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【题目】 How much do you know about the United Nations (UN)? In the UN, people from different countries and areas talk about global problems. What if you were one of them ? Model United Nations(模拟联合国), also known as Model UN or MUN, lets teenagers see what it’s like to work in the UN.

On July27, over 600 students took part in the China Daily 21 st Century Model United Nations Association in Hangzhou , Zhejiang. They talked about international trade (国际贸易), education and environmental protection .

It not only helps students learn more about the world, but also learn different skills. “From how to do research(研究), how to write and how to communicate to how to work in a team , it tests all areas.” said Chen Zhenkun , a dais head (主席) of the activity.

Do your research

Hu Wenxi, 17 , is from Zhejiang . She helped to prepare a presentation on radioactive wast(放射性废料) at the Hangzhou MUN. She read many English article about nuclear technology(核技术) online . “But at the meeting , I was surprised by others’ thought about this problem.” Hu said. “Even though I’ve done so much work, __________________.”

Learn new skills

Zhu Hangsheng, 13 from HongKong , learned how to write a position paper(立场文件) at this MUN. Over four days, he had to write a paper about the utilization of renewable marine resources(可再生海洋资源开发) . He worked until 2 am every night to write his paper. “Facing difficulties head-on helped me grow up quickly and get confidence,” he said.

Find a way to agree

“At the MUN, we need to learn to compromise.” Dai Muye said. The 16-year-old from Shenzhen was a Chinese representative(代表) at the MUN. Dai said his group spent many hours talking about international trade frictions(贸易摩擦). In the end , everyone took a step back and reached an agreement .

【1】The underlined word “compromise” in the last paragraph means “________” in Chinese .

A.妥协B.放弃C.争取D.对抗

【2】Which of the following sentences can be put in the “________”in the 4 th paragraph?

A.it works very badlyB.there is more radioactive

C.it’s still not enoughD.we prepared more and more

【3】The passage is written in a/an ________tone (语气) .

A.interestingB.unhappyC.seriousD.polite

【4】According to the passage , we can infer________.

A.at the MUN, not all the students to research.

B.the 600 students can find the best ways to solve the trade frictions.

C.it is much more difficult to learn our real world.

D.there are four skills for students learn at the MUN.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

本文讲述了模拟联合国，让青少年了解在联合国工作是什么样子的。7月27日，600多名学生参加了在浙江杭州举行的中国日报“21世纪模拟联合国协会”。他们讨论了国际贸易、教育和环境保护。它不仅帮助学生更多地了解世界，而且还学习不同的技能。

【1】词义猜测题。根据“In the end , everyone took a step back and reached an agreement .”可知最后，每个人都后退一步，达成了协议，可推测出该单词意思是“妥协”，故选A。

【2】推理判断题。根据“But at the meeting , I was surprised by others’ thought about this problem.”可知但在会上，我被其他人对这个问题的看法所震惊，可推测出尽管我做了这么多工作，所以此处用但还不是不够，故选C。

【3】推理判断题。根据“How much do you know about the United Nations (UN)? In the UN, people from different countries and areas talk about global problems.”可知你对联合国了解多少?在联合国，来自不同国家和地区的人们谈论全球问题，可推测出作者是用一种严肃的语气，故选C。

【4】推理判断题。根据“It not only helps students learn more about the world, but also learn different skills. ”可知它不仅帮助学生更多地了解世界，而且还学习不同的技能，再根据短文中的举三个人的例子可推测出并不是所有的学生都要研究，他们都有一些侧重的方面。故选A。