfullofwater.HeappearedintheatersalloverEurope

andAmerica.CrowdscametoseethegreatHoudiniandhis“magic”

tricks.

Ofcourse,hissecretwasnotmagic,orsupernaturalpowers.Itwas

simplystrength.Hehadtheabilitytomovehistoesaswellashemoved

hisfingers.Hecouldmovehisbodyintoalmostanypositionhewanted.

Houdinistartedworkingintheentertainmentworldwhenhewas17,

in1891.HeandhisbrotherTheoperformedcardtricksinaclubinNew

York,theycalledthemselvestheHoudiniBrothers.WhenHarrymarried

in1894,heandhiswifeBessworkedtogetherasmagicianandassistant.

Butforalongtimetheywerenotverysuccessful.ThenHarryperformed

hisfirstprisonescape,inChicagoin1898.harrypersuadedadetectiveto

lethimtrytoescapefromtheprison,andheinvitedthelocal

newspapermentowatch.

ItwasthepublicitythatcamefromthisthestartedHayyrHoudini's

success.

Harryhadfingerstrainedtoescapefromhandcuffsandtoestrained

toescapefromanklechains.Buthisbiggestsecretwashowheunlocked

theprisondoors.Everytimehewentintotheprisoncell,Bessgavehima

kissforgoodluckandasmallskeletonkey,whichisakeythatfitsmany

locks,passedquicklyfromhermouthtohis.

Harryusedtheseprisonescapestobuildhisfame,hearrangedto

escapefromthelocaljailofeverytownhevisited.Intheafternoon,the

peopleofthetownwouldreadaboutitintheirlocalnewspapers,andin

theeveningeveryseatinthe

localtheaterwouldbefull.Whatwastheresult?World-widefame,

andanamerememberedtoday.

Choosethebestanswer.

1.Accordingtothepassage,houdini'ssuccessinprisonescapesdepends

on.

A.hismagictricksandunhumanpowers

B.hisspecialtricksandaskeletonkey

C.hisunusualabilityandaskeletonkey

D.hisunhumantalentsandmagictricks

2.Inthefourthparagraph,theworld"this"refersto.

A.theprevioussentence

B.”thepublicity,,

C.theplace,Chicago

D.thetime,1898

3.Accordingtothepassage,howdidHoudinigetthekeywhichhelped

himunlockprisondoors?

A.Hetookthekeyfromhiswife5smouth.

B.Hiswifepassedittohishandwhilekissinghim.

C.Hiswifegaveittohimbyamagictrick.

D.Hegotitinhismouththroughakissbythewife.

4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatHoudinibecamefamous

A.whenhewasabout24

B.whenhewasabout17

C.aftertheyear1894

D.beforetheyear1898

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.HoudiniusedtobeafamousmagicianintheUSA.

B.HoudiniwasfirstrecognizedwidelyinChicago.

C.Houdinienteredtheentertainmentworldtogetherwithhiswife.

D.Houdiniowedhisgreatsuccesstohissmallskeletonkey.

3.FlorenceNightingale

Seventeen-year-oldFlorenceNightingalewashavingabitter

argumentwithherparents.ShesaidthatshehadheardthevoiceofGod

tellinghershehadaspecialmissioninlifethatGodwantedherto

nursethesick.Theysaid,forgetaboutit.

InEngland,in1837,herwealthyandwell-educatedparentswere

stillinapositiontotellherwhattodo.Theywantedhertoget

married—tosomebodyofhersocialstation-notjustaprofessionmade

upmostlyofdrunkenprostituteswhichitwasatthetime.

ButFlorenceNightingalewasadamant（堅(jiān)韌的）.Afteryearsof

parentalmeddling（干涉），andtwoyearsofanursingschoolinGermany,

atage33,shelandedajobreorganizingaLondonhospital.Thenin1854,

thingsstartedtohappenquickly:BritainandRussiawenttowarinthe

Crimea.Britishcasualtiesincludedaboutfivethousandwounded.The

hospitalatthefrontwasinterriblecondition:unsanitary（不衛(wèi)生的）,

disorganized,andlackingbasicmedicalequipment.Theeardepartment

sentFlorenceNightingaleand38othernurses,whobroughthumane

treatmenttoeachandeverysoldier.Themenadoredherandcalledher

“theladywiththelamp“becausesheinspectedthehospitallateatnight

everyward,personally."Theladywiththelamp“wouldthereafterbethe

new,positiveimageofnursinginthemodemera.

