At the United Nations Climate Change Conferen...

At the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the UN Secretary General pointed out that, ______, the climate situation would get worse and worse.

A. if not dealing with properly                  B. unless dealing with properly

C. if properly dealt with                           D. unless properly dealt with

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UN_____the United Nations.Shen Guofang _______our government to give a talk at the congress.

A. represent,represented　　 B. express,stands for

C. shows,represents　　 D. stands for,represented

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Health and climate scientists have mapped how climate change affects different parts of the world in different ways. The scientists point to the fact that changes in the past thirty years may, have been affecting human health. Possible effects include more deaths from extreme heat or cold, more storms and more crop failures in dry periods.

The health and climate scientists recently estimated that climate changes caused by human activity lead to more than one hundred and fifty thousand deaths each year. Cases of sickness are estimated at five million. And the W.H.O. says the numbers could rise quickly by the year of 2003.

Jonathan Patz of an environmental institute led the study. Professor Patz points out that climate scientists connected global warming with the heat that killed thousands in Europe in August, 2003. But he says poor countries least responsible for the warming are most in danger from the health effects of higher temperatures.

Professor Patz says areas in greatest danger include southern and eastern Africa and coastlines along the Pacific and Indian oceans. Also, large cities experience what scientists call a “heat island” effect that can make conditions worse.

Representatives from about two hundred countries hold a meeting in Canada, to discuss climate change. The ten-day meeting ends on December 9th. It is the first such United Nations meeting since the Kyoto Protocol (京都议定书) took effect earlier this year. The agreement aims to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) and other heat-trapping (吸热的) gases sent off into the air.

1.Who is Jonathan Patz?

A. A scientist responsible for the climate change.

B. A scientist in charge of the study of the climate change.

C. A professor interested in the climate change.

D. A professor who is a representative from an African country.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Climate changes affect different parts of the world in the same way.

B. The ten-day meeting is the first United Nations meeting on climate change.

C. The Kyoto Protocol aims to make smaller the amount of heat-trapping gases into the air.

D. Poor countries are responsible for the global warming.

3.Possible effects from the climate changes include the following EXCEPT ______.

A. air pollution                                          B. storms

C. more deaths from overheat                  D. crop failures

4.According to the health and climate scientists, climate changes have been caused by ______.

A. dry weather                                         B. cold weather

C. human activities                                   D. storms

5.We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. climate changes are having a bad effect on human’s health

B. Professor Patz leads the study of climate changes

C. a “heat island” effect large cities experience makes the matter worse

D. rich countries are most responsible for climate changes

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1970 was “World Conservation Year”. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world was in danger. They hoped that the governments would act quickly in order to conserve nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 860 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing the earth, the air and the water, and everything that grows and lives. We can't live without these things. If we continue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.

What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are hoping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of eleven kilometres of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called “No, One's Going to Change our World. ” It was made by Scatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.

1. There are few plants, trees and flowers in Holland now because _______.

A. there has been a lot of conservation in Holland

B. Holland does not need so many plants, trees and flowers

C. many plants, trees and flowers don't grow there any more

D. some plants, trees and flowers are dangerous

2. We shall destroy ourselves if we don't _______.

A. improve our technology in planting trees

B. hear about the record called “No, One's Going to Change our World”

C. try our best to save the world

D. change the earth

3. “No,One's Going to Change our World. ” was _______.

A. an important book published in 1970        B. a record calling on people to conserve nature

C. an idea that nobody would accept             D. a rule worked out by the United States

4. What is the most important thing for us to do to save our world?

A. We should clean the banks of our rivers.

B. We should know what will happen in the future.

C. We should know what we should do and do it now.

D. We should plant more trees and flowers.

5. What's the main idea of the passage?

A. 1970 was “World Conservation Year”.

B. The United Nations wanted everybody to know that the world is in danger.

C. Conservation is necessary.

D. It is the young people who are helping to save our world .

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is one of the most diverse nations in the whole of Europe. This article will show you how to adapt to the varied culture of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Get used to small spaces. The United States is not only a huge country but also has big cars ,houses and spaces. ________1.  Houses, apartments , cars and appliances are all smaller than what you are accustomed to, so you have to get used to smaller things.

Be polite .Always apologize for running into someone, even if it is their fault, as it makes you out to be a kind person. Respect people ‘s personal space and always wait in line.

Accept jokes. ________2.  Bantering and taking the mickey are all ways to describe making fun of someone but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Teasing someone is a common way to show friendship .As one Briton put it,“ You never make fun of someone you don’t like.

Get used to the driving. The British drive on the left side of the road .________3.________ Also the cars in the UK have the steering wheel(方向盘)on the right side, so you need get used to this as well. Be especially careful with your turns and remember that right turns in the UK cross opposite traffic in the same way that left turns do in the Us and other countries that drive on the right.

________4.The British use different words and pronounce words differently .Look

around on the Internet or buy books about words and expressions used in Britain.

There’s more to the UK than London. London is an excellent city and the most popular in the Untied Kingdom. ________5.________ And the green countryside is a defining feature of the UK , which is something that should be explored.

E. However ,the UK does not have the luxury of space

F. But there are many other cities filled with culture and wonder.

G. One of the most confusing aspects of British culture is humor

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The United Nations says forty million people or so around the world went hungry in 2008, mainly because of higher food prices. Early estimates from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show that 963 million people did not get enough to eat.

World food prices have dropped since early 2008. Prices of major crops have decreased by more than half from their height earlier last year. But they remain high compared to earlier years.

