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　　Nearly 70 percent of the surface of the earth is covered by water, 1 the land we live 2 is rather 3 , only about 30 percent of the earth's surf ace.

　　The ocean water is 4 . The proportion of salt to water is one to twenty－nine.

　　In some of the 5 the proportion is larger. The Mediterranean is in the place 6 the weather is very hot. The sea loses, 7 water 8 the air but the salt 9 . The Mediterranean contains 37 to 39 parts of salt per thousand parts of water. 10 , the saltiest lake in the world is the Great Salt Lake in the USA. And the most 11 salt lake is the Dead Sea, in the Middle East.

　　How does the sea water 12 clean? The Sea － weeds 13 an important part in it. Various chemicals 14 by them can 15 the sea water clean.

　　Coral is very beautiful. But it only lives in the sea where the water is 16 . The depth of water should be 17 than 60 metres. Coral is not a plant. It is formed 18 the bones of very small sea animals. The 19 coral bed in the world is near the north － east coast of 20 . It is 2010 kilometres long.

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Directions; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note that there is one word more than you need．

A．survey      B．off          C．better      D．care     E．conducted

F．differed．   G．personal     H．prepared    I．contrast    J．differences,

GAN Xiaolin, 18, only gets half a day ____ school every week since the Hubei student started senior high school．Every day, he takes core （核心的） courses from 7:10 am to 10:30 pm．

Sometimes, Gan feels extremely stressed from the heavy workload．But he hopes that his three

years of hard work toward the college entrance examination will change his life for the __．

Gan is a typical Chinese student, as shown m a recently released survey．The new survey, which was ____ by the China Youth and Children Research Center and other foreign institutions, polled（調(diào)整） about 4,000 high school and vocational school students in China, Japan, the United States and South Korea．

The five biggest frustrations listed by all the young people were: an over-busy school life, an empty___ life, dissatisfaction with their appearance, a lack of time for exercise and friends, and no spare money．

Although some of the teenage problems were y-niversai, there were big _ __ between the students when it came to the time they spent on sehoolwork．

For example, Chinese students spent the most time at school and on homework．Nearly 80 percent of them spent at least eight hours a week in school, and 56．7 percent spent two or more hours on their homework．By_, only about 25 percent of US students, 20,5 percent of Japanese students, and 15 percent of Korean students had more than two hours of homework each night．

The responses from the Chinese students also __ significantly from their peers （同齡人）

in the other three countries when asked about their life goals．

Only 16．7 percent of Chinese students said that they didn't ___ much about their future, while the figure for that category was 72．4 percent for US students, 59．1 percent for the Japanese and 58．2 percent for the South Koreans．The _ found that Chinese students were more motivated than the other students to work hard for a better life．

The weight-loss world is full of assertions①, rarely proved, that some pill can help you “burn calories while you sleep.” But a recent Dutch study reports that it can be done – simply by eating more lean protein②.

Researchers report for the first time that consuming nearly a third of daily calories as lean protein – for example, lean meats without the skin – speeds up a person’s metabolism③ during sleep and that higher protein intake increases the burning of calories and fat during the day. Plus, when the study’s participants, who were all women of healthy weight, ate more protein, they felt fuller, more satisfied and less hungry than when they consumed a diet with the amount of protein, about 10 percent of calories.

The findings suggest that adding lean protein to your daily food “enables you to reach the same level of satiety④ that you are used to with about 80 percent of your normal energy intake,” notes Margriet Westerterp-Plantenga. “That means you can eat about 20 percent less and still have the same satiety.”

What gives protein its caloric edge? It’s more difficult for the body to metabolize protein than either fat or carbohydrates⑤. The body also doesn’t store protein as efficiently as it does carbohydrates or fat. So protein is more likely to be burned and that in turn requires more oxygen and helps you feel satisfied in the hours after eating.

But the latest findings don’t mean it’s time to dust off those high-protein diet books. The current study limited fat to about 30 percent of daily calories, and included 40 percent of calories as healthy carbohydrates, including fruit and vegetables. For example, lunch included bread, soy milk, fruit yogurt, tuna in water, tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese and salad dressing.