Choosethebestanswer.

1.WhatwastheattitudeNightingale'sparentstooktowardherdecision

oftakingonnursing?

A.Theystronglyopposedthedecision.

B.Theyleftthedecisiononherown.

C.Theybelievedinwhatshetoldthemaboutthespecialmission.

D.Theyencouragedhertotakethenursingjob.

2.Nightingale'sparentswantedherto.

A.Studymedicine

B.getrich

C.getmarriedtosomebodyagainstherwill

D.getwell-educated

3.Nightingalestudiednursingfortwoyearsin.

A.EnglandB.Switzerland

C.FranceD.Germany

4.WhydidthesoldierscallNightingale"theladywiththelamp"?

A.Becauseshelikedlamps

B.Becauseshealwaysheldalamp.

C.Becausetheywantedhertotakethelamp.

D.Becauseshealwayswenttotakecareofthemlateinthenight

4.O.Henry

O.HenrywasanAmericanshort-storywriter,amasterofsurprising

endings,whowroteaboutthelifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCity.A

twistofplot,whichturnsonanironicorcoincidentalcircumstance,is

typicalofO.Henry'sstories.

WilliamSydneyPorter(O.Henry)wasborninNorthCarolina.His

fatherwasaphysician.WhenWilliamwasthree,hismotherdied,andhe

wasraisedbyhisgrandmotherandaunt.Attheageoffifteenheleft

school,andthenworkedinadrugstore.HemovedtoHouston,wherehe

hadanumberofjobs,includingthatofbankclerk.Aftermovingto

Austin,Texas,in1882,hemarried.

In1884hestartedahumorousweeklyTheRollingStone.Whenthe

weeklyfailed,hejoinedtheHoustonPostasareporterandcolumnist.In

1897hwwasconvictedofembezzlingmoney,althoughtherehasbeen

muchdebateoverhisactualguilt.

WhileinprisonO.Henrystartedtowriteshortstoriestoearnmoney

tosupporthisdaughterMargaret.Hisfirstwork,WhistlingDick's

ChristmasStocking(1899),appearedinMcClure'sMagazine.Afterdoing

threeyearsofthefiveyearssentence,Porteremergedfromtheprisonin

1901andchangedhisnametoO.Henry.

O.HenrymovedtoNewYorkcityin1902andfromDecember1903

toJanuary1906hewroteastoryaweekfortheNewYorkWorld,also

publishinginothermagazines.Henry'sfirstcollection,CabbagesAnd

Kingsappearedin1904.Thesecond,TheFourMillion,waspublished

twoyearslaterandincludedhiswell-knowstoriesTheGiftoftheMagi

andTheFurnishedRoom.O.Henrypublished10collectionsandover

600shortstoriesduringhislifetime.

O.Henry'slastyearswereshadowedbyillhealthandfinancial

problems.HemarriedSaraLindsayColemanin1907,butthemarriage

wasnothappy,andtheyseparatedoneyearlater.O.HenrydiedonJune5,

1910,inNewYork.

Choosethebestanswer.

1.ThefollowingstatementsarethecharacteristicsofO.Henry'sstories

except______

A.thesstoriesoftenendwithsurprisingendings.

B.therearealotofcoincidencesinhisstories.

C.thestoriesaremainlyaboutcommonpeople.

D.hisownexperiencesaremainsubjectsinhisstories.

2.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.

A.O.Henry'smother'sdeathresultedinhisleavingschool.

B.O.HenryearnedmuchmoneybystartingtheWeekly.

C.somepeoplebelievedO.Henrywasputinprisonfornogood

reason.

D.hisdaughteraskedO.Henrytowriteshortstories.

3.OneofO.Henry'smostfamousstoryTheGiftoftheMagicameoutin

A.1902B.1904

C.1906D.1907

4.WhatdoyouthinkofO.Henry'slife?

