Berlin — Germany will allow entry 20,000 foreign high-tech workers, under a plan announced on May 31st. Chancellor(总理) Gerhard Schroreder sees this as a way to keep the country from falling behind in information technology.
The plan for this so-called ‘green cards’, not like the US work permit system, came in answer to industry demands that there were not enough qualified workers to fill positions.
Workers who came to Germany under the new rules, effective from August will be given a five-year work permit after proving they have completed studies in a related field or can promise to at least 100,000 marks (US$48 000).
Family members are also allowed, though they too will receive work permits. “They are strong competition in the rest of the world for these people,” Schroreder said mentioning not only the United States but also British and France. Germany would be making a mistake if it didn’t take part in this competition.
He said employers have already offered 11,000 jobs through a “green card hotline” and some 4,700 applications emailed information requests.
The Chancellor also said the number of workers and the time limits of their stay may be extended, possibly under current German law. Allowing the workers to stay longer means they could finally become citizens. Since the beginning of this year, foreigners who have lived in the country for eight years can ask for being naturalized.
53. From the first paragraph we can get to know that Germany______.
A. is a less-developed country                            B. used to be a developed country
C. is short of high-tech workers                  D. once lost interest in information technology
54. If a high-tech worker wants to work in Germany, he or she can enter Germany______.
A. in June      B. after July    C. before August    D. at any time
55. It is mentioned in the passage that competition in high tech______.
A. is only in America，Britain and France
B. has nothing to do with small countries
C. is weak in Asian countries
D. will affect the future of a country
56. To be naturalized as a German, according to this passage, seems______.
A. difficult    B. easy    C. impossible    D. popular

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Elephants are the largest land animals and they need plenty of living span. They have seasonal migration(迁徙) routes. As human populations rise, elephant land is being cleared for agriculture and other kinds of development.

When animals are effectively trapped on small areas of land, it restricts the gene pool and also results in a shortage of food. Where elephant reserves (保护区 ) border agricultural areas, elephants are often attracted to leave parks to attack crops and barns. Only the strongest walls will stop an adult elephant, so farmers have great difficulty protecting their fields.

In India, elephants don’t only attack for food. Some even have developed a taste for rice beer. In Assam, elephant-human conflict has resulted in the death of more than 150 people and 200 elephants in two years.

Poverty leads to the killing of elephants for meat. If people don’t have enough food and their governments cannot afford to enforce poaching(偷猎) bans, it’s not difficult to predict the outcome.

Ivory comes from elephant tusks, which can grow to be 3 metres long. Both male and female African elephants have large tusks.

Most new ivory comes from Africa and is sold as a high status material in Asian countries such as Thailand, mainland China and Japan. It can fetch $150 a pound and is carved to make decorations, chopsticks and ink stamps(印章). The conservation priority(重点) here is to change public attitudes.

In some countries in southern Africa, where conservation efforts have been successful, there is not enough room for a growing elephant population and animals have to be killed. A CITES meeting in November 2002 ruled that Botswana, Namibia and South Africa may sell stock-piled（库存的） ivory, starting in 2004.

Many conservationists are convinced that this will fuel the demand for ivory and lead to more illegal poaching, they say it is almost impossible to tell legal from poached ivory. The governments argue that the sales will be used to fund conservation work.

64. Which of the following isn’t the result of smaller elephant land?

A. Seasonal migration.                        B. Elephant-human conflict.

C. Restricting the gene pool.                          D. Shortage of food.

65. The most important thing to protect elephants is _______.

A. to build strongest walls

B. to sell stock-piled ivory instead of illegal ivory

C. to enforce poaching bans

D. to change people’s ideas

66. What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. The killing of dephants for meat.

B. The ban of the trade in African elephant ivory.

C. The selling of stock-piled ivory.

D. The sales to fund conservation work.

67. According to the passage, we can infer that_______.

A. farmers have trouble protecting their field since no walls can stop an adult elephant.

B. if the government could help solve poverty, there would be less killing of elephants.

C. only male elephants in Africa have tusks as long as 3 meters.

D. since there is not enough room for a growing elephant population, there is no need to ban poaching all over Africa.

阅读1至5中想要观赏影片的个人信息介绍和A至F中六部影片的信息介绍，为影片观赏者选择合适的影片，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
________【小题1】These days Ada and her classmates are arguing about whether a woman can play an important role in the political area as Hillary, they are searching for any useