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The Neighborhood Watch" scheme all started a few years ago in the quiet village of Mollington after a number of burglaries in the village and the surrounding area．The villagers came up with the idea that they themselves could keep an eye on their neighbor's possessions while they were away on holiday．Since then, and with the support of the government and police, more than 50,000 "Neighborhood Watch" schemes have been set up all over the country．

The object of each "Watch" group is to reduce the opportunities that criminals have in any particular street or area．Each villager who is a member of the scheme will call the police whenever they see something suspicious．It is the police who actually check out each report and look into what is happening．Villagers who are part of the "Watch" are not supposed to act as police or put themselves in danger．

When a new Neighborhood Watch scheme is set up in an area, one benefit is that most burglars dare not take a chance of breaking into someone's house because they know that there is a high risk of being seen by neighbors keeping a looking-out．Burglars also know that people are more likely to have fitted good locks to their doors and windows．

Another benefit is that, since the "Neighbor Watch" scheme came into existence, there is growing evidence of a new community spirit．It is bringing people together as never before, and encouraging people to care for each other．New friendships are being made, and contact is often established with old people living on their own, who are often the most frightened and the most at risk．

63．The "Neighborhood Watch" scheme in Mollington was started __     ___.

       A．before any others in the country

       B．after 50,000 burglars in the area

       C．because some villagers wanted to go away for a holiday

       D．because the police could not protect people

64．When members of a "Watch" group see suspicious individuals, they  __     ___.

       A．contact the police                            B．try and frighten them away.

       C．try and arrest them                         D．call the other members

65．When a new "Watch" scheme starts in an area __

       A．people fit new locks to their doors and windows

       B．the police send fewer officers to the area

       C．villagers put signs on their doors

       D．Burglars are less likely to break into houses

66．Another benefit of "Watch" schemes is that __     ___.

       A．members of the "Watch" look after old people

       B．different kinds of people are attracted to live in the area

       C．people get to know each other better

       D．old people are no longer frightened of crime

67．In general, the author seems to think that  __     ___.

       A．it is hard to have any privacy in a "Neighbourhood Watch" area

       B．the police should do more to protect people

       C．"Watch" schemes are not very useful in reducing crime

       D．the "Neighbourhood Watch" schemes have been successful

Thursday, December 30, 2004 (New Delhi):

The international aid agency, Red Cross has warned that the toll（某事造成的损失） in the tsunami（海） disaster could go up to 1,00,000.

The official figures of those confirmed（被证实的） dead is 80,000. Of these Indonesia accounts for the most at 45,268, followed by Sri Lanka with the toll at 22,493.

As many as 6,974 people have been killed in India, with 1,829 dead in Thailand, 100 in Somalia, 90 in Myanmar, 67 in Maldives, 65 in Malaysia, 10 in Tanzania, three in Seychelles, two in Bangladesh and one person killed in Kenya.

Rising figures

According to unofficial estimates, the death toll（死亡人数）could be over 10,000 in India.

The hardest hit has been the Andaman and Nicobar islands, with over 3,000 dead.

Though the official government figure for Car Nicobar is 124, that number could go up dramatically with thousands more still missing.

In Tamil Nadu, according to official estimates, over 6000 are dead, with 3500 in Nagapattinam alone.

73. According to the news, the second largest number of those confirmed death is in ___ .

      A. Indonesia               B. Malaysia          C. Sri Lanka                D. Thailand

74. In this report, there are ____ countries suffering from this tsunami disaster.

      A. ten                         B. eleven                     C. twelve                    D. eight

75. Which of the following about the news is true?

     A. According to the official estimates, over 10,000 people died in this tsunami in India.

     B. According to the unofficial estimates, 100 people died in this tsunami in Somalia.

     C. According to the official estimates, 100,000 people died in this tsunami.

     D. According to the news, the death toll could go up in this tsunami.

If a noisy neighbor is blasting music at all hours of the day and night, drowning out your phone conversations and interrupting your sleep, you can call the police. But what is a whale to do?
Natural noise from waves, wind, rain and even earthquakes is common in oceans. Unfortunately, man-made noise from oil and gas drilling, sonar, and ships is also present.
Low frequency noise has doubled off the California coast every decade since the nineteen sixties. The main reasons are ships’ propellers(螺旋桨). They not only generate continuous low frequency sound, some propellers cavitate(形成气穴), which means they create air bubbles that collapse, creating loud popping sounds.
Whales use low frequency calls to communicate across thousands of miles of ocean. They are threatened by noise pollution because it can prevent them from contacting each other and from locating their foods. Endangered humpback and right whales, which use fibrous baleen to strain food from the water, are the most at risk.

Scientists studying right whales off Canada’s east coast have discovered that whales are sending louder calls through the water to make themselves heard. Because they invest more energy in making calls, they have less energy available for finding food and mating. Other scientists measuring whale calls against background noise pollution have discovered that right whales have lost about eighty percent of their normal communication area. This could seriously affect survival of this already threatened species.
Scientists don’t have badges and guns, but they are trying to correct the noise pollution problem. By tracking ships and marine mammals and understanding how noise travels, they are creating sound maps. They hope to get shipping lanes moved so that the noise pollution ships create will not overlap with areas most important to the whales.

71. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Whales are in danger because of the noise.　　　　　　

B. Noise pollution is affecting whales.

C. Natural noise is good for whales.　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. How to protect whales endangered.

72. The following statements are true EXCEPT ________.

A. You can call the police if you are disturbed by a noise neighbor

B. Low frequency noise has doubled off the Canadian coast every decade since 1960s.

C. Noise pollution can prevent whales from contacting each other and from locating prey.

D. Endangered humpback and right whales are the most at risk.

73. We can infer from the last paragraph that ________.

A. Some areas important to whales are overlapped with the ship lanes.

B. Scientists are creating the sound maps by tracking ships and marine mammals.

C. If scientists have guns, they can correct the noise pollution.

D. Scientists have worked out a plan to protect the whales.

74. According to scientists, ________.

A. Right whales off the Californian coast have been in danger because of the loss of the energy.

B. Right whales cannot find food and mate for they lose a lot of living area.

C. There are about 20% of the normal communication areas still available for the right whales.

D. The right whales always invest most of their energy for making calls.

75. According to the description of whales, we can know that ________.

A. The noise made by the ships has a bad effect on the area where whales live.

B. Whales can communicate with each other by diving into the deep water.

C. Whales cannot find mates because they don’t have enough energy.

D. The communication between whales is through low frequency calls