A.RoughB.Smooth.

C.Rich.D.Happy.

5.Ronaldobackinspotlight,stillinManchester

THElasttimeCristianoRonaldowasseeninaManchesterUnited

shirt,helaydowninthecentercircletohugthespotlight.Itwasatthe

endoflastseason'sChampionsLeaguefinalinMoscowinMay.

The23-year-oldforwardresumed（重新開(kāi)始）hisUnitedcareerlast

WednesdaynightatOldTraffordinGroupEoftheChampionsLeague.

Andfromthatmomenton,hehasbeenthefocusofattentionagain.

Hedidn'tstartagainstVillarrealandonlyplayedasasecond-half

substituteinUnited's0-0drawwiththeSpanishclub.Nevertheless（然

而），hewasalreadythestory.

Asummerofdiscontent（不滿）beganwithRonaldobeggingtoleave

forSpanishnumberoneclubRealMadrid.Buthewasforcedinto

submission（月艮從）bytheironwillofhismanagerSirAlexFerguson.

“Theyoungmanwastempted（誘惑）bythelureofthemoney.But

sincewegavehimourdecisionhehasaccepteditwell,^^saidFerguson.

"He'sshownfantasticmaturity（成熟）inthelastfewweeks.Hehasjust

acceptedthesituationandgotonwithit.Therehasbeennothrowingthe

toysoutofthepram（發(fā)泄不滿）

OnebigchallengefacingRonaldo,however,istowinbackthe

heartsoffans.Apollononesupporters?websitehas40percentoffans

admittingthatthey“dislikehim[Ronaldo]more,,asaresultofhis

attempttoforceatransfer（轉(zhuǎn)會(huì)）toMadrid.

WhileRonaldo'sinflatingego（膨脹的自我）angeredlotsofhis

teammatesinthedressingroomlastseason,Ronaldohasalreadybeen

missedthisseason.

Unitedplayedpoorlyinlosing2-1atLiverpoolonSeptember13

andhadtakenonlyfourpointsfromtheirfirstthreePremierLeague

games.

Choosethebestanswer:

1.Thepurposeofthetextisto.

A.tellusaboutCristianoRonaldo'sattempttotransferandtheresult

B.showthatthespotlightfollowsCristianoRonaldowhateverhe

does

C.telluswhatkindofpersonCristianoRonaldois

D.keepusinformedaboutCristianoRonaldo

2.Thesentence"hewasalreadythestory"（Paragraph3）meansthat

A.peopledoubtwhetherhecouldplayaswellasbefore

B.hiscomebackwasnotasexcitingasexpected

C.people'sattentionwerefixedonhim

D.manyreporterscametointerviewhim

3.Accordingtothetext,Ronaldo'sattempttogettransferredtoReal

Madrid.

A.failedandhasupsethimuntilnow

B.ledtoadecreaseinhispopularity

C.gotsupportfromhisclubmanager

D.resultedfromquarrelswithhisteammates

4.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanseethat.

A.histeammatesarestillmadatRonaldo

B.histeammateshaveforgivenRonaldo

C.hopesareplacedonRonaldotopickuptheteam'sperfonnance

D.theteamhaven'tplayedwellduetobadrelationshipsamongthe

teammates

Chapter2Events

1.GreenRevolution

Asfamine（饑荒）loomedoverSouthAsiainthemid1960s,an

internationalteamofplantbreederssteppedforwardwithadramatic

solution.LedbyNormanBorlaugoftheUnitedStates,thecropscientists

offeredfarmersinIndiaandPakistantheseedsofnew,high-yielding（高

產(chǎn)的）varietiesofriceandwheat.Theseedsweretheproductofnearly

twodecadesofselectivebreedingresearch.Thenew,shorter-stalked

cropsstoodstraighterandproducedmoregrainthanoldervarieties.In

1966,theywereplantedwidelyacrosstheSouthAsiancontinent.Within

twoseasons,theyhadtransformedtheregion'sagriculture.Average

wheatandriceyieldsmorethantripled.Thefoodcrisiswasaverted.

