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Passage1

Sometimestherearequestionsinourmindswhichwewouldliketoask

people,butwearetooshyorembarrassed（为难的）Atothertimeswefeelitiswrongto

troubleotherswithourproblems,orarepreventedfromaskingbyourfearofbeing

criticied.

Oftenthereneedbenosuchfearbecauseotherpeoplehaveundergone（经历）the

samequestionings,dousorworriesasourselves,andmanyadultsorteenagefriendsare

onlytoopleasedtosharetheirknowledgeorexperiencewith,inmanycasestheyalso

learnsomething,andmuchunnecessaryworryisprevented.

YoumayusethisQuestionTimetoaskanythingaboutlifethatyoudon't

understand,oranyquestionofapersonalorgeneralnaturethathaseithertroubled

youforsometimeorarisenordertoprotectyourfeelings,whichyoumaynotwant

exposed,writethequestiondown（incapitalsifyouwish）onaslipofpaperwithout

yournameonfoldthepaperandhandittoyourteacherwhowillsortthequestionsout

athomebeforethelessontakeswillrespectthefactthatthequestionsareaskedin

confidence（秘密地）;theyshould,however,besensibleandhonestones.

Duringthelessontheteacherwillreadoutaquestion,andthencallupononeortwo

volunteersfromtheclasstooffertheiropinionsbeforegivinghisshouldregardboth

questionsandanswersandthediscussionthatarisesfromthemasconfidentialtoavoid

breakingthetrustthequestionerhasplacedinthelesson,andtomakepossiblefurther

discussionofsimilarproblemsonanotherisalsohelpfultorememberthattheanswers

givenrepresentonlyoneortwopointsofview-someoneelsemightanswerthemquite

differently.

wehavequestions,butwewouldnotliketoaskpeoplebecause

arenotsureaboutourquestions

areafraidofbeingcriticied

areafraidofbeingindifficulty

onlybelieveinourselves

authorsuggeststhatinordernottobeknown,youshould

toavoidaskingquestions

thequestionpaperwithoutthenameonittoyourteacher

thequestionswithyourgroup

thequestionsoutathomeandthentellthemtoyourteacher

authortellsusthat

classweshouldvaluethespeakers'questionsoranswerstoshowourtrust

publicwemayleamsomethingtoavoidunnecessaryworry

*sbettertowriteyourquestionsdownthantoaskthemorally

thosewhoaskquestionsinconfidencearesensibleandhonest

Passage2

ChineseMainland,HongKong,TaiwanJoinHandsinSARSResearch

TheWorldHealthOrganiationsaysthenumberofSARS（非典型性肺炎）cases

worlidehasreached2,halfoftheaffectedpatientshaverecovered,newcasesarestill

beingreportedandthecauseofthediseasehasstillnotbeenChinesemainland,Hong

KongandTaiwanareallamongthe23countriesandregionstryingtocopewiththe

epidemic（传染病）

SouthChina'sGuangdongProvinceisoneoftheareashardesthitby'salsowhere

thefirstcaseofthediseasewassaythesituationinGuangdonghassteadilyimproved

withasharpdownturninthenumberofaffectedfar,over83percentofthepatients

haverecoveredandbeenreleasedfromhospital.

“Firstofall,weneedtounderstandthatSARSisanepidemicandthehuman

immunity（免疫性）tothediseaseistherefore,fromwhatwehaveexperiencedand

observed,thereisnoreasondiseasedinfectiousness（传染性）isbeingweakenedasit

passesfromonegrouptoanother.^saidhongNanshan,directorofGuangdongTeamfor

SARSPreventionandTreatment.

Thedirectorsaysthekeytofightingthediseasenowliesinfindingthecauseand

developingavaccine（疫苗）.Thiscallsforconcertedcooperationwithin

theinternationalmedicalfar,theChinesemainlandandHongKonghavebeenworking

welltogether.

TheSARSsituationinTaiwanoffersamorereassuringfaralittleover20people

havebeenaffected,withnodeathsmedicalexpertssaythisisinpartduetoeffective

quarantine（隔离）ofsuspectedmainlandcooperationwiththeislandhassoforbeen

confinedtotheindividuallevel.

