职称英语综合类阅读理解练习

2010年职称英语考试综合类经典阅读理解汇总

(一)TVShowsandLongBusTrips

Longbusridesareliketelevisionsshows.Theyhaveabeginning,amiddle,andanend---with

commercialsthrownineverythreeorfourminutes.Thecommercialsareunavoidable.Theyhappen

whetheryouwantthemornot.Everycoupleofminutesabillboardglidesbyoutsidethebuswindow.

"BuySuperCleanToothpaste.1'"DrinkGood'nWetRootBeer.'1"FillupwithPacificGas."Onlyifyou

sleep,whichisequaltoturningthetelevisionsetoff,areyousparedtheunendingcryof"YouNeedIt!

BuyItNow!"

Thebeginningoftherideiscomfortableandsomewhatexciting,evenifyou'vetraveledthatway

before.Usuallysomethingshavechanged---newhouses,newbuildings,sometimesevenanewroad.

Thebusdriverhasastyleofdrivingandit'sfuntotrytofigureitoutthefirsthourorso.Ifthedriver

isparticularlyrecklessordaring,theridecanbeasthrillingasasuspensestory.Willthedriverpass

thetruckintime?Willthedrivermoveintotherightortheleft-handlane?Afterawhile,ofcourse,the

excitementdiesdown.Sleepingforawhilehelpspassthemiddlehoursoftheride.Foodalways

makesbusridesmoreinteresting.Butyou'vegottobecarefulofwhatkindoffoodyoueat.Toomuch

saltyfoodcanmakeyouverythirstybetweenstops.

Theendoftherideissomewhatlikethebeginning.Youknowitwillsoonbeoverandthere'sa

kindofexpectationandexcitementinthat.Theseatofcourse,hasbecomeharderasthehourshave

passed.Bynowyou'vesatwithyourlegscrossed,withyourhandsinyourlap,withyourhandsonthe

armrests---evenwithyourhandscrossedbehindyourhead.Theendcomesjustatnomorewaysto

sit.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whatdothepassengersusuallyseewhentheyareonalongbustrip?

A)Busesontheroad.

B)Filmsontelevision.

C)Advertisementsontheboard.

D)Gasstations.

2.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A)Togivethewriter'sopinionaboutlongbustrips.

B)Topersuadeyoutotakealongbustrip.

C)Toexplainhowbustripsandtelevisionshowsdiffer.

D)Todescribethebillboardsalongtheroad.

3.thewriterofthispassagewouldprobablyfavor

A)busdriverswhoweren'treckless

B)drivingalone.

C)atelevisionsetonthebus.

D)nobillboardsalongtheroad.

4.ThewriterfeelslongbusridesarelikeTVshowsbecause

A)thecommercialsbothonTVshowsandonbillboardsalongtheroadarefun.

B)theybothhaveabeginning,amiddle,andanend,withcommercialsinbetween.

C)thedriversarealwaysrecklessonTVshowsjustastheyareonbuses.

D)bothtravelingandwatchingTVarenotexciting.

5.Thewriterthinksthattheendoftherideissomewhatlikethebeginningbecausebothare

A)exciting.

B)comfortable.

C)tiring.

D)boring

KEY:CADBA

(二)NewFoodsandtheNewWorld

Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople---nottheirclothes,ideas,orlanguages…haschanged

asmuchaswhattheyeat.Theoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadeformtheseedsofthecocoatreeby

SouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500's.And

althoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondonshopswherechocolate

drinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexisttoday.

ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Around1600,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,

whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeople

starvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe"PotatoFamine'*of1845-6,andthousandsmorewereforced

toemigratetoAmerica.

TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromsouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsome

otherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowtheworld'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeis

animportantcropinColombiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia.Itwas

firstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe14001s.

AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenagoatherdnamedKaldinoticedthat

hisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthe

nwide-awake"feelingthatone-thirdoftheworld'spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghaschangedthemostinthelast500years?

A)Food.

B)Chocolate.

C)Potato.

D)Coffee

2."Some"in"Somestillexisttoday"means

A)somecocoatrees.

B)somechocolatedrinks.

C)someshops.

D)someSouthAmericanIndians.

3.ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringtheHPotatoFamine*'because

A)theyweresodependentonthepotatothattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelse.

B)theywereforcedtoemigratetoAmerica.

C)theweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingthepotato.

D)thepotatoharvestwasbad.