ThestunningbreakthroughbroughtNormanBorlaugtheNobelPrize

in1970andlaunchedaglobalnetworkofplantresearchcenters.Itwas

theopeningshotinwhatcametobecalledthe“GreenRevolution,,-the

developmentofhigh-yielding,disease-resistantcrops,which,overthe

pastthirtyyears,havegreatlyenhancedglobalfoodsecurity.

Today,effortsarefocusedondevelopingfoodcropsforthepoor

soilsandaridclimes（具有某種氣候的地區(qū)）offamine-prone（易發(fā)）

Africa-theonecontinentuntouched,tillnow,bytheGreenRevolution.

Choosethebestanswer.

1.AfaminelookedoverSouthAsia.

A.inthe1960sB.in1960

C.inthemind-1960sD.in1966

2.Inwhichtwocountriesdidtheteamofplantbreedersfirstcarrycut

theirplan?

A.IndiaandPakistan.B.IndiaandBangladesh.

C.IndiaandBurma.D.PakistanandBangladesh.

3.Whichtwonewcropsdidtheyoffer?

A.Wheatandcorn.B.Riceandcorn.

C.Wheatandrice.D.Cornandbean.

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecharacterofthenewcrops?

A.Theywereshorter-stalked.B.Theystoodstraighter.

C.Theywerehigheryielding.D.Theywerepest-resistant.

2.BirthoftheBroadwayMusical

TheBroadwaymusicalormusicalcomedyisanoriginalAmerican

artformthatemergedfromthechildrenofEuropeanimmigrantsand

African-Americantraditionsoftheearly20thcentury.Mostscholars

believethatTheBlackCrookin1866markedthebeginningofthe

musicalcomedy,integratingmusic,danceandcomedy,withanemphasis

onbeautifulwomenandspectacularscenery.ButitwasduringWorld

WarOneandafter,thatthemusicaldevelopedasauniquelyAmerican

idiom.Song-and-dancemanGeorgeM.CohanexploitedAmericans9

senseofpatriotism,movingawayfromEuropeaninfluences.Inthe

1920's,songwritersthatincludedJeromeKern,GeorgeandIraGershwin,

RichardRodgersandOscarHammersteinII,broughtthemusicalto

maturitywiththeirmeticulouscraftingofmusicandlyricstocreatethe

AmericanPopularsong.

Themodernmusicalwasbornin1943withRodgersand

Hammerstein'sOklahoma,whichrevolutionizedthewaydance,music

anddialoguewasusedtodeveloptheplotandcharacters.Other

songwritersofthe1940,s,50'sand60's,includingIrvingBerlin,Cole

Porter,HaroldArlenandLeonardBernstein,capitalizedon（利用）that

winningformulatowritesomanyhitmusicals,thatthateraisnow

referredtoas“Broadway'sgoldenage."Sincethen,Americanmusicals

havebeentranslatedandproducedonstagesallovertheworld.The

musichasbecomeamainstay（支柱）amongvocalistsandjazzmusicians,

makingcleartheexpressionthatthemusicofBroadwayistruly

“America'sclassicmusic.^^

Choosethebestanswer.

1.TheBroadwayMusicalemergedfrom.

A.childrenoftheEuropeanimmigrantsB.Americantraditions

C.African-AmericantraditionsD.Alloftheabove.

2.TheBroadwayMusicalwasborn.

A.inthe19thcenturyB.lateinthe20thcentury

C.intheearly20thcenturyD.inthe1920s

3.MostscholarsbelievethattheBroadwayMusicalstartedfromthe

BlackCrookbecauseofthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPT.

A.theblackCrookisalsoamusicalcomedy

B.bothcombinemusic,danceandcomedy

C.bothemphasisonbeautifulwomenandspectacularscenery

D.bothmoveawayfromEuropeaninfluences

4.TheBroadwayMusicaldevelopedasauniqueAmericanidiom

A.duringWorldWarOneB.duringWorldWarTwo

C.afterWorldWarOneD.inthe1920s

3.AtripawayfromtheEarth

MaryandPeterwerehavingapicnicwithsomefriendsnearariver

whenMarynoticeanobjectoverhead."Look!"sheshoutedtoherfriends.