“WehavecooperatedwiththeUSCenterforDiseaseControlandtheHongKong

HealthTaiwanofficialshavebeentoHongKongtolearnfromtheregion'sall,Hong

Kongisnowtheepicenter（中心）ofSARSandhasdevelopedsomeeffectivewaysto

diagnose（诊断）thedisease."saidhangCangnengfromTaiwanXinguangHospital.

ExpertsfromthemainlandandTaiwanarepushingforgreatercooperation（合作）

inthejointseminarbyallthreesideswillbeheldlaterthisrelatingtothevirus's

profileandthecausewillbediscussedatlengthtoshedlightontheremaining

questionsaboutthedisease.

IThepassagemainlytellsus

isadiseasewhichcannotbecontrolled

mainland,HongKongandTaiwanwillcooperatesoastodealwithSARS

mainland,HongKongandTaiwanaretheareashardesthitbySARS

topreventandtreatSARS

2.SARSisadisease

canbedealtwithveryeasily

infectiousnessisweakenedwhenitpassesfromoneareatoanother

doesnotendangerpatients*lives

passedfromothercountriestoChina

3.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthathalfofthepatientswithSARS

died________

thepassagewaswrittentherewereabout2,960peoplewithSARSinGuangdong

arenotmorethan20patientswithSARSinTaiwanandnodeathswerereported

wouldliketocooperatewithChinesemainlandandHongKongtodealwithSARS

4.Theunderlinedword“panic”inParagraph3isclosesttoinmeaning.

Passage3

CliveWalkerischairmanoftheWildernessTrustofSouthernAfrica,founderof

theLapalalaWildernessSchool,anexhibitingwilderlifeartistandauthorofseveal

naturalhistorysuch,WalkerisrecognisedasoneofSouthAfrica^foremost

conservationists（环保人士）一andallround（多才的）goodguy.

Hehasfoughttoprotecttheblackandwhiterhinoceros—targetsforruthless（无

情的）huntersbecausetheirhorn（角）getshighpricesinAsiancountries一andthrough

thewildernessschool,hastaughtthousandsofchildrenfromSouthAfricaandoverseas

aboutnatureandconservation.

HislatestprojectisanapplicationtotheUnitedNations

Educational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganiation（UNESCO）tohavetheWaterbergarea

inSouthAfrica'sNorthernProvincebecomeabiospherereserve（生物圈保护

K）.WalkerbelievesthefutureofconservationinSouthAfricaliesineducationandin

privategamereserves.

In1981Walkerwaspointtaking（定点导游）adultsonwildernessthatpoint,he

decidedhewantedto“dosomethingforchildren^throughtheestablishmentofan

environmentalschool."ConitaandIwerepreparedtolookatchildrenwhoseparents

couldaffordit,andthosechildrenwhocamefrombackgroundswhoseparentscould

neverdothatConitaandIsetouttofindaplacethatwouldbesafe,sufficientlyclose

tothemainareasofJohannesburgandPretoria,bemalaria（疟病）free,havewaterand

bebenefittoeducationonthefoundthisinthefirstyear,30children-10ofthem

blacksfromSoweto-werepresenttovisitthe,3,000childrenayearspendtimelucky

enoughtovisithiswildernessschoolwillsee——amongmanyspecies——white

rhino,warthogsandredhartebeests."WhatmadeitreallybadwaswhenIstarted

mixingblackchildrenwithwhitechildren."WhenaneighbourreportedWalkertothe

securitypoliceandatlasthewasaskedattheirnotoriousheadquarters,Walkersaid'T

toldthemthatallIwastryingtoachievewastogivechildrenofSouthAfrica,regardless

oftheirbackground,anunderstandingofconservationandawarenessthatoursurvival

dependssomuchonit.”

Walkersurvivedthequestioningafterhispointsuccessfully,theschool

remainedopen一andatleast45,000childrenandteachershavehadthepleasureof

experi

encingtheLapalalaWildernessanditsabundantwildlifeoverthepast19years

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext

A45,000childrenandteachersayearspendtimetheretoenjoythepleasureof

experiencingtheLapalalaWilderness.

thepast19years,itwaswhollyonlywhitepeoplewhocouldaffordsuchatrip.

C.AspecialconservationistwhotriedtoopenuptheNature'sattractionstotheblack

peopleofSouthAfricaranintotrouble.

D.ThoseluckyenoughstudentsinWalker'sWildernessSchoolwillseesome

commonspecieslikeasmiludeer,Africanelephantandredhartebeests.

2.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext

WalkerandHisWildernessTrust

GoodGuy

Africa'sWildlifeKingdom

Wilderness

3.Howmanypersonsareexactlymentionedinthetext

Passage4

JonathanJameslookslikejustanotherkidabouttograduatefromhighthis

19yearoldSwedeisanythingbutordinary,fromthecomputerinhisparents1homehe

helpstheUSFederalBureauofInvestigation（FBI）findouttheworld'smostwanted

cybercriminals（网络犯罪分子）.

JonathanfirstmadeheadlineswhenheandanotherSwede,FredrikBjoerck,found

outthemakerofthe“Melissa"virus（病毒）inMarchcametotheaidoftheFBIagain

onMay7,findingoutthesuspected（嫌疑的）senderofthedangerousILOVEYOU”

suspectwascaughtinManilaonMay8.

Jonathan'sspecialskillsareinhotdemandasofficialsaroundtheworldexpress

alarmatthe“virtual“betweenstudyingforfinalexams,hangingoutwithfriendsand

refereeinghisyoungerbrother'sfootballmatches,thequiet,gentleteenageralsogives

lessonsonesecurity（电子安全）tolargereadsalotandexchangesinformationwith

othercomputerexpertstoknowmuchaboutthelatesttricksofthehacker（黑客）trade.

Manycompanieshavealreadytriedtoemployhim,butheisnotinterestedat

the,heplanstobeginlawschoolintheautumnatSweden*sUppsalaUniversityand

startuphisowne-securitycompany.

AlthoughheworkswiththeFBInow,hisfamilyinsistshe*sjusf'aregular

kid."Jonathanisagreatkid,hehashisfriendsandhedoesalotmorethanjustp

laywiththecomputer,9,hislittlesisterTessasaid,addingthathehelpstheFBIbecause

“helikestohelp",notbecausehe*slookingfbrfameandrecognition.

Whentheworldwashitbythe“LoveBug^virus,Jonathanwastoobusy

preparingaspeechone-securitytolookintotheproblem'TinallyonMay7,1hadsome

freetime,soIbeganlooking.^Withinafewhours,hehadfoundthesuspectandemailed

hismethodandresultstothesaidhisworkonthe"Melissa^virus,whichtookthree

weekstosolve,wasabighelpinfindingthesuspectsoquickly"ThistimeIknew

exactlywheretostart,Iknewwhattodisregardandwhattolookat.”

1.Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat------------

kidhelpsFBIfindoutthemostwantedcybercriminals

isreallyaquiet,gentleandordinaryboy

companieswanttheyoungcomputerexperttojoinin

cybercriminalswillsurelybefoundoutwherevertheyare

2.ThepublicstartedtoknowsomethingaboutJonathanjustfrom-------------

worktogetherwithFredrikBjoercktofindoutthemakerofthe“Melissa“virus

littlesistefstalkabouthisgoodqualitiesasaregularkidandagoodprogrammer

3FromJonathan'ssuccessinfindingoutthesenderofthedangerous41LOVE

YOU“viruswecaninferthat--------------------

there'sawill,there'saway

isknowledge

workleadstosuccess

isthemotherofsuccess

4.WhatdoweknowaboutJonathan

isagoodfamehunterwithvariousabilities.

issuchabravefighterthatanycriminalwillfeelafraid.

isanexpertonsecurity,notinterestedinrunningacompany.

isaregularkidbutdoessomethingunusual.