4.Coffeeoriginallycamefrom

A)Brazil.

B)Colombia.

C)Ethiopia.

D)Arabia.

5.TheArabiclegendisusedtoprovethat

A)coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi.

B)coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi'sgoats.

C)coffeewasfirstdiscoveredinsouthAmericancountries.

D)coffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs.

KEY:ACDCD

(三)AFootballClub

Duringthe1970season,theclubplayed42matches:ofthese,34wereLeagueandCupgames,

andtheremainderwerefriendlymatches.IntheLeague,theClubfinishedinthirdplace,twopoints

behindthechampions.Outof28Leaguegames,16werewon,8weredrawnand4werelost,whilst

theClubmanagedtoreachthesemi-finaloftheChallengeCupforthefirsttimeinitshistory.Ofthe

eightfriendlymatches,fourwerewon,twoweredrawn,andtwowerelost,butthesedefeatswereat

thehandsofvisitingteamswhosestandardsweregenerallymuchhigherthanthoseofplayersofthis

area.

Atthesametime,thestandardofplayshownbyourownteamwasmarkedlysuperiortothat

seeninpreviousyears,andthissuccessislargelyduetotheintensivetrainingprogrammewhichhas

beensupervisedbytheteamcaptain.Inthisconnection,theprovisionofadequatetrainingfacilities

mustremainapriority,andtheerectionofanindoorgymnasiumorhallinwhichtheplayerscan

practiseonweteveningsisessential.Itwoulddomuchtosupplementtheoutdoortrainingbeing

carriedon,andwouldhelptheClubintherecruitmentofyoungerplayers.

Therearenow28playersregisteredwiththeClub,andmanymorehaveaskedtojoinbuthave

beendiscouragedbythefactthattheClubfieldsonlyoneteam.Withtheimprovementinthefinancial

position,concerningwhichtheTreasurerwillreportinaminute.IsuggestthattheCommittee

considerenteringateamintheSecondDivisionoftheLeague.

1.HowmanyCupmatchesdidtheChallengeClubplay?

A)34

B)6

C)8

D)42

2.WhatreasondoesthespeakergivefortheClub'simprovedplayingrecord?

A)Theprovisionofadequatetrainingfacilities.

B)Theerectionofanindoorgymnasium.

C)Theintensivetrainingundertheteamcaptain.

D)Thelowstandardsofthevisitingteams.

3.Inthesecondparagraph,"thisconnection"refersto

A)anindoorgymnasium.

B)Anindoorhall.

C)Theteamcaptain.

D)Theintensivetrainingprograms.

4.ThecommitteemayenterateamintheSecondDivisionoftheLeaguebecauseof

A)itsimprovedfinancialposition.

B)Itsbettertrainingfacilities.

C)Itsimprovedplayingrecord.

D)Itsambitiontobecomefamous.

5.Thetoneofthisreportis

A)objective.

B)Unfriendly.

C)Pessimistic.

D)Critical.

KEY:BCDAA

(四)"Lemons"inUsedCarMarket

Supposethatyou,acollegestudentofsomewhatlimitedmeans,areinthemarketforaused

pickuptruck.Thefollowingadinalocalusedcarpublicationcatchesyoureyes.

1993FordRanger,bilk,4WD,a/cAM/FM/cass.,showroomcondition.

Call555-1234after5p.m

Thisisexactlythekindofvehicleyouwant,soyoucalltoinquireabouttheprice.Thepriceyou

arequotedoverthephoneis$2,000lowerthanthepriceforthismodelwiththisequipmentlistedin

ausedcarguidebook.Insteadofbeingecstatic,however,youaresuspicious.

Formanyproducts,whenyoumustpaylessthanthegoingrate,youbelieveyouaregettinga

greatdeal.Thisisnotnecessarilythecaseforusedcarsorotherdurablegoods(washingmachines

andtelevisionsets,forexample)becausewithexpensiveproducts-or,whatisessentiallythesame

thing,productswithhighreplacementcosts-youmustbeparticularlycarefulaboutgettinga"lemon."

Oraproductofsubstandardquality.