1. According the first paragraph, we know that ______.

  A. there’re few studies on weight-loss in the world

B. many studies on weight-loss only cheat customers

C. only few studies are useful for weight-loss

D. there’re few studies about lean protein

2. According to the passage, lean protein can help burn calories while you sleep because ______.

  A. it can slow down a person’s metabolism       B. it’s difficult for the body to metabolize

  C. it will not make you feel full                D. it’s easy to be stored in the body

3. The underlined phrase “dust off” in the last paragraph means ______.

   A. get rid of      B. put away      C. get ready to rewrite      D. get ready to reuse

4. The passage is mainly to tell readers ______.

  A. there is a good diet for weight-losers

B. you can burn your calories in your sleep

  C. high-protein diet books will be popular

D. choosing right food is of great use

Burn Calories in Your Sleep?
The weight-loss world is full of assertions（斷言）, rarely proved, that some pill can help you “burn calories while you sleep.” But a recent Dutch study reports that it can be done – simply by eating more lean protein（無脂肪蛋白質(zhì)）.
Researchers report for the first time that consuming nearly a third of daily calories as lean protein – for example, lean meats without the skin – speeds up a person’s metabolism（新陳代謝） during sleep and that higher protein intake increases the burning of calories and fat during the day. Plus, when the study’s participants, who were all women of healthy weight, ate more protein, they felt fuller, more satisfied and less hungry than when they consumed a diet with the amount of protein, about 10 percent of calories.
The findings suggest that adding lean protein to your daily food “enables you to reach the same level of satiety（過飽）that you are used to with about 80 percent of your normal energy intake,” notes Margriet Westerterp-Plantenga. “That means you can eat about 20 percent less and still have the same satiety.”
What gives protein its caloric edge? It’s more difficult for the body to metabolize protein than either fat or carbohydrates（糖類）. The body also doesn’t store protein as efficiently as it does carbohydrates or fat. So protein is more likely to be burned and that in turn requires more oxygen and helps you feel satisfied in the hours after eating.
But the latest findings don’t mean it’s time to dust off those high-protein diet books. The current study limited fat to about 30 percent of daily calories, and included 40 percent of calories as healthy carbohydrates, including fruit and vegetables. For example, lunch included bread, soy milk, fruit yogurt, tuna in water, tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese and salad dressing.
54. According the first paragraph, we know that ______.
A. there’re few studies on weight-loss in the world
B. many studies on weight-loss only cheat customers
C. only few studies are useful for weight-loss
D. there’re few studies about lean protein
55. According to the passage, lean protein can help burn calories while you sleep because ______.
A.it can slow down a person’s metabolism   
B. it’s difficult for the body to metabolize
C.it will not make you feel full  
D. it’s easy to be stored in the body
56. The underlined phrase “dust off” in the last paragraph means ______.
A. get rid of                   B. put away     
C. get ready to rewrite          D. get ready to reuse
57. The passage is mainly to tell readers ______.
A. there is a good diet for weight-losers
B. you can burn your calories in your sleep
C. high-protein diet books will be popular
D. choosing right food is of great use

Directions; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note that there is one word more than you need．

A．survey      B．off          C．better      D．care     E．conducted

F．differed．   G．personal     H．prepared    I．contrast    J．differences,

GAN Xiaolin, 18, only gets half a day __1.__ school every week since the Hubei student started senior high school．Every day, he takes core （核心的） courses from 7:10 am to 10:30 pm．

Sometimes, Gan feels extremely stressed from the heavy workload．But he hopes that his three

years of hard work toward the college entrance examination will change his life for the _2._．

Gan is a typical Chinese student, as shown m a recently released survey．The new survey, which was __3.__ by the China Youth and Children Research Center and other foreign institutions, polled（調(diào)整） about 4,000 high school and vocational school students in China, Japan, the United States and South Korea．

The five biggest frustrations listed by all the young people were: an over-busy school life, an empty_4.__ life, dissatisfaction with their appearance, a lack of time for exercise and friends, and no spare money．

Although some of the teenage problems were y-niversai, there were big _ _5._ between the students when it came to the time they spent on sehoolwork．

