UN ____ the united Nations.A. stands for B. m...

UN ____ the united Nations.

A. stands for　　 　　　　　　 　 B. mean

C. takes place of　　　 　　　 D. come from

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I am pleased to have this chance today ______to you about the United Nations or the UN.

A. talking               B. to talk          C. talked           D. talk

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At the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the UN Secretary General points out that，________， the climate situation will 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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The United Nations Environment Program is calling for urgent action to reduce growing risks from chemicals. Better management of chemicals could save millions of lives and billions of dollars. As estimated, 143,000 chemicals are now produced. Yet the report says only a small number of these chemicals have been studied for their effects on human health and the environment. It says death and disability rates are high from the unsafe use of chemical products.

Sylvie Lemmet, director of the UNEP, says poor management of chemicals has a high economic cost. For example, she says the cost is higher than the amount of overseas development aid, or ODA, for health care in sub-Saharan Africa.

She says, “If you look at the estimated cost of poisoning from pesticide (杀虫剂) in sub-Saharan Africa, only the injury and the loss of working time is estimated to be 6.3 billion US dollars in 2009. This is higher than the total ODA that is going to the health part in the same area.”

The UNEP estimates that chemical sales worldwide will increase by around three percent a year until 2050. Chemical production is moving quickly from developed to developing countries. By 2020, chemical production is expected to increase by 40 percent in Africa and the Middle East and 33 percent in Latin America. One of its biggest concerns is pollution of rivers and lakes by pesticide and fertilizer. Other major concerns are heavy metal pollution from the production of cement (水泥) and textiles (纺织品), and dioxin pollution from mining.

The UN report urges the chemical industry and governments to work together to develop safety policies. It says preventing harm costs less than fixing it.

1.The purpose of Paragraph 3 is mainly to indicate that ______.

A.chemicals have a high production cost

B.Africa needs more development aid

C.the use of pesticide causes a great loss

D.the estimated cost of poisoning from pesticide is incorrect

2.Which of the following is NOT a source of danger according to the text?

A.Pesticide. B.Fertilizer.

C.Heavy metals. D.Minerals.

3.According to the text, what is the main reason for the risks from chemicals?

A.The mass production of cement and textiles.

B.Lack of research funds on chemicals.

C.Poor management of chemicals.

D.Contradictions between chemical producers and governments.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A.The truth in Sylvie Lemmet’s comments

B.A UN warning about chemical dangers

C.The unpredictable future of chemical industry

D.Preventing is much better than fixing

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Nov 21 is United Nations' World Television Day. While many of us today take the television for granted, it's actually one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century.1.And it has been increasingly popular since its introduction. By 2021, there will be 1. 7 billion homes around the world that contain TV sets.

2.We mostly had to rely on the radio or newspapers to know what was going on in the world. But after television arrived, the world seemed a lot smaller. It brought information night to our home.3.Also, they became aware of things happening around the world just by watching the news.

But there is undoubtedly a bad side to TV.4.In the days before television, a typical family would have played games or just chatted with each other after their evening meal. But since then, sitting around the TV in sil ence has become a regular evening activity.

Still, the United Nations says that TV "continually invites people to explore beyond their living rooms," and that is undoubtedly true.5..

While television is indeed a brilliant tool, let's not forget about the people sitting next to us on the couch. After all, what good is watching something interesting if you don't want to share your opinions on it?

A. Think about life before television.

B. What would our life be like without TV?

C. As we know, information is of great value to our life.

D. TV changed the way that we relate to the world forever.

E. People were able to communicate better and address issues faster.

E. It could be said to have destroyed communication as much as it strengthened it.

G. But sometimes, this "exploration" is at the expense of ignoring the people closest to us.

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Nations in the UN have agreed that the world needs to completely stop plastic waste from entering the oceans. The UN resolution(决议) has no timetable. But ministers at an environment summit believe it will set the course for much tougher policies and send a clear signal to business.

Under the resolution, governments would establish an international task force(特遣小组) to advise on fighting what the UN's oceans chief has described as a world crisis. One controversial issue is the wish to include businesses on the global task force. Ministers say the problem will not be solved without business, but green groups point out that some firms in the plastics industry have been against restrictions for decades. Vidar Helgesen, a leading voice in the talks, told BBC News, “Business is listening to markets and seeing how marine litter(海洋垃圾) is a growing popular concern. It's possibly the fastest－growing environmental problem and it's therefore a fast－growing problem for business. We need to bring on board those companies that want to change things, and then look at taxes and regulations to make more companies act.”