Inadditiontoaskingtheprice,theageofacar-oranyotherconsumerdurable-isafactorwhen

youaretryingtodeterminewhetherasellerisattemptingtounloadalemon.Whilepeoplehaveall

sortsofreasonsforwantingtoselltheircars-evenrelativelynewcars-mostpeopleholdoffuntilthey

haveputmanythousandsofmilesonacaroruntiltheusedcarisseveralyearsold.Youwould

probablybeassuspiciousofacarthatis"toonew"asyouwouldacarthatis"toogood"adeal.In

fact,youareprobablywillingtopayahighpriceforahigh-qualityusedcar.Whilethispricewould

certainlybeacceptabletotheseller,thecompetitivemarketmightnotfacilitatesuchtrades.

1.Thebeginningofthispassageassumesthatcollegestudents

A)areverycleverbutnotveryrich.

B)Areverycapablebutnotverydiligent.

C)Havelimitedmaterialresources

D)Arenotrich.

2.Thepassageindicatedthat,sometimeswhenyoufindaproductofanunexpectedlylowprice.

A)Youareveryhappy/

B)Youarerathersuspicious.

C)Youarefilledwithhappinessaswellassurprise.

D)Youfeeluneasy.

3."Lemon"inthispassagerefersto

A)akindoffruit.

B)Akindofnewcar.

C)Akindofexpensiveandhigh-qualitycar.

D)Aproductofinferiorquality.

4.Ifyouwanttoknowiftheselleristryingtounloadalemon,you

A)taketheageofthecarintoconsideration.

B)Takethepriceofthelemonintoconsideration

C)Considerhowmanymilesthecarhasrun.

D)Considerboththepriceaswellastheageofthecar.

5.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatintheusedcarmarket,

A)usedcarsaregenerallycheap.

B)Usedcarsaregenerallyexpensive

C)Usedcarsareactuallybrandnew

D)Carbuyersarewillingtopayahighpriceforausedcar.

KEY:DBDDA

(五)TheGreatestShowonEarth

TheOlympicGame'sarethegreatestfestivalofsportintheworld.Everyfouryears,ahundredor

morecountriessendtheirbestsportsmentocompeteforthehighesthonorsinsport.Asmanyas

6,000peopletakepartinover20sports.Forthewinners,therearegoldmedalsandglory.Butthere

ishonor,too,forallwhocompete,winorlose.ThatisinspiritoftheOlympics-totakepartiswhat

matters.

TheOlympicGamesalwaysstartinabrightcolorandaction.Theteamsofallthenationsparade

intheopeningceremonyandmarchroundthetrack.ThecustomisfortheGreekteamtomarchin

first.ForitwasinGreecethattheOlympicsbegan.TheteamofthecountrywheretheGamesare

beingheld-thehostcountry-marchesinlast.

TherunnerwiththeOlympictorchthenentersthestadiumandlightstheflame.Asportsmanfrom

thehostcountrytakestheOlympicoathonbehalfofallthecompetitors.Thejudgesandofficialsalso

takeanoath.Afterthesportsmanmarchoutofthestadium,thehostcountryputsonawonderful

display?

Thecompetitionsbeginthenextday.ThereareusuallymorethantwentysortsintheGames.The

ruleisthattheremustbeatleastfifteen.Themaineventsareintrackandfield,butitisafewdays

beforethesesportsstart.Eachdaythecompetitorstakepartinadifferentsport-riding,shooting,

swimming,andcross-countryrunning.Pointsaregainedforeachevent.Medalsareawardedforthe

individualwinnersandfornationalteams.

Moreandmorewomenaretakingpartinthegames.Theyfirstcompetedin1900,intennisand

golf,whicharenolongerheldintheOlympics,Women*sswimmingeventswereintroducedin1912.

Butitwasnotuntil1928thattherewereanytrackandfieldeventsforwomen.Now,theycompetein

allbuthalfa-dozenofthesports.Inhorseriding,shooting,andboatracing,theymaycompeteinthe

sameeventsasthemen.

1.whyistherehonorforthelosersaswellasforthewinners?

A)Becausefailureisthemotherofthesuccess.

B)Becauselosersneedencouragement,too.

C)Becauselosersandwinnersshouldbeequallytreated.

D)BecausewhatreallymattersistotakepartintheOlympicGames.

2.Whichofthefollowingisalong-establishedpracticeintheopeningceremony?

A)Runnersenterthestadiumwithtorches.

B)Eachteamhastoputonawonderfuldisplay.

C)TheGreekteammarchesinfirst.

D)Menandwomenweremagnificentclothes.

3.WhotakestheOlympicoath?

A)Ajudgefromthehostcountry.

B)Anofficialfromthehostcountry.

C)AGreeksportsman.

D)Asportsmanfromthehostcountry.

