第三篇
Everyone wants the best for a baby. A mother wants her baby to have the best in the way of food, toys, clothing and equipment. Her value judgements on prices may go wrong when it comes to buying for a baby, particularly the first one. Factory producers and advertisers recognize this, and exploit1 it to the full. Far more is spent in buying push-chairs, special milk, and special powders for small babies than is necessary.
The child himself watches television, a particularly strong influence on Small children. Looking at them as they watch television, and then watching them react to products afterwards, suggests that young children accept the television advertisements as well as the guidance offered by children s programmes , and find both equally attractive. The child comes early in life to the feeling widespread in this country that if something is said on television it must be true.
For this reason much Christmas gift advertising2, and advertising for sweets, food and washing powders, is specially3 designed for children because of the effect their repeated nagging4 can have on their mothers. By exercising in this way they become consumers at an early age and as a result, with present-day pressures, choosing and buying goods and services will remain an important part of their future lives
64. According to the writer, a mother spends more than necessary on___________.
Christmas advertising
special powders
television
sweets
65. The underlined word "nagging" most probably means____________.
repeated demands
baby powders
TV services
children s programmes
66. Which of the following statements is best supported by the text?
Children like both TV advertisements and children s programmes.
TV programmes often advertise the best products for children.
Mothers encourage children to buy products advertised on TV.
TV advertisements provide the best advice to choose gifts.
67. The best title for the text could be____________.
Mothers and babies
Children as consumers
Giving the best to babies
Choosing goods for children
第四篇
The number of people in the world is growing. By the year 2,000 world population is expected to grow to 6.2 billion. The fastest growth is in developing countries, where there is already a shortage of food, housing5, and jobs. Africa is the fastest-growing part of the world. In Kenya, for example, the population will increase 10 times in the next 80 years.
In Asia, a few countries have begun to reduce their population growth slowly, china still makes up about 21% of the world s population, but it has greatly slowed down its rate of growth. It is now growing at a rate of only 0.8% per year. In India, however, the population continues to grow, and it is expected to be even larger than the Chinese population by the year 2040.The population in India is growing three times faster than in Australia, Japan, and the developed countries in Europe. In fact, European people are more worried about population decreasethan increase. Eastern European countries are growing at a rate of only about 1%.
The best news is that, in general, population growth has slowed down from 2.08% in 1970 to 1.6% in 1985. At the present rate, the earliest that the world could reach zero population growth is 2040. At that time, there will probably be about 8 billion people in the world. It is possible, though, that the population might not really stop growing until much later. With people living longer, the number of elderly will have grown by 15% by that time. Nearly half of the world s population will be living in cities. This is a situation that could cause a long list of other problems including pollution and a lack of food, water, housing, and jobs.
68. Which of the following is the best title for the text?
Decrease of World Population
Population Growth Has Stopped
World Population—A Look Into the Future
China s Population—One Fifth of the World Population
69. Among all the countries mentioned in the text, the one with the highest growth rate is_______.
India
China
Japan
Kenya
70. People in European countries are more concerned about the fact that__________.
they do not have enough jobs for people
many people from the countryside come to live in the cities
the population in developing countries is not decreasing
their populations are falling
71. Which of the following facts is best supported by the text?
There will be a number of problems in cities in the future.
The world population will stop growing in 2040.
15 percent of the world population will be elderly people.
Kenya will have the biggest population in the world.
第五篇FILM PREVIEWS
In the Line of Fire
After his Oscar success as an aging cowboy in Unforgotten, Clint Eastwood plays an aging secret-service man in this action movie. He is Frank6 Horrigan, a devoted7 citizen who has strong love for his country and who believes that he was responsible for the death of John F. Kennedy in 1963. When a madman, played by John Malkovich , says that he will kill the present President. Horrigan is given the chance to redeem8 himself.
Sleepless9 in Seattle
A very interesting film from Nora Ephron , the writer-director of When Harry10 Met Sally. One Christmas, a little boy, who has just lost his mother, calls a national radio station to find a new wife for his dad, played by Tom Hanks. When a radio-reporter hears the program, she is sure that she has found the man of her dream and spends the rest of the film in an eager search for him.
The Firm
Tom Cruise11 plays a young lawyer, Mitch McDeere, who finds out that several members of his new law firm have died. When an FBI man finds out that the firm is run by the Mafia , Mitch is offered a job as an undercover agent, who will pretend to work for one side while working for another. However, he refuses and thinks up a way neither to follow the FBI nor the Mafia. This is Tom Cruise acting12 the part he knows best— "The Great American Individual".
72. Who plays the major part in the Line of Fire?
Frank Horrigan.
Clint Eastwood.
John Kennedy.
John Malkovich.
73. The underlined word "redeem" probably means
to show one s skills and bravery
to test one s ability through a task
to protect someone from being killed
to make up for a mistake made before
74. We can learn from the second part of the text that Nora Ephron
worked for a radio station
borrowed Sleepless in Seattle
directed When Harry Met Sally
acted the main part in Sleepless in Seattle
75. By the last sentence; the writer means that Tom Cruise
is great American individual
likes the part of Mitch McDeere
is at his best when playing this kind of role
admires the spirit of American individualism
