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In the modern world more and more people meet the problem of identity．The most interesting example is that of a so – called “banana”, which refers to an American who has an Asian face but holds Western values．

In Shanghai, there now live a group of people from abroad．They look no different from the locals and speak fluent Chinese or even Shanghai dialect, but when it comes to writing Chinese characters, they are almost illiterate（文盲）．Jack is such an example．He never learned to read or write Chinese characters, which he finds mysterious and difficult．From time to time, he files to the US as he does not feel Shanghai is where he comes from．“But when I am in the States, I feel that’s not my home either,” he said．

At De Gaulle Airport in France, there is a Swiss man who has been living in the waiting – room for a long time because he lost h is passport during his travels．He was refused entry into several countries．But when he was eventually allowed to return to Swizerland, he refused to leave the airport．His reason was very simple—“I am sure who I am．I need no acknowledgement from others,” he said during an interview．For th is reason  he was honored by the Western media as “the Hero of identity．”

As the Internet becomes more and more popular, the problem of identity becomes more serious．In a virtual world, people can have different addresses registered with different names．In the Internet chat room, even one’s gender（性别） is hard to determine．It seems that in the glohal village, people are saying hello every day to each other without knowing whom they are talking to．

What will be the next crisis（危机） of identity? With the development of cloning technology, it might be: who is the real “I”?

1.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The importance of identity．

B．The crisis of identity．

C．Differences between Eastern and Western cultures．

D．Difficulty in living in foreign counties．

2.The Swiss man had to live in De Gaulle Airport in France because________．

A．he needed to board a plane at any time

B．he couldn’t afford to live in a hotel

C．he needed others acknowledgement

D．he couldn’t prove who he was

65．A “banana” in the passage is in fact an________．

A．American traveling to Asia                                          B．American keeping Eastern culture

C．American born in Asia                                               D．America – born Asian

3.We can infer from the passage that the author believes________．

A．there will be more problems relating to identity in the future

B．Internet technology helps solve problems of identity

C．only people traveling abroad have problems of identity

D．people don’t need to worry about identity

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Thousands of people in the world are a hundred years old － or more and certain parts of the world are famous for the long lives of their inhabitants: the Vilacamba Valley in Ecuador, and the home of the Hunzas in the Himalayas.

Why do so many people live to a healthy old age in certain parts of the world? What is the secret of their long lives? Three things seem to be very important: fresh air, fresh food and a simple way of life. People work near their homes in the clean mountain air instead of traveling long distances to work by bus, car or train. They do not sit all day in busy offices or factories, but work hard outdoors in the fields. They take more exercise and eat less food than people in the cities of the West. For years the Hunzas of the Himalayas did not need policemen, lawyers or doctors. There was no crime, no divorce and not much illness in their society. They were a happy, peaceful people, famous all over India for their long, healthy lives.

Do you want to live to a hundred years old? Here are some rules for success. First, live in the right place. Second, choose the right kind of job. Doctors, dentists and bus－drivers die young. Farmers, priests and orchestral conductors live much longer. If you are in the wrong kind of job, you can still improve your way of life.

An old man in the Caucasus was talking about his past life. “I was young then，” he said, as he described his 87th year. His secret was: “Think young and stay young.” An old woman from Missouri, the USA, gave this advice, “Drink a little whisky and some warm beer every day.” An English lady just said, “Take a cold bath every morning.” The shortest, simplest piece of advice came from Mr Jim Chapman, aged 103. “Just keep breathing，” he told reporters.

1.Who is most likely to live a long life?

2.We can see from the passage that long－lived people avoid ______.

3. The passage indicates that we can change our ______ to live a long life.

4.What is mainly talked about in the last paragraph?

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These articles______ the problems of the modern world, including race relations and community development.

A. address                       B. avoid                            C. create                         D. correct

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These articles ________ the problems of the modern world, including race relations and community development.

A．address                                                B．avoid              C．create           D．correct

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B

People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man's release of completely new and often artificial substances into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance , such as oil tankers into the sea．

The whole industrial process which makes many of the goods and machines we need and use in our daily lives, is bound to create a number of waste products which upset the environmental balance, or the ecological balance as it is also known. Many of these waste products can be prevented or disposed of sensibly, but clearly while more and more new and complex goods are produce there will be new, dangerous wastes to be disposed of, for example, the waste products from nuclear power stations. Many people, therefore, see pollution as only part of a larger and more complex problem, that is, the whole process of industrial production and consumption of goods. Others again see the problem mainly in connection with agriculture, where new methods are helping farmers grow more and more on their land to feed our ever-increasing populations. However, the land itself is gradually becoming worn out as it is being used in some cases, too heavily, and artificial fertilizer cannot restore the balance.

Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three or four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cannot be reused． This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in term of glass, metals and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying ,excess consumption and careless disposal of the products we use in our daily lives.

45．The underlined phrase “disposed of ”in the second paragraph means_______.

A． dealt with               B． exposed

C． disapproved of           D． collected

46． In the writer’s view ,the more new goods, _______.