Passage5

FormerUSVicePresidentAlGore,whocameclosetowinningthepresidency

twoyearsago,saidhewillnotrunin2004,andprobablywillnothaveanother

opportunitytoseektheWhiteHouse.

ThoughGorewouldhavebeenafrighteningDemocratic（民主党的）main

runner,hisdecisiontogiveupthe2004raceprobablyhelpedhisparty'schancesinthe

generalelectionagainstPresidentGeorge,Democratssaid.

ManydidnotwanttoseeBushGoreII.

“Thelastcampaignwasanextremelydifficultone,^^GoretoldCBSTVshow”60

Minutes^onSunday.

Whilesayinghestillhadtheenergyanddrivetorunagain,Gore

recognied/'TherearealotofpeoplewithintheDemocraticPartywhofeltexhausted（by

the2000race）...whofeltlike,OK,UIdon'twanttogothroughthatagain.5AndI'm

franklysensitivetothatfeeling.^^

InnearlytwodoeninterviewsafterGoreannouncedhisplans,Democrats

dutifullyclaimedtheirpartyhadlostatopcandidate,butoneafteranother,theypraised

Gorefortakinganearlyexitfromaprimaryracehecouldhavewon,sparingthema

repeat.

Gore,54,saidhewasmakinghisdecision^inthefullunderstandingthatit

probablymeansthatIwillneverhaveanotheropportunitytorunforpresident.^^

Partyactivists（激进主义分子）blamedGoreforlosingdespiteabooming

economyandeightyearsofaDemocraticevenlosthishomestateofTennessee,a

victorytherewouldhavegivenhimtheWhiteHouse.

ofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage

WasDecidesNottoFightBushin2004

USVicePresidentAlGoreandGorgeBush

2.WhydoyouthinkGorehasdecidesnottorunin2004accordingtothispassage

heisquiteold.

manypeopleareagainsthim.

hequiteunderstandsthefeelingsofalotofDemocraticmembers,

hedoesn*twanttobePresidentofUS.

wasGore'sfeelingwhenhemadehisdecision

Priscilla一

herengineerhusbandmarriedafewyearsago,theybuilta$100,000,three-bedroom

homeinsealedtopreventairleaks,thehousewasequippedwithsmall

doublepaned（双层玻璃）windowsandseveralotherenergysavingbeganassoonas

thecouplemovedin/seyesthroatwasconstantlysufferedfromheadachesandcould

hardlywasasthoughshehadsuddenlydevelopedastrangeillness.

Expertsfinallytracedthecauseofherlevelofformaldehyde（甲醛）gasinher

kitchenwastwicethemaximumallowedbyfederalstandardsforchemicalsourceof

thegasHernewkitchencabinetsandwalltowallcarpeting.

TheOuchidasarevictimsofindoorairpollution,whichisnotgivensufficient

attentionpartlybecauseofthenation'sdrivetosaveproblemitselfisn*tnew."The

indoorenvironmentwasdirtylongbeforeenergyconservationcamealong,“says

Moschandreas,apollutionscientistatGeometTechnologiesinMaryland/'Energy

conservat

Theproblemappearstobemoretroublesomeinnewlyconstructedhomes

ratherthanoldinthedayswhenenergywascheap,homebuildersdidn'tworrymuch

aboutunsealedofsuchleaks,theairinanaveragehomewasrepacedbyfreshoutdoor

airaboutonceanaresult,thepollutantsgeneratedinmosthouseholdsseldombuiltup

todangerouslevels.

1.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheOuchidas*house----

wellworththemoneyspentonitsconstruction

almostfaultlessformthepointofenergyconservation

tomeetenergyconservationstandards

designedandconstructedinascientificway

2.WhatmaketheOuchidas1newhouseahonibledream

offreshqualityofbuildingmaterials.

leakageinthekitchen,newlypaintedwalls.