"That'saspaceshipupthereandit'sgoingtolandhere."

Frightenedbythestrangesilver-coloredspaceship,mostofthe

youngpeoplegotintheircarsanddroveawayquickly.Peterwasfondof

Maryandalwaysstayedclosetoher.They,morecuriousthanfrightened,

watchedthespaceshiplandandsawadooropen.Whennobodycameout,

theywenttothespaceshipandenteredinside.PeterfollowedMaryinto

thespaceshipanddidnothearthedoorclosedbehindhim.The

temperaturefellrapidlyandthetwoyoungpeoplelostconsciousness.

Whentheywokeup,theyweresurprisedtoseethattheywereback

bytheriveragain.Thespaceshiphadgone.Theircarwasnearby.

"Whathappened?"askedMary.

Peterscratched（抓）hishead,sayingslowly,"Don'taskme.Perhaps

wehadadream.Didyou...Didyouseeaspaceship?"

"Yes,"saidMary,"Andwebothwentintoit.Then..."shelookedat

herwrist."That'sfunny.Mywatchhasstopped.Oh,well,comeon.It's

timetogohome."

Drivingaboutfiftymeters,theyfoundtheirwayblockedbyathick

wallmadeofsomethinglikeglass.Theygotoutofthecarandtriedto

findtheirwayroundthewallbutdiscoveredthattheywereinsidea

circularwall.Itwaslikeamirrorandpreventedthemfromseeing

throughit.

Ontheothersideofthewall,strangecreatureswalkedpastslowly.A

fewstoppedtostarethroughthewallandreadanewnoticewhich,

translatedintoEnglish,said:"Newarrivalsatthezoo:apairofEarthlings

intheirnaturalsurroundingswiththeirmobilehouse."

Choosethebestanswer.

1.Whenthespaceshiparrived,whydidn'tPeterdriveaway?

A.HedidnotlikeleavingMary.

B.Heknewthatthespaceshipwasharmless.

C.Hewastoofrightenedtodrive.

D.Therewasawallblockingtheroad.

2.WhydidPeterenterthespaceship?

A.Hesawthefoodandwashungry.

B.Marytoldhimtoenterit.

C.HejustfollowedMary.

D.Hewantedtostudyit.

3.Peterscratchedhisheadsoweknowthat.

A.hehadlostconsciousness

B.hewaspuzzledanddidnotknowwhattosaytoMary

C.hehadlosthismemory

D.hewasstillhalfasleep

4.Whatdothewords"strangecreatures"meantotellus?

A.Theywerewildanimalsinazoo.

B.Theywererobbers.

C.TheyhadlandedonEarthinaspaceshipandlivedthere.

D.Theyoungcouplewereonanotherplanet.

4.Hiketofivecontinents.

Haveyoueverthought,4tIwishIcouldtakeayearoffandjusttravel

aroundtheworld"?Well,threeluckyAmericanteenagerswereabletodo

justthat.Theteens-twomalesandonefemale—gotanall-expensespaid,

yearlonghiketofivecontinents.

Thistripdidn'tincludeanyfive-starhotelsorshoppingfuns.

Eighteen-year-oldJamieFielfromKeller,Texas,17-years-oldArsen

EwingfromCanyon,California,and16-years-oldTylerRobinsonfrom

Lincoln,Massachusetts,didn'texpectfancytreatment.Theysignedup

fortheexperienceofalifetime,whichincludedhardwork,often

uncomfortableaccommodations,andencounteredwithsomeofnature's

mostdangerousanimalsandenvironments.

Jamie,Arsen,andTylerwereamonghundredsofhighschoolkids

nominatedbytheirscienceteacherstotakethistrip.EarthwatchInstitute

sponsored（贊助）thisadventure.Eachyear,Earthwatchemploys

thousandsofvolunteersworldwidetohelpwithscientificresearch

projects.

