66. The children feel free in the program because______.

A.they can design future buildings themselves　

B.they have new ideas and rich imagination

C.they are given enough time to design models　

D.they need not worry about making mistakes

答案　 63.C　 64.D　 65.C　 66.D

Passage 116

(05·重庆D篇)

Everyone should visit a lighthouse at least once.

The most important reason for such a visit is to realize how our ancestors (祖先) battled nature with the basic tools they had. "They had only basic ways of creating light, and yet they found a way of using this simple technology in isolated(孤零零的) places to save ships from hitting rocks.

Secondly, visiting lighthouses will help us to understand the lives of lighthouse keepers. By their very nature, lighthouses were built on some rocks or cliffs. Thus, the lighthouse keepers often lived lonely lives. To walk around their small home and imagine the angry storm outside beating against the walls, is to take a step towards understanding the lives they had.

The reasons for a visit to a lighthouse are not all so backward-looking in time. It is true that lighthouses were built in out-of-the-way places. But on a pleasant sunny summer day, this very isolation has a natural beauty that many people will love to experience. Therefore, with the gentle waves touching all round the lighthouse, the visitor is likely to think it 13 a world preferable to the busy and noisy modem life.

Another reason for considering a visit is that the lighthouses themselves can be very attractive buildings. Mankind could often not be content just to put up a basic structure, but felt the need, even in such an isolated place, to build with an artistic touch. The result is a view for tired eyes to enjoy.

Finally, lighthouses have a romantic attraction, summed up by the image of the oil-skin coaled keeper climbing his winding stairs to take care of the light to warn ships and save lives,

65. Who is the designer of the program?

A. An official.　　 B. An architect.　　　　 C. A teacher.　 D. A scientist.

64. An architect pays a weekly visit to the classroom ______.

A. to find out kids' creative ideas　　　　　　 B. to discuss with the teacher

C. to give children lectures　　　　　　　　 D. to help kids with their program

63. The Program is designed _____.

A. to direct kids to build solar collectors　　　　　

B. to train young scientists for city planning

C. to develop children's problem-solving abilities　

D. to help young architects know more about designing

75. What information will probably be provided following the last paragraph?

　 A. A variety of companies and their worldwide operation.

　 B. A list of nonprofit water organizations to make contact with.

　 C. Some ways to get financial aids from U.S. Congress.

　 D. A few water resources exploited by some world-famous organizations.

答案　 72.D　 73.A　 74.C　 75.B

Passage 115

(05·重庆C篇)

"My kids really understand solar and earth-heat energy," says a second-grade teacher in Saugus, California. "Some of them are building solar collectors for their energy course. ” These young scientists are part of City Building Educational Program (CBEP), a particular program for kindergarten through twelfth grade that uses the stages of city planning to teach basic reading, writing and math skills, and more.

The children don't just plan any city. They map and analyze (分析) the housing, energy, and transportation requirements of their own district and foretell its needs in 100 years. With the aid of an architect ( 建筑师) who visits the classroom once a week, they invent new ways to meet these needs and build models of their creations. " Designing buildings of the future gives children a lot of freedom," says the teacher who developed this program. "They are able to use their own rich imagination and inventions without fear of blame, because there are no wrong answers in a future context. In fact, as the class enters the final model-building stage of the program, an elected ‘ official’ and ‘ planning group’ make all the design decisions for the model city, and the teacher steps back and becomes an adviser. "

CBEP is a set of activities, games and imitations that teach the basic steps necessary for problem-solving: observing, analyzing, working out possible answers, and judging them based on the children's own standards.　　　　　　　

74. The main purpose of the passage is to call on people to _________.

　 A. get rid of water-related diseases in developing countries

　 B. donate money to people short of water through religious groups

　 C. fight against the worldwide water shortage and sanitation problem

　 D. take joint action in support of some nonprofit water organizations

73. The intended readers of the passage are________.

A. Americans　　　　　　　　　　　 B. overseas sponsors

C. Congressmen　　　　　　　　　　 D. U.S.-based water organizations

72. The three facts presented in the passage are used to illustrate that________.

　 A. poverty can result in water-borne diseases

　 B. people have no access to clean drinking water

　 C. women’s rights are denied in some developing countries

　 D. safe drinking water should be a primary concern

68. According to the passage, the best way to find your way around is to ________.

　 A. ask policemen for directions.

　 B. use walls, streams, and streets to guide yourself

　 C. remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs

　 D. count the number of landmarks that you see

答案　 65.D　 66.C　 67.D　 68.B

Passage 114

(05·上海C篇)

Across the world, 1.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. More than 2.5 billion people lack basic sanitation.(卫生设备)

The combination proves deadly. Each year, diseases related to inadequate water and sanitation kill between 2 and 5 million people and cause an estimated 80 percent of all sicknesses in the developing world. Safe drinking water is a precondition for health and the fight against child death rate, inequality between men and women, and poverty.

Consider these facts:

●The average distance that women in Africa and Asia walk to collect water is 6 kilometers.

●Only 58 percent of children in sub-Saharan Africa are drinking safe water., and only 37 percent of children in South Asia have access to even a basic toilet.

●Each year in India alone, 73 million working days are lost to water-borne diseases.

Here are three ways you can help:

1)　　　 Write Congress

Current U.S. foreign aid for drinking water and sanitation budgets only one dollar per year per American citizen. Few members of Congress have ever received a letter from voters about clean drinking water abroad.

2)　　　 Sponsor a project with a faith-based organization

Many U.S. religious groups already sponsor water and sanitation projects, working with partner organizations abroad. Simply put a single project by a U.S. organization can make safe water a reality for thousands of people.

3)　　　 Support nonprofit water organizations

Numerous U.S.-based nonprofits work skillfully abroad in community-led projects related to drinking water and sanitation. Like the sample of non-profits noted as follows: some organizations are large, other small-scale, some operate worldwide, others are devoted to certain areas in Africa, Asia, or Latin America. Support them generously.

67. If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should ________.

　 A. tie it to a tree so as to prevent it from being stolen

　 B. draw a map of the route to help remember where it is

　 C. avoid taking the same route when you come back to it

　 D. remember something easily recognizable on the route