4.WhatthemostimportanteventsintheOlympicGames?

A)Thetrackandfieldevents.

B)Thehorse-ridingevents.

C)Theswimmingevents.

D)Theboat-racingevents.

5.WhendidwomenstarttakingpartinOlympicGames?

A)In1912.

B)ln1900.

C)ln1928.

D)ln1924.

KEY:DCDAB

(六)One-roomSchoolsOne-roomschoolsarepartoftheUnitedStates,andthementionofthem

makespeoplefeelavaguelongingforHthewaythingswere."One-roomschoolsareanendangered

species,however.Formorethanahundredyearsone-roomschoolshavebeensystematicallyshut

downandtheirstudentssentawaytocentralizedschools.Asrecentlyas1930therewere149,000

one-roomschoolsintheUnitedStates.By1970therewere1,800.Today,ofthenearly800remaining

one-roomschools,morethan350areinNebraska.Therestarescatteredthroughafewotherstates

thathaveontheirroadmapswide-spacesbetweentowns.

Nowthattherearehardlyanyleft,educatorsarebeginningtothinkthatmaybethereis

somethingyettobelearnedformone-roomschools,somethingthatservedthepioneersthatmight

serveaswelltoday.Progressiveeducatorshavecomeupwithprogressive-soundingnameslike

"peer-groupteaching"and"multi-agegrouping"foreducationalproceduresthatoccurnaturallyinthe

one-roomschools.Inaone-roomschoolsthechildrenteacheachotherbecausetheteacherisbusy

partoftheTimeteachingsomeoneelse.Afourthgradercanworkatafifth-gradelevelinmathand

athird-gradelevelinEnglishwithoutthestigmaassociatedwithbeingleftbackorthepressuresof

beingskippedahead.Ayoungsterwithalearningdisabilitycanfindhisorherownlevelwithoutbeing

separatedfromtheotherpupils.Inlargerurbanandsuburbanschoolstoday,thisiscalled

"mainstreaming".Afewhoursisasmallschoolthathasonlyoneclassroomanditbecomesclearwhy

somanyparentsfeelthatoneoftheadvantagesoflivinginNebraskaintheirchildrenhavetogoto

aone-roomschool.

1.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatmanyeducatorsandparentstodayfeelthatone-roomschools

A)needtobeshutdown.

B)arethebestinNebraska.

C)areagoodexampleofthegoodoldday.

D)providegoodeducation.

2.Whyareone-roomschoolsindangerofdisappearing?

A)Becausetheyallexistinonestate.

B)Becausetheyskiptoomanychildrenahead.

C)Becausethereisatrendtowardscentralization.

D)Becausethereisnofourth-gradelevelinanyofthem.

3.Whatismentionedasamajorcharacteristicoftheone-roomschoolinthesecondparagraph?

A)Somechildrenhavetobeleftback.

B)Teachersarealwaysbusy.

C)Pupilshavemorefreedom.

D)Learningisnotlimitedtoonegradelevelatatime.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor'stowardone-roomschools?

A)Praising.

B)Angry.

C)CriticaL

D)Humorous.

5.ItcanbeinferredfromthelastsentencethatparentslivinginNebraska

A)don,tlikecentralizedschools.

B)receivededucationalinone-roomschools.

C)preferrurallifetourbanone.

D)comefromotherstates.

KEY:DCDAA

(七)DavidJonesandHisSalary

ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearns£35,000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames,yet

hecannotfindabankpreparedtolethimhaveachequecard.Instead,hehasbeentoldtowait

anothertwoyears,untilheis18.

The16-year-oldworksforasmallfirmInLiverpool,wheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleof

hisageisfindingajob.David'sfirmreleasestwonewgamesforthehomecomputermarketeach

month.

ButDavid'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Despitehissalary,earnedbuy

inventingnewprograms,withbonuspaymentsandprofit-sharing,hecannotdriveacar,buyahouse,

orobtaincreditcards.

HeliveswithhisparentsinLiverpool.Hiscompanyhastopay£150amonthintaxifarestoget

himthefivemilestoworkandbackeverydaybecauseDavidcannotdrive.

DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpool-basedcompanyfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschool

andworkingforatimeinacomputershop."Igotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknew

Ihadalreadywrittensomeprograms,"hesaid.

"Isuppose£35,000soundsalotbutIhopeitwillcometomorethanthathisyear."Hespends

someofhismoneyonrecordsandclothes,andgiveshismother£20aweek.Butmostofhisspare

timeisspentworking.

"unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,"hesaid."ButIhadbeen

studyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoand

neverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.”

Davidadded:"IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirementisapossibility.You

neverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear."

Exercise

1.WhyisDaviddifferentfromotheryoungpeopleofhisage?

A)Becauseheearnsanextremelyhighsalary.

B)Becauseheisnotunemployed.

C)Becausehedoesnotgooutmuch.

D)Becausehelivesathomewithhisparents.

2.David'sgreatestproblemis

A)findingabankthatwilltreathimasanadult.B)inventingcomputergames.

C)spendinghissalary.D)learningtodrive.

3.Hewasemployedbythecompanybecause

A)hehadworkedinacomputershop.

B)hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms.

C)hehadworkedveryhard.D)hehadlearnedtousecomputersatschool.

4.Heleftschoolbecause

A)hedidnotenjoyschool

B)hewantedtoworkwithcomputersandstayingatschooldidnothelphim.

C)hewasafraidofgettingtoooldtostartcomputing.

D)hewantedtoearnalotofmoney.

5.WhydoesDavidthinkhemightretireearly?

A)Becauseyouhavetobeyoungtowritecomputerprograms.

B)Becausehewantstostopworkingwhenheisamillionaire.

C)Becausehethinkscomputergamesmightnotalwayssellsowell.

D)Becausehethinkshisfirmmightgobankrupt.

Keys:ACBBC

(八)NewYork-TheMeltingPot

RecentlytheDepartmentofPlanningofNewYorkissuedareportwhichlaidbareafullscaleofthe

city.In1970,18percentofthecity'spopulationwasforeign-born.By1995,thefigurehadrisento33

percent,andanother20percentweretheUS-bornoffspringsofimmigrants.Soimmigrantsandtheir

childrennowformamajorityofthecity'spopulation.

WhoaretheseNewYorkers?Whydotheycomehere?Wherearetheyfrom?(OK,timetodropthe

"they".I'moneofthem).Thelastquestionatleastiseasytoanswer:wecomefromeverywhere.In

thelistofthetop20sourcenationsofthosesendingimmigrantstoNewYorkbetween1990and1994

aresixcountriesinAsia,fiveintheCaribbean,fourinLatinAmerica,threeinEurope,plusIsraeland

formerSovietUnion.Andwhenweimmigrantsgetherewerollupoursleeves.Hifyou'renotreadyto

workwhenyougettoNewYork,"saysafriendofmine,"you'dbetterhittheroad."

ThemayorofNewYorkoncesaid,"Immigrationcontinuestoshapetheuniquecharacterand

drivetheeconomicengineofNewYorkCity."Hebelievesthatimmigrantsareattheheartofwhat

makesNewYorkgreat.InEurope,bycontrast,itismuchmorecommontohearpoliticiansworry

aboutthelossof"unity"thatimmigrationbringstotheirsocieties.Inthequartercenturysince1970,

theUnitedStatedadmittedabout125millionlegalimmigrants,andhasabsorbedthemintoitssocial

structureswithaneasebeyondtheimaginationofothernations.Sincetheseimmigrantsare

purposefulandhard-working,theywillhelpAmericatomakeafreshstartinthenextcentury.

1.ThereportissuedbytheDepartmentofPlanningofNewYork

A)putforwardwaystocontrolNewYork'spopulation.

B)concerneditselfwiththegrowthofNewYork*spopulation.

C)studiedthestructureofNewYork'spopulation.

D)suggestedwaystoincreaseNewYork'spopulation.

2.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whichofthefollowingistrueoftheimmigrantsinNew

York?

A)OnecannotfindhisplaceinNewYorkunlessheisreadytowork.

B)TheyfoundlifeinNewYorkharderthanintheirowncountries.

C)Mostofthemhavedifficultyfindingjobs.

D)Onecanliveonwelfareifhedoesnotwanttowork.

3.ThemayorofNewYorkconsidersimmigrationtobe

A)abigprobleminthemanagementofthecity.

B)apushneededtodevelopthecity.

C)acauseofdisintegrationofthecity'ssocialstructure.

D)anobstacletothedevelopmentofthecity.

4.WherearethenewNewYorkersfrom?

A)Asia.

B)Europe.

C)Allovertheworld.

D)LatinAmerica.

5.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsimmigrationtoNewYork?

A)Negative.