For example, Chinese students spent the most time at school and on homework．Nearly 80 percent of them spent at least eight hours a week in school, and 56．7 percent spent two or more hours on their homework．By_6., only about 25 percent of US students, 20,5 percent of Japanese students, and 15 percent of Korean students had more than two hours of homework each night．

The responses from the Chinese students also _7._ significantly from their peers （同齡人）

in the other three countries when asked about their life goals．

Only 16．7 percent of Chinese students said that they didn't __8._ much about their future, while the figure for that category was 72．4 percent for US students, 59．1 percent for the Japanese and 58．2 percent for the South Koreans．The _9. found that Chinese students were more motivated than the other students to work hard for a better life．

III.  Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
People with a positive attitude toward aging can adjust very well when individual circumstances change. Their positive outlook allows them to   50   to the inevitable physical and biochemical changes of the body that are associated with the natural   51   of aging. With a healthy outlook on the golden years, even unpredictable setbacks and disabilities can be managed   52  .
Individual genetic makeup (基因構(gòu)造) explains the great   53   in the aging rate. Some seniors experience more challenges than others of the same age, and some seniors continue to function better than many younger people. But genetics only   54   about 30 percent of aging. Most of the changes we associate with age   55   factors such as diet and exercise habits; lifestyle issues, including over   56   of alcohol and tobacco, and psychological traits.
We can make healthy lifestyle choices by staying   57   both physically and mentally and by   58   a healthy diet. Some of the setbacks associated with advancing age such as   59   eyesight, loss of hearing, forgetfulness, weakness can be forestalled with some active intervention（干預(yù)）.
Growing older does not always mean you see poorly. Many older people have   60   good eyesight well into their eighties and beyond. However, the single greatest contributor to vision loss is a lifetime of   61   to damaging ultraviolet (紫外線) radiation in sunlight.
Carotenoids（類胡蘿卜素）, a nutrient found in brightly colored vegetables and fruits, are powerful protectors against free-radical damage. Research shows that simply eating leafy greens and other foods rich in these protective nutrients can   62   vision loss.
Problems with hearing can create   63   and insecurity in later years. One of the major causes of age-related hearing loss is damage to the hair cells in the inner ear that transmit sounds to the brain. These hair cells and their nerve endings can be damaged by infections, genetic diseases, or treatment with certain drugs. The most common cause,   64  , is loud noise.
50.   A. stick                B. devote               C. adapt                D. lead
51.   A. progress            B. process              C. program            D. project
52.   A. successfully       B. purposefully      C. unwillingly        D. carefully
53.   A. surprise             B. variation           C. increase             D. possibility
54.   A. relies on            B. accounts for       C. results from              D. lies in
55.   A. involve in         B. relate to            C. combine with     D. substitute for
56.   A. reputation         B. enjoyment               C. consumption      D. encouragement
57.   A. active               B. calm                 C. efficient            D. diligent
58.   A. maintaining              B. feeding             C. surviving           D. controlling
59.   A. keen                B. failing               C. sharp                D. remote
60.   A. generally           B. frequently         C. relatively           D. occasionally
61.   A. contribution      B. introduction       C. explanation        D. exposure
62.   A. cure                  B. relieve                     C. reduce               D. suffer
63.   A. communication  B. isolation            C. competition              D. occupation
64.   A. therefore           B. otherwise          C. moreover          D. however

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　　Sydney, on the east coast, is Australia's largest city and the capital of New South Wales. 1 on January 26, 1788, it was the first European 2 in the country. The city's natural deepwater harbour is one of the world's finest. It is 3 Australia's leading seaport. Many people enjoy 4 , and the harbour is 5 with boats. A huge single arch bridge extends 6 the harbour. 7 the time it was built in 1932, this famous bridge 8 Sydney's landmark. Sydney is the 9 and business centre of Australia. Its factories turn 10 about 30 percent of the country's entire production. 11 one of its proudest things is 12 , practically, anything on sale 13 else in the world can also be 14 in Sydney. From the 15 , Sydney looks like a city of red roofs. Almost all of the older 16 have roofs made of terra-cotta tile (琉璃瓦). The business district is an interesting 17 of old and new. Many buildings, 18 the State Parliament House and St. James Church, are reminders (紀念物) of the 19th century. 19 office and apartment buildings made 20 concrete (水泥) and glass are rapidly 21 some of the older constructions. 22 the skyscrapers (摩天大夏), the city also has many 23 parks and gardens. The Sydney Opera House, 24 in 1993, is strikingly modern in both 25 and structure.