3.Theword“accentuate“mostprobablymeans".----------"

werecracksinoldhousesnotabigconcern

indoorcleanlinesswasnotemphasied.

energyusedtobeinexpensive.

environmentalprotectionwasgiventoppriority.

theyweretechnicallyunavoidable.

takenfromanarticleentitled------------

conservationB.HouseBuilding

PollutionIndoors

inBuildingConstruction

Passage7

MoreandmoreprivateschoolsarebeingsetupinChinathesedays,endingthe

statemonopolyofthecountry'seducationalprivateschoolsarestillonthe

experimentalstageandaremuchmoreexpensiveascomparedwiththepublic

schools,thereisnolackofapplicationforenrollment.

Peoplewelcomeprivateschoolsforgoodofall,thoseschoolsarerelievingour

governmentofpartoftheburdensoffinancingsomany,parentsarewillingtosend

theironlychildtobetterschoolsevenifitcostshavingmoremoneythanthe

offerbetterenvironmentsincludingsuperiorlivingfacilitiesandmoreadvanced

teaching.adequatemoneydoesn'tguaranteegoodnotwellguidedandproperly

disciplined,theprivilegedyoungchildrenmightturnouttobenewarist

ocrats,andthereforeunfitforourhighlycompetitivemodernsociety.

1.Theprivateschoolsindeedhavesomethingbetterthanthepublicschoolsbut

not

condition

teachingequipments

2.Whicharethereasonsforpeoplewelcometheprivateschool------------

athegovernment.

breakthetraditionaleducationalsystem.

moneyisconnectedwithhigherqualityofteaching.

don*tneedtotakechargeofchildrensomuchlikebefore

hopetheirchildrenactmorewonderful.

,b,c,c,d,b,e,c,e

3.Thewriterislikelytotalkabout-----------inthenextparagraph

schoolshavemoreadvantagesthanweimagine

theprivateschoolsguidestudenttotherightway

aresomedisadvantagesintheprivateschools

thepublicschoolscompetewiththeprivateschools

Passage8

Ayoungmanoncewentintotownandboughthimselfapairofhegoto

home,hewentupstairstohislivingroomandputthemfoundthattheywereabouttwo

inchestoolong.

Hewentdownstairs,wherehismotherandhistwosisterswerewashingupthe

teathingsinthekitchen."Thesenewtrousersaretoolong,^^hesaid.’Theyneedtobecut

shortbyabouttwooneofyouminddoingthisforme,please“Hismotherandsisters

werebusyandnoneofthemsaidanything.

Butassoonashismotherfinishedwashingup,shewentupstairstoherson's

roomandcutthetrousersshortbytwocamedownstairswithoutsayinganythingto

herdaughters.

Later,aftersupper,theeldersisterrememberedherbrother'swasakindhearted

girl,soshewentquietlyupstairswithoutsayinganythingtoanyone,andshortedthe

trousersbytwoinches.

theyoungersisterwenttothecinema,butwhenshecame

back,she,too,rememberedwhatherbrotherhadsheranupstairswithher

scissors,needle,andthread,andtooktwoinchesoffthelegsofthenewtrousers.

Youcanimaginethelookontheyoungman'sfacewhenheputthetrouserson

thenextmorning

1.Themainideaofthispassageisthat-----------

youngmanoncewentintotownandboughthimselfapairoftrousers

youngman'snewtrouserswerecuttooshort

youngman'smotherandsistershatedtospeaktoeachother

youngmanwaslovedbyhismotherandsistersverymuch2.Whatcanweinferfrom

thepassage

youngmanwasverysilly

youngman'smotherandsistersneverspoketoeachother.

inhisfamilywasreadytohelphim.

youngmanlivedinaquiethouse.

3.Whydidn*ttheyoungman'smotherandsistersgivehimareplyafterheaskedoneof

themtocuthistrousersshort

theydidnotknowhowtoanswerhim.

theyweretoobusytoanswerhim.

theywereusedtokeepingsilencewhentheywerebusy,

oneofthemwantedtodoit.