A． the less pollution

B． the harder pollution can be prevented

C． the more pollution there will be

D． the more easily pollution can be controlled

47．What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A． We can do much to reduce pollution.

B． The government is trying hard to stop pollution.

C． Individuals know how to get rid of the habit of littering everywhere.

D． We can’t stop buying unnecessary things.

48． People can help solve the problem of pollution by _______.

A． urging their governments to control litter and waste

B． making anti-pollution advertisements

C． cutting down the use of oil and other oil products

D． reducing unnecessary buying, over-consumption and careless disposal of wastes

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Many of the world's pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into the cities．Supply for the needs of the people leads to further　 　 　　 by industry．If the rapid increase of world population continues at the present rate, there may be much greater　　 　 　 to human beings．

Some scientists speak of the increase in numbers of people as "population pollution''．

About 2,000 years ago, the world population was about 250 million．It　　 　 　　 a billion in 1850．By 1930 the population was two billion．It is now six billon．It is　　 　 　 to double by the year 2020．If the population continues to grow at the same rate, there will be 25 billion people in the　　 　 　　 a hundred years from now．

Man has been　　 　 　 the earth's resources more and more　　 　 　　 over the past years．Some of them are almost gone．Now many people believe that man's greatest problem is how to control the　　 　 　　 of the population．The material supplies in the world will be far from enough to　　 　 　 the human population if the present rate of increase continues．

There is already over-crowding in many cities and starvation in some countries．Many people believe that human survival in the future 　 　 on the answer to the question．

1.A．progress　      B．pollution    　　 C．education　     　　 D．production

2.A．danger    B．harm    C．benefit    D．hardship

3.A．got    B．took    C．brought    D．reached

4.A．suggested　　 B．hoped    C．expected    D．said

5.A．world    B．country　     C．star　     D．end

6.A．discovering[　 B．using    C．digging    D．destroying

7.A．seriously　　 B．dangerously　 C．rapidly    D．steadily

8.A．existence　　 B．start    C．growth    D．birth

9.A．increase　　 B．starve    C．construct 　　　　　　 D．support

10.A．depends　 B．agrees    C．saves    D．passes

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Many of the world’s pollution problems have been caused by the crowding of large groups of people into the cities. Supply for the needs of the people leads to further 1 by industry. If the rapid increase of world 2 continues at the present rate, there may be much greater 3 to human beings. Some scientists 4 of the increase in numbers of people as “population pollution（人口公害）”.

About 2, 000 years ago, the world population was about 250 million. It 5a billion in 1850. By 1930 the population was two billion. It is now six billion. It is 6to double by the year 2020. If the population 7 to grow at the same rate, there will be 25 billion people in the 8 a hundred years from now.

Man has been 9   the earth’s resources more and more 10   over the past years. Some of them are almost gone. Now many people believe that man’s 11   problem is how to control the 12   of the population. The material supplies in the world will be far from enough to 13  the human population if the present rate of increase continues. There is already over-crowding（过分拥挤）in many cities and 14  in some countries. Many people believe that human survival（生存） in the future 15  on the answer to the question.

1.                A．progress        B．pollution        C．education D．production

2.                A．agriculture      B．industry        C．environment   D．population

3.                A．danger         B．harm           C．benefit   D．hardship

4.                A．dream         B．approve        C．rid  D．speak

5.                A．got            B．took           C．brought  D．reached

6.                A．suggested       B．hoped          C．expected D．said

7.                A．continues       B．fails            C．tries D．means

8.                A．world          B．country         C．star  D．end

9.                A．discovering      B．using           C．digging   D．destroying

10.               A．seriously       B．dangerously     C．rapidly    D．steadily

11.               A．greatest        B．easiest         C．lightest    D．simplest

12.               A．existence       B．start           C．growth    D．birth

13.               A．increase        B．decrease       C．report D．support

14.               A．discussion      B．starvation       C．construction    D．argument

15.               A．depends        B．agrees         C．saves D．passes

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Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working harder than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops, and factories are discovering the great efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunch rooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever increasing output. Thus the “typical” Frenchman produces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago. He gains in creature comfort and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality.

Some say that France has been Americanized. This is because the United States is a world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products. The so called Americanization of France has its critics. They fear that “assembly line life” will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely (but less productive) old French style. What will happen, they ask, to taste, elegance, and the cultivation of the good things in life to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local café?

Since the late 1950s life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the triumph of this competitive, goods-oriented culture. Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence.

In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modern economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modern, industrial France is preferable to the old.

1.Which of the following is a feature of the old French way of life?

2.Which of the following is NOT true about Frenchmen?

3.The passage suggests that _________.

4.Which of the following is true about the critics?

5.Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?

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The problem with people in Africa ____that the more is given and the more ______.

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China Mobile has to face the problem that more and more people in China prefer to choose ______ cheaper wireless phone service known as ______ “Little Smart”.

A．a; the            B．a; 不填           C．the; 不填         D．the; the

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