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People with a positive attitude toward aging can adjust very well when individual circumstances change. Their positive outlook allows them to   50   to the inevitable physical and biochemical changes of the body that are associated with the natural   51   of aging. With a healthy outlook on the golden years, even unpredictable setbacks and disabilities can be managed   52  .

Individual genetic makeup (基因構(gòu)造) explains the great   53   in the aging rate. Some seniors experience more challenges than others of the same age, and some seniors continue to function better than many younger people. But genetics only   54   about 30 percent of aging. Most of the changes we associate with age   55   factors such as diet and exercise habits; lifestyle issues, including over   56   of alcohol and tobacco, and psychological traits.

We can make healthy lifestyle choices by staying   57   both physically and mentally and by   58   a healthy diet. Some of the setbacks associated with advancing age such as   59   eyesight, loss of hearing, forgetfulness, weakness can be forestalled with some active intervention（干預(yù)）.

Growing older does not always mean you see poorly. Many older people have   60   good eyesight well into their eighties and beyond. However, the single greatest contributor to vision loss is a lifetime of   61   to damaging ultraviolet (紫外線) radiation in sunlight.

Carotenoids（類胡蘿卜素）, a nutrient found in brightly colored vegetables and fruits, are powerful protectors against free-radical damage. Research shows that simply eating leafy greens and other foods rich in these protective nutrients can   62   vision loss.

Problems with hearing can create   63   and insecurity in later years. One of the major causes of age-related hearing loss is damage to the hair cells in the inner ear that transmit sounds to the brain. These hair cells and their nerve endings can be damaged by infections, genetic diseases, or treatment with certain drugs. The most common cause,   64  , is loud noise.

50.   A. stick                B. devote               C. adapt                D. lead

51.   A. progress            B. process              C. program            D. project

52.   A. successfully       B. purposefully      C. unwillingly        D. carefully

53.   A. surprise             B. variation           C. increase             D. possibility

54.   A. relies on            B. accounts for       C. results from              D. lies in

55.   A. involve in         B. relate to            C. combine with     D. substitute for

56.   A. reputation         B. enjoyment               C. consumption      D. encouragement

57.   A. active               B. calm                 C. efficient            D. diligent

58.   A. maintaining              B. feeding             C. surviving           D. controlling

59.   A. keen                B. failing               C. sharp                D. remote

60.   A. generally           B. frequently         C. relatively           D. occasionally

61.   A. contribution      B. introduction       C. explanation        D. exposure

62.   A. cure                  B. relieve                     C. reduce               D. suffer

63.   A. communication  B. isolation            C. competition              D. occupation

64.   A. therefore           B. otherwise          C. moreover          D. however

III.  Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

People with a positive attitude toward aging can adjust very well when individual circumstances change. Their positive outlook allows them to   50   to the inevitable physical and biochemical changes of the body that are associated with the natural   51   of aging. With a healthy outlook on the golden years, even unpredictable setbacks and disabilities can be managed   52  .

Individual genetic makeup (基因構(gòu)造) explains the great   53   in the aging rate. Some seniors experience more challenges than others of the same age, and some seniors continue to function better than many younger people. But genetics only   54   about 30 percent of aging. Most of the changes we associate with age   55   factors such as diet and exercise habits; lifestyle issues, including over   56   of alcohol and tobacco, and psychological traits.

We can make healthy lifestyle choices by staying   57   both physically and mentally and by   58   a healthy diet. Some of the setbacks associated with advancing age such as   59   eyesight, loss of hearing, forgetfulness, weakness can be forestalled with some active intervention（干預(yù)）.

Growing older does not always mean you see poorly. Many older people have   60   good eyesight well into their eighties and beyond. However, the single greatest contributor to vision loss is a lifetime of   61   to damaging ultraviolet (紫外線) radiation in sunlight.

Carotenoids（類胡蘿卜素）, a nutrient found in brightly colored vegetables and fruits, are powerful protectors against free-radical damage. Research shows that simply eating leafy greens and other foods rich in these protective nutrients can   62   vision loss.