4Whatwouldtheyoungmanfeelwhenheputthetrousersonthenextmorning

Passage9

Rushhourtrafficisaprobleminmanybigcitiesaroundthe（通勤者）rushto

andfromtheirjobsincars,buses,subways,trains,andevenoncitiesintheUnited

Stateshavetworushhours一oneinthemorningandoneintheincitiesinotherparts

oftheworld,therearefourrushAthensandRome,forexample,manyworkersgo

homeforlunchandathismiddaybreak,theyrushbacktotheirjobsandworkfora

fewmorehours.

InTokyo,there'sabigrushhourofthepeopleinTokyotakethetrainsare

veryemployeescalledpackerswearwhiteglovesandhelppackthecommutersinto

thetrainswhenthedoorsmakesurethatallpurses,briefcases,clothes,andhandsare

insidethetrains.

InSeoul,manycommutersprefertotaketaxistogettohailacab,many

peoplestandatcrossroadsandraisetwomeansthey!!!paythecabdriverdoublethe

usualpeopleevenraisethreefingers!They'llpayTHREEtimesthenormalrate。

StreetsinRomeareverycrowdedwithautomobilesandmopeds（摩托自行

车）duringrushcitycan'tmakeitsstreetswidebanditcan'tbuildnew

highways,becauseitdoesn'twanttodisturbthemanyhistoricsitesinthecity,suchas

theForumandthetookthecityfifteenyearstoconstructanewsubwayhadtostop

everytimeworkersfoundoldartifactsanddiscoveredplacesofinterestto

archaeologists（考古学家）.

Inmanybigcities,therearespeciallanesonhighwaysforaregroupsofthree

ormorepeoplewhodrivetoandfromworksharethecostsofgasandparkingand

taketurnsdrivingintothecity.

Gettingtoworkandgettinghomecanbedifficultinmanyplacesaroundthe

hourtrafficseemstobeauniversalproblem.

1.Bigcitieshavetrafficproblemsduringrushhoursbecausethereare------

lanesonhighwayscommuters

rushhourscarsonthestreet

ofthecommutersinTokyo------

subwaytrainstoworkpackers

taxistoworkbriefcasestowork

3.To“hailacab,9meansto-------

doublethenormalfaretogetacab

totaketaxisstandatcrossroads

didittakealongtimetobuildasubwasysteminRome

thestreetswereverycrowded.

therearemanyhistoricsites.

theworkersdiscoveredmanyartifactsandplacesofinterest.

thetrafficalwaysstoppedtheconstruction

incarpoolsprobably------

inthecity

thesubwaytowork

moneyongasandparkingfees

speciallicenseplates（牌照）

Passage10

Everyyearmoreandmoreplantsandanimalsdisappearnevertobeseen,itisthe

mostintelligentbutmostthoughtlessanimalthatiscausingmostoftheproblems一is

verycarefullybalancedandifthisbalanceisdisturbed,animalscandisappear

alarmingly（令人担忧地）day,thousandsofspeciesofanimalsdrawclosertoare

countlessnumbersofspecieswhichmaybecomeextinctbeforetheyareeven

discovered.

Inmanylakesthefishareareworriedbecauseeveryyeartherearefewerfish

andsomelakeshavenofishatarebeginningtogetworriediskillingthefish

Theproblemisacidrainisakindofairiscausedbyfactoriesthatbumcoalor

oilorfactoriessendsmokehighintothewindoftencamesthesmokefarfromthe

oftheharmfulsubstancesinthesmokemaycomedownwiththerainhundredsofmiles

away.

Theraininmanyplacesisn'tnaturalandcleanany*sfullofaciditfallsin

lakes,itchangesthemlakesbecomemorewaterislikevinegarorlemonhurtswhen

itgetsinyouralsokillstheplantsandanimalsthatusuallyliveinlakeiswhythefish

aredyinginlakes.

Butdeadfishmaybejustthebeginningofthearefindingothereffectsofacid

somelargeareastreesarejustonetreehereandthere,butwholefirstscientists

couldn'tunderstandwerenobugsordiseasesintheseweatherwasnotnowthey

thinkthattherainwastherainismakingtheearthmoreacidicinthesekindsoftrees

cannotliveinthesoilthatisveryacidic.