Thegroupwentallaroundtheworldtogetacloselookatthemost

pressingenvironmentalissuesofourtime.Theirassignmentswereas

variedastheirlocations,andincludedmeasuringandattendingpink

flamingosinKenya'sGreatRiftValley,andtrackinggiantseaturtlesin

CostaRica

AstheyworkedwiththeEarthwatchscientists,Jamie,Arsen,and

Tylerbegantounderstandthatweareatacriticalmomentinthelifeof

ourplanet.Timeforchangeisrunningout.Astheteenswentfrom

countrytocountryandwithnesseddifferentenvironmentaldangersand

challenges,theyunderstoodthatsolutionstoimportantenvironmental

issuesstartwiththepowerofoneperson'sactions.Theyrealizedthat

eachofthemcanmakeadifference.

Choosethebestanswer.

1.Theseteenagerswentonthejourneyaroundtheworld.

A.toexperiencethemostseriousenvironmentalproblemonthe

earth

B.tobringthekindnessofAmericatotheotherpartsoftheworld

C.togoonsightseeingaroundtheworld

D.tocallonmoreteenagerstojoinEarthwatchInstitute

2.What'strueabouttheirjourney?

A.Theyhadtopayfortheirjourneyontheirownexpense.

B.Theyoftenhadtomovefromonehoteltoanother.

C.Theyhadtotakegreatpainstocollectenvironmentalinformation.

D.Theyreceivedawarmwelcomeeverytimetheyarrivedatanew

place.

3.ItcanbeinferredthatEarthwatchInstitutecouldbe.

A.aninternationaluniversitythattakesinstudentsfromallover

theworld

B.aTVstationthatmakesprogrammesonthebeautifulsceneryof

theearth

C.atravelagencythatorganizesadventuretripsspeciallyfor

schoolchildren

D.anorganizationthatbringssciencetolifeforpeopleconcerned

aboutearth'senvironment

4.Whatdidtheseteenagerslearnfromthejourney?

A.Itwashightimethatpeopleprotectedtheenvironment.

B.Longjourneywasnotsuitableforschoolchildren.

C.Itshouldtakethewholeworldtohelpthechildren.

D.Environmentalproblemscanbesolvedifschoolchildrentake

part.

5.News

WASHINGTONTofu（豆腐）andsoyaburgers（豆餅）maybe

comingtoAmericanschoollunchmenus.Whatwillthekidssay?

"Terrible,"saidGregDudzinski,17,ofRiponHighSchoolin

Wisconsin,ashetouredtheUScapital.

"Theregularhamburgersarebadenough,sosoyaburgerswouldbea

lotworse,“offeredZachRichey,13,ofScottsboroJuniorHighin

Alabama,anothertourist.

ButtheUnitedStatesgovernment—hopingtoreducetheamountof

fatthatchildrenareeating—hasapproved（認(rèn)可）theuseofsoyasa

meatsubstitute（替代品）inmealsforschoolsandsay-carecenters.

Notallkidsdislikethechange.MarielSpano,17,ofSandyCreek

HighSchoolinNewYork,alsovisitingthecapital,saidshelikes

soyaburgers:"There'slessfat,andthey5rebetterforyou...Theytastethe

same,andthey'rejustasgood.^^

Thegovernmenttriedtomakesoyameatsubstitutenearly20years

ago,butlaterdroppedtheidea.Atthetime,theplanwasintendedasa

cost-cuttingmove（步驟）.USAgricultureDepartmentofficialssaytheir

purposenowisonlytomakemealshealthier.

Schoolsarelikelytoincreasetheamountofsoythatismixedwith

hamburgersandotherfoodsalreadyontheirmenus,andtheywillalsobe

lookingtofoodcompaniestodevelopnewsoyproductsthatchildrenwill

like."Ican'tseeputtingtofuonastudent'splateandhavingagood

acceptance.Icanseetakingaproductthafsfamiliartothestudentsand

addingalargeamountofsoytoitandhavingitbeacceptable,saidJill

Benza,directoroffoodservicesfortheMesa,Arizonaschools.

Choosethebestanswer.

1.Whatisthenewspaperreportmainlyabout?

A.ThedifficultyinusingsoyproductsforUSschools.

B.VariousopinionsonsoyproductsforUSschools.

C.TheplanthatismadebytheUSgovernmentforschoollunch.

D.HealthyfoodsforstudentsinUSschools.

2.Wheredidtheinterviewsmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Infood