Problems with hearing can create   63   and insecurity in later years. One of the major causes of age-related hearing loss is damage to the hair cells in the inner ear that transmit sounds to the brain. These hair cells and their nerve endings can be damaged by infections, genetic diseases, or treatment with certain drugs. The most common cause,   64  , is loud noise.

50.   A. stick                B. devote               C. adapt                D. lead

51.   A. progress            B. process              C. program            D. project

52.   A. successfully       B. purposefully      C. unwillingly        D. carefully

53.   A. surprise             B. variation           C. increase             D. possibility

54.   A. relies on            B. accounts for       C. results from              D. lies in

55.   A. involve in         B. relate to            C. combine with     D. substitute for

56.   A. reputation         B. enjoyment               C. consumption      D. encouragement

57.   A. active               B. calm                 C. efficient            D. diligent

58.   A. maintaining              B. feeding             C. surviving           D. controlling

59.   A. keen                B. failing               C. sharp                D. remote

60.   A. generally           B. frequently         C. relatively           D. occasionally

61.   A. contribution      B. introduction       C. explanation        D. exposure

62.   A. cure                  B. relieve                     C. reduce               D. suffer

63.   A. communication  B. isolation            C. competition              D. occupation

64.   A. therefore           B. otherwise          C. moreover          D. however

Burn Calories in Your Sleep?

The weight-loss world is full of assertions（斷言）, rarely proved, that some pill can help you “burn calories while you sleep.” But a recent Dutch study reports that it can be done – simply by eating more lean protein（無脂肪蛋白質(zhì)）.

Researchers report for the first time that consuming nearly a third of daily calories as lean protein – for example, lean meats without the skin – speeds up a person’s metabolism（新陳代謝） during sleep and that higher protein intake increases the burning of calories and fat during the day. Plus, when the study’s participants, who were all women of healthy weight, ate more protein, they felt fuller, more satisfied and less hungry than when they consumed a diet with the amount of protein, about 10 percent of calories.

The findings suggest that adding lean protein to your daily food “enables you to reach the same level of satiety（過飽）that you are used to with about 80 percent of your normal energy intake,” notes Margriet Westerterp-Plantenga. “That means you can eat about 20 percent less and still have the same satiety.”

What gives protein its caloric edge? It’s more difficult for the body to metabolize protein than either fat or carbohydrates（糖類）. The body also doesn’t store protein as efficiently as it does carbohydrates or fat. So protein is more likely to be burned and that in turn requires more oxygen and helps you feel satisfied in the hours after eating.

But the latest findings don’t mean it’s time to dust off those high-protein diet books. The current study limited fat to about 30 percent of daily calories, and included 40 percent of calories as healthy carbohydrates, including fruit and vegetables. For example, lunch included bread, soy milk, fruit yogurt, tuna in water, tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese and salad dressing.

54. According the first paragraph, we know that ______.

  A. there’re few studies on weight-loss in the world

B. many studies on weight-loss only cheat customers

C. only few studies are useful for weight-loss

D. there’re few studies about lean protein

55. According to the passage, lean protein can help burn calories while you sleep because ______.

A.it can slow down a person’s metabolism   

B. it’s difficult for the body to metabolize

C.it will not make you feel full  

D. it’s easy to be stored in the body

56. The underlined phrase “dust off” in the last paragraph means ______.

  A. get rid of                   B. put away     

C. get ready to rewrite          D. get ready to reuse

57. The passage is mainly to tell readers ______.

  A. there is a good diet for weight-losers

B. you can burn your calories in your sleep

  C. high-protein diet books will be popular

D. choosing right food is of great use

What causes traffic jams? That’s easy: too many cars. No, wrong. Think again. What causes much of the jamming on our streets are traffic lights.

Think of all the hours in your life wasted as your car journey is stopped by lights to let non-existent traffic through, and then ask yourself this: who is the better judge of when it’s safe to go-you, the driver at the time and the place, or lights programmed by an absent regulator (控制器) ? Traffic lights exist as a “ease” for a man-made problem—the priority rule(優(yōu)先通行法則).