Certainly, there has been resistance from plastics firms to the bans. One UN delegate, who did not want to be named, stated that journalists in some countries were being paid by the plastics industry to write stories about job losses following the plastic bag ban. But they did not mention the jobs being created in alternatives, such as labour－intensive basketwork, which provides work for the rural poor. But some governments are standing firm, and the meeting has witnessed individual nations declaring tougher action against single－use plastic bags.

The UN's spokesman Sam Barratt told BBC News, “Of course we would have liked to have gone further, but this meeting's made real progress. There's now a sense of urgency and energy behind the issue that we haven't quite seen before. What is obvious, though, is that the UN can't solve this problem on its own. We need to do it in partnership with governments, businesses and even individuals.”

1.What can we know about the UN resolution on plastic waste?

A. Plastic waste should be banned on land too.

B. Plastic waste should be recycled by business.

C. The UN made exact time to stop it entering oceans.

D. The UN may make stricter policies in the future.

2.What can we infer from what Vidar Helgesen said?

A. Business doesn't see the problem of marine litter.

B. Fastest－growing marine litter is a new problem.

C. Governments should force companies to act by policy.

D. Most companies want to stop marine life from disappearing.

3.Why did some companies pay journalists to write articles about job losses?

A. To express their satisfaction with governments.

B. To struggle against the strict plastic bag ban.

C. To show difficulties in labour－intensive basketwork.

D. To make governments stand firm against plastic bags.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. The UN is committed to handling ocean plastic waste

B. The UN tries to protect the marine life

C. We should solve the plastic waste problem

D. We should ban plastic waste completely

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---How long has the United Nations ________?

--- ______1945.

A. come into existence; In          B. been in existence; Since

C. been in existence; From          D. come into existence; For

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The Chinese art of paper cutting has a long history. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has recognized the art, called Jianzhi, on its Intangible Cultural Heritage List(无形文化遗产). But Jianzhi is at risk of disappearing. Voyo Woo, a Chinese immigrant(移民) to the US, hopes to bring the art back to life.

Voyo Woo loves paper cutting. And she works hard to celebrate the ancient art form. On a recent Saturday, Ms. Woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington. She demonstrated the art for hours to crowds at the center.

Voyo Woo began to study the art of Jianzhi as a 14-year-old in her hometown in southeastern China. She says all the students at school had to learn the art. But she says she discovered a special love for it. So, her teacher gave her extra training after class. Later, she won second prize in a national painting and calligraphy competition. Ms. Woo came to the U.S. after she finished college in 2008. Soon after, she became involved in an event to support and expand understanding of Chinese paper cutting. She has been invited to demonstrate the art at a wide collection of events. She also has shown her skill at famous museums like the Smithsonian Institution’s Freer and Sackler art galleries in Washington. Ms. Woo says paper cutting represents Chinese cultural values, history and stories of people’s lives. She uses the art as a tool to present Chinese culture to people who know little about it.

Ms. Woo placed examples of her art around her as she demonstrated paper cutting at the shopping center. Some shoppers, like Ann Russ, took part in a workshop. Ms. Russ was struck by the finely detailed nature of the work. She said it put her at ease. Voyo Woo says Chinese art is for all people. “It is amazing how Chinese art can resonate, can echo with people from other cultural backgrounds.”

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A. Paper cutting is popular now in the US.

B. Jianzhi isn’t regarded as cultural heritage in the world.

C. Ms Woo hopes to make the art of Jianzhi come back to life.

D. Paper cutting has a long history in the US.

2.Ms Woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center to _________.

A. earn more money

B. do her job for the United Nations

C. celebrate an art festival

D. make paper cutting well-known

3.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. Ms Woo’s success as a paper cutting artist.

B. Ms Woo’s experience as a Jianzhi artist.

C. The story of Ms Woo and her teacher.

D. The school life of Ms Woo in China.

4.The events mentioned in Paragraph 3 are developed __________.

A. in order of time　　　 B. in order of space

C. by giving examples　　 D. by comparison(比较)

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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 Ghana 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.

31. What FAO official Hafez Ghana says implies ＿．

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

32. Ghana has reached the targets of hunger reduction mainly because of ＿．

A. the still high food prices

B. the donation of developed countries

C. the two targets of hunger reduction

D. the growth in agricultural production

33. 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

34. Which country has not made progress in hunger reduction?

A. North Korea    B. Thailand      C. Vietnam     D. Ghana

35. 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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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 Ghana 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 Ghana says implies _________.

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.Ghana has reached the targets of hunger reduction mainly because of ________.

A. the still high food prices               B. the donation of developed countries

C. the two targets of hunger reduction      D. the growth in agricultural production

3. 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

4. Which country has not made progress in hunger reduction?

A. North Korea          B. Thailand     C. Vietnam      D. Ghana

5.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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