But FAO official Hafez Ghanem says lower prices have failed to end the food crisis (危机) in many poor countries. “For millions in developing countries,” he says, “getting enough food every day to live an active and healthy life is a distant dream. ”

The FAO says food shortage is a threat to people's health. Today, two-thirds of the world's undernourished people live in just a few countries. These are India, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Ethiopia and so on.

A report on food insecurity warns that the current economic crisis could send even more people into hunger and poverty.

In sub-Saharan Africa, the percentage of the people who continually go hungry fell from 34% in 1997 to 30% in 2008. But the FAO says Ghana is the only country that has reached two sets of hunger reduction targets. These were set by the 1996 World Food Summit and the Millennium Development Goals. The main reason is the growth in agricultural production in Ghana.

The FAO says some countries in Southeast Asia like Thailand and Vietnam have made progress in hunger reduction goals. But South Asia and Central Asia haven't, and North Korea is still in hot water.

1.What FAO official Hafez Ghanem says implies（暗示）__________

A. it's easy but takes long to provide people with enough food

B. enough food can make people more active and healthier

C. there is difficulty solving the food shortage in a short time

D. people in developing countries will never get enough food

2.The underlined word "undernourished" in Para. 4 probably means ________.

A. hungry and unhappy                    B. unhealthy for lack of food

C. not fat because of poverty                  D. undeveloped and poor

3.What is the best title of this passage?

A. The food production of the world

B. The hunger reduction target of the FAO

C. The food shortage around the world

D. The solution to the global food shortage

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New York is ____ to the headquarters of the United Nations and many famous international companies.

A.basic B.common C.close D.home

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Yang Liwei showed the flags of China and the United Nations, ________ the wishes of Chinese people to use space peacefully.

A. expressing　　　 B. expressed

C. to express　　　 D. express

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The World Happiness Report, a United Nations agency report, measures (估量) how happy people are, and why. Norway is the happiest place on earth—beating neighbour Denmark from the number one position.

Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Finland are among the top five, while the Central African Republic came last. Western Europe and North America took up most of the places at the top of table, with the US and UK at 14th and 19th respectively.

The World Happiness Report mainly depends on asking a simple question of more than 1,000 people every year in more than 150 countries. “Imagine a ladder, with steps numbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top,” the question asks. “The top of the ladder is the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder is the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder would you say you personally feel you stand at this time?”

The average (平均的) result is the country’s score—from Norway’s 7.54 to the central African Republic’s 2.69. But the report also tries to explain why one country is happier than another. It looks at reasons including economic strength, social support, freedom of choice, and generosity.

This year’s report also has a text titled “restoring (恢复) American happiness”, which examines why happiness levels in the United States are falling, despite continually-increasing economic improvement. “The United States can and should raise happiness by solving American’s social problems—rising inequality and distrust—rather than focusing mainly on economic growth,” the authors said.

Jeffrey Sachs, the director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, which published the report, said President Donald Trump’s policies were likely to make things worse.

1.Which of the following are the top five happiest countries?

A. The US, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Finland.

B. The UK, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Finland.

C. South Africa, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Finland.

D. Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Finland.

2.How does the World Happiness Report mainly measure happiness?

A. By asking a question.

B. By having a conversation.

C. By doing scientific research.

D. By carrying out an online survey.

3.What problem is the US faced with?

A. Its people live an unhappy life.

B. Its economy is going downhill.

C. Its social problems can’t be solved.

D. It has a lower happiness level than before.

4.What’s Jeffrey Sachs’ attitude toward Donald Trump’s policies?

A. Supportive. B. Unfavorable.

C. Respectful. D. Uncaring.

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There have been nine secetary0generals of the United Nations (联合国秘书长) since the first one was appointed (任命) in 1946. But somehow, Kofi Annan has been the one that people tend to remember the best.

Annan, born in Ghana, was the first black African to ever hold the job. And he won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2001. Just as the New York Times put it, Annan “redefined (重新定义) the UN”.

During those 10 years—from 1997 to 2006—the world was at its worst. This period witnessed the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001, and the US’s invasion (侵略) of Iraq in 2003.

On its own, the UN has little power. However, Annan combined that power with his own to achieve great things. He kept the world from falling apart from attacks and wars. He also fought for women’s rights and the educational rights of children, and fought against the spread of HIV in Africa.

It was because of these things that he and the UN were awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 2001, for their work toward “a better organized and a more peaceful world”. Annan also put “people” at the center of everything the UN does. He took the trouble to relate to (建立联系) others—young or old, senior or junior, ambassador (大使) or security guard (保安).

Maybe what Annan did was more than just redefine the UN. Indeed, as Antonio Guterres, current secretary-general of the UN, said, “In many ways, Kofi Annan was the UN.”

1.According to the passage, we can learn that ______.

A. secretary-generals are not usually remembered by people

B. people believe that Annan has been the best leader of Ghana

C. Annan is the only black man to win the Noble Peace Prize

D. Annan is the first black African secretary-general of the UN

2.The underlined word can be replaced by “______”.

A. saw B. made

C. prevented D. happened

3.What did Annan do to redefine the UN?

A. Women and children were kept from being attacked.

B. He stopped the spread of HIV and found the cure for AIDS in Africa.

C. He made the world a better and more peaceful place.

D. He has every country get the same rights in the UN.

4.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

A. Annan has trouble in communicating with others.

B. People are believed less important than others by Annan.

C. The current leader of the UN thins highly of Annan and his great achievements.

D. People in higher position easily get more support from the leaders of the UN.

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