B)Worried.

C)Indifferent

D)Positive.

Keys:CABCD

(九)PreservingNatureforFuture

DemandsforstrongerprotectionforwildlifeinBritainsometimeshidethefactthatsimilarneeds

arefeltintherestofEurope.StudiesbytheCouncilofEurope,ofwhich21countiesaremembers,

haveshownthat45percentofreptilespeciesand24percentofbutterfliesareindangerofdyingout.

EuropeanconcernforwildlifewasoutlinedbyDrPeterBaum,anexpertintheenvironmentand

naturalresourcesdivisionofthecouncil,whenhespokeataconferencearrangedbythe

administratorsofaBritishnationalpark.TheparkisoneofthefewareasinEuropetoholdthe

council'sdiplomafornaturereservesofthehighestquality,andDrPeterBaumhadcometopresent

ittotheparkonceagain.Hewasafraidthatpublicopinionwasturningagainstnationalparks,and

thatthosesetupinthe1960sand1970scouldnotbesetuptoday.ButDrBaumclearlyremaineda

strongsupporteroftheviewthatnaturalenvironmentsneededtobeallowedtosurviveinpeacein

theirownright.

"Noareacouldbeexpectedtosurvivebothasatruenaturereserveandasatouristattraction,"

hewenton.Theshort-sightedviewthatreserveshadtoserveimmediatehumandemandsforoutdoor

recreationshouldbereplacedbyfullacceptanceoftheirimportanceasplacestopreservenaturefor

thefuture.

"Weforgetthattheyaretheguaranteeoflifesystems,onwhichanybuilt-upareaultimately

depends,"DrBaumwenton."Wecouldmanagewithoutmostindustrialproducts,butwecouldnot

managewithoutnature.However,ournaturalenvironmentareas,whicharetheoriginalpartsofour

countryside,haveshrunktobecomemereislandsinaspoiledandhighlypollutedlandmass.”

1.RecentstudiesbythecouncilofEuropehaveindicatedthat

A)wildlifeneedsmoreprotectiononlyinBritain

B)allspeciesofwildlifeinEuropeareindangerofdyingout.

C)therearefewerspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropethanelsewhere

D)manyspeciesofreptilesanbutterfliesinEuropeneedprotecting

2.WhydidDrBaumcometoaBritishnationalpark?

A)Becauseheneededtopresentitwithacouncil'sdiploma.

B)Becausehewasconcernedaboutitsmanagement

C)BecauseitwastheonlynationalparkofitskindinEurope.

D)BecauseitwastheonlyparkwhichhadeverreceivedadiplomafromtheCouncil.

3.Thelastsentenceinthesecondparagraphimpliesthat

A)Peopleshouldmakeeveryefforttocreatemereenvironmentareas

B)Peoplewouldgoonprotectingnationalparks

C)certainareasofcountrysideshouldbeleftintact

D)peoplewoulddefendtherighttodeveloptheareasaroundnationalparks

4.InDrBaum'sopinion,theviewthatanaturereserveshouldserveasatouristattractionis

A)idealistic

B)revolutionary

C)short-sighted

D)traditional

5.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A)Wehavedevelopedindustryattheexpenseofcountryside

B)Wehaveforgottenwhatouroriginalcountrysidelookedlike

C)Peoplelivingonislandsshouldprotectnaturalresourcesfortheirsurvival

D)Weshoulddestroyallthebuilt-upareas.

KEY:DACCA

(十)Smuggling

ItisnotunusualforapettobesentbyaircargofromColombiatoNewYork,butlastDecember's

shipmentofa4-year-oldsheepdogcaughtaNewYorkKennedyAirportCustomsinspector'seye.The

doglookedtobeonitslastlegs,andtherewasanunusuallumponthesideofitsbody.AnX-rayand

emergencysurgeryrevealedthepresenceof10condomstightlypackedwithfivepoundsofcocaine

thathadbeensurgicallyimplantedinthedog'sabdomen-yetanotherfirstforCustomsinthewaron

drugs.

Whenitcomestotransportingdrugs,themethodsusedareonlyaslimitedasasmuggler's

imagination.Kilobricksofcocaineareroutinelyconcealedbeneathfalsebottomsofcontainersthat

holdpoisonoussnakes."You'vegotsnakesthatare12feetlong/*saysaUnitedStatesFishand

WildlifeServiceagent-andsometimesthedrugisinthesnake."Who'sgoingto