This rule gives superior rights on main-road traffic at the expense of minor-road traffic and pedestrians. To interrupt the priority streams, lights are “needed”.

Before 1929 when the priority rule came into force, a sort of first-come, first-served rule had been common. All road users had equal rights, so a motorist arriving at a crossing gave way to anyone who had arrived first. Motorists had a simple responsibility for avoiding accident, and a duty of care to other road users.

  In other walks of life the common-law principle of single queuing applies, but the law of the road, based on the priority rule that licenses queue-jumping and bad temper, creates battlegrounds where we have to fight for gaps and green time.

But when lights are out of action-when we’re free of outer controls and allowed to use our own judgment-harmonious attitudes become common. We approach slowly and find our way in turn. People are kind to each other, but when lights start working, traffic jams return.

The traffic lights encourage us to take our eyes off the road to watch the signals, rather than do the safer thing: weigh up what other motorists, cyclists or pedestrians are intending to do.

Not only do traffic lights help to lengthen journeys pointlessly, but also the UK’s large number of 24-hour traffic lights amounts to GPH(嚴重的全球性危害). About 30 percent of our CO2 output is from traffic. Professor David Hegg, the influential transport expert, admits that 40 percent of that comes from traffic: waiting. Every litre of fuel burnt produces 2.4 kg of our CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Multiply the minutes of forced waiting at controlled lights by the hours in the day and night, by the days in the year, by the number of vehicles, and the environmental effect becomes clear.

1．In the writer’s opinion,         are the better judges to decide when it’s safe to drive through.

       A．traffic lights         B．pedestrians          C．policemen            D．drivers

2．Before 1929,         .

       A．the priority rule started to be in use

       B．the pedestrians often gave way to motorists

       C．the motorists often gave way to the pedestrians

       D．whoever came to the crossing first had the right to go past first

3．In the passage, the writer seems to disagree with          .

       A．the law of road based on the priority rule

       B．the equal rights shared by all road users

       C．the common law of single queuing

       D．the first-come, first-served rule

4．In the last paragraph, we can learn          .

       A．traffic lights make the journey shorter

       B．the number of the cars should be lessened

       C．traffic lights help to worsen the environment

       D．40% of the CO₂output is from the traffic waiting

5．The purpose of the passage is to           .

       A．call out to stop the traffic lights

       B．complain about the heavy traffic

       C．explain how cars pollute the environment

       D．call on drivers to give way to other road users

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note that there is one word more than you need．

GAN Xiaolin, 18, only gets half a day __1__ school every week since the Hubei student started senior high school．Every day, he takes core （核心的） courses from 7:10 am to 10:30 pm．

Sometimes, Gan feels extremely stressed from the heavy workload．But he hopes that his three years of hard work toward the college entrance examination will change his life for the _2_．

Gan is a typical Chinese student, as shown in a recently released survey．The new survey, which was __3__ by the China Youth and Children Research Center and other foreign institutions, polled（調(diào)查） about 4,000 high school and vocational school students in China, Japan, the United States and South Korea．

The five biggest frustrations listed by all the young people were: an over-busy school life, an empty_4__ life, dissatisfaction with their appearance, a lack of time for exercise and friends, and no spare money．

Although some of the teenage problems were universal, there were big _ _5_ between the students when it came to the time they spent on schoolwork．

For example, Chinese students spent the most time at school and on homework．Nearly 80 percent of them spent at least eight hours a week in school, and 56．7 percent spent two or more hours on their homework．By_6_, only about 25 percent of US students, 20.5 percent of Japanese students, and 15 percent of Korean students had more than two hours of homework each night．

The responses from the Chinese students also __7__ significantly from their peers （同齡人）in the other three countries when asked about their life goals．

Only 16．7 percent of Chinese students said that they didn't __8__ much about their future, while the figure for that category was 72．4 percent for US students, 59．1 percent for the Japanese and 58．2 percent for the South Koreans．The _9_ found that Chinese students were more motivated than the other students to work hard for a better life．

Some kids don't use alcohol. If the statistics are correct, about 30 percent of high school seniors don't use alcohol, and an even higher percentage of younger kids are abstinent (節(jié)制的). What helps promote abstinence? Research indicates that kids are less likely to engage in under age drinking when some or several of the following conditions exist:

1．Role modelling: Parents who do not drink or drink only a little have a stronger influence on their teens and serve as good models.