Nowscientistsarealsobeginningtostudytheeffectsofacidrainonlarger

example,theybelievethatsomedeerinPolandarelesshealthybecauseofaciddeer

arehurtbytherain,whataboutpeopleThisisthequestionmanypeoplearebeginning

tooneknowstheansweritisanimportantquestionforusall.

yearthousandsofspeciesofanimals-------------

huntedfortheirmeatandskins

tootherplaces

todeath

out

2Acidrainiscausedby------------

gas

oone(臭氧)layerdepletion(损耗)

lakewater

ofindustrialenterprises

3Whichofthefollowingistrue

fishinlakesistheonlyproblemcausedbyacidrain

aresurethatacidrainisnotharmfulformankind.

wedon'tmakeanattempttostopacidrainwemayneverseesomeanimalsagain.

*snoreasontoworryaboutseveraltreesthatdiedofsomeunknowndisease.

isnotmentionedinthetext

rainiscapableofdissolving(分解)somerocksandstones.

areunabletoliveinthewatercontainingacidicchemicals.

,oilorgasformdangerouscombinationsafterbeingburnt.

thinkthatifsomelargeranimalscanbeaffectedbyacidrain,peoplemaybeingreat

danger.

smoke.------------------

overthefactories

usuallycleannow

intoair

travelhundredsofmiles

Passage11

1

DriverWanted

(l)Cleandrivinglicense.

(2)Mustbeofsmartappearance.

(3)Agedover25.

Applyto:CapesTaxis,17PalaceRoad,Boston.

2

AirHostessesforInternationalFlightsWanted

(1)Applicantsmustbebetween20and33yearsold.

(2)Height1.6mto1.75m.

(3)EducationtoGCSEstandard.

(4)Twobeabletoswim.

Applyto:Recruitmentoffice,SouthernAirline,HeathrowAirport

3

TeacherNeeded

Forprivatelanguageexperienceunnecessary.

Applyto:TheDirectorofStudies,InstantLanguageLtd,279CanalStreet,Boston.

preventsJack,anexperiencedtaxidriver,workingforCapesTaxis

ofbeerandwine.

forspeedingandwrongparking.

tospeakaforeignlanguage.

havingcollegeeducation.

,aged22,fondofswimminganddriving,hasjustgraduatedfromajobmightbegiven

tohim

forCapesTaxis.

forSouthernAirlines.

atInstantLanguageLtd.

ofthethree.

preventsMary,aged25,becominganairhostessforinternationalflights

oncebrokeatrafficlawandwasfined.

can*tspeakJapaneseverywell.

hasneverworkedasanairhostessbefore.

doesn'tfeellikeworkinglonghoursflyingabroad.

ofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthethreeadvertisements

orfemale.

experience.

Passage12

Manyimmigrants（移民）totheUnitedStatesfindthedecisiontoseekbetterlives

fortheirfamiliesinAmericacanhaveanunexpectedandtragicconsequence（后

果）.Deepdifferenceswiththeirchildrendevelopoverlanguageandculture.

“Manyimmigrantsarriveherewithoutmuchkidssoongainlanguageskillsand

alsostreetsmarts（耍时髦）onhowtoliveinAmerica,leavingtheparentsata

disadvantage,"Ileana,Rosas,pastorofaMethodistchurchgroupoperaingin

“Notonlythatbuttheyfindtheycannotrelatetochildrenwhoquicklyabsorb

Americanculture,^shesaid.

AccordingtotheUSCensusBureau（人口调查）,thenumberofforeignbornor

firstgenerationAmericansreached55millionlastyear,arecordoneinfivethe

totalpopulation.

Agovernmentsurveyof922immigrantsin2000foundthatnearly40percentof

thosewhohadbeenintheUnitedStatesformorethan15yearswouldstillliketotake

Englishclassesiftheyhadthetime.

Twothirdsoflowincomehouseholdsdependedontheirchildrenfortranslation.

Psychologists（心理学家）andsociologistssayparentscanlosetheirpositionof

authority（权威）inafamilyasaresultandtheeffectsofthatcanbefar