2．Monitoring: Teens who are guided in positive structure of their time and home environment are less likely to be bored and left alone to make their own decisions. High-risk situations are more readily recognized by parents and acted upon before they become serious problem.

3．Supervision (管理): Parents who stay actively involved with their children, showing interest in their activities and participate when possible, earn the respect and appreciation of their children. They also understand their children better and can identify danger signals more quickly.

4．Communication: Children benefit from healthy, open communication with their parents and other significant adults. Failure to communicate leaves children isolated. Parents who listen as well as speak――and when they speak, do so with respect and kindness, instead of ordering- -have a stronger rapport (親善) with their children.

5．School support: Failure in school damages self-esteem and is one of the biggest contributors to child delinquency (犯罪). When school administer programmes that are child-sensitive, this helps children to be successful in school. A strength-based approach, gives children a better chance of maintaining interest and motivation.

45．Which is NOT the reason of children being away of drinking?

       A．Supervision.                                  B．Communication.

       C．Good Relationship.                         D．School support.

46．Monitoring is important because   ____.

       A．teenagers are forbidden to make their own decisions

       B．teenagers are seldom left alone to be bored or annoyed

       C．parents never allowed teenagers to go high-risk areas

       D．problems are usually recognised and solved before they become serious

47．We call conclude from the last but one paragraph that ______.

A．children who know how to communicate with adults are usually abstinent

B．children who fail to communicate with their parents are lonely

C．when communicating with their children, parents should learn to teach

D．when communicating with parents, children should learn to listen and obey

48．What is the best title for this passage?

       A．Tips on How to Educating Children      B．What Helps Promote Abstinence?

       C．Drinking is Bad for Your Children        D．Better to Prevent Children From Drinking

GUANGZHOU－Guangzhou is using a variety of high-tech measures to ensure air quality is up to scratch（達到標準）for the upcoming Asian Games.

As of September 1, owners of large-sized vehicles, such as limousines, are ordered to use the highest national standard of gasoline, which pollutes less.

The city’s environmental protection bureau（環(huán)保局）has set up 29 checkpoints to monitor automobile emissions along with four mobile units. Since August 1, the bureau has also carried out checks on vehicles’ emission control systems to make sure they are working correctly.

About 30 percent of the total 9,300 government cars and the city’s police officers’ cars will be off the road from October 12 to December 22, in order to decrease pollution emissions, said Li Zhuo, director of the motor pollution control office, Guangzhou environmental protection bureau.

Meanwhile, all construction sites in the city, except those with special authorization, will be asked to stop building from the end of September to the end of December, said Zhang Guangning, secretary of Guangzhou Party committee.

In November, the city usually registers its worst air quality due to the colder weather, which makes it more difficult to monitor pollution.

Jian Jianyang, director of the pollution control division at the environmental protection bureau, said factories that pollute excessively will have to limit their production during the Games and will not be allowed to return to normal production levels until December 20.

Guangzhou began to look into improving its air quality after it won its bid to host the 16th Asian Games in July 2004.

“It’s not just an emergency package to limit the air pollution,” said Jian. “It’s a long –term measure and we see the Games as an opportunity to achieve it quicker.”

72. The following are measures to reduce pollution EXCEPT________.

   A. about 30 percent of the government cars and the city’s police officers’ car will be off the road from October 12 to December 22

B. all construction sites in the city will be asked to shop building from the end of September to the end of December

C. Factories that pollute excessively will have to limit their production during the Games

D. As of September 1, owners of large-sized vehicles, such as limousines, are ordered to use the highest national standard of gasoline.

73. In which season is the air quality worst in Guangzhou?ks5u

   A. Spring.                      B. Summer.                  C. Fall.                        D. Winter.

74. Which of the following statements about the measures to reduce pollution is TRUE?

   A. The measures are to improve the air quality.

B. The measures are only to meet the Asian Games on the way.

C. The task to reduce pollution is an emergency one.

D. Guangzhou won’t take the measures without the Asian Games.

75. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “monitor” in the third paragraph?

   A. check                       B. investigate               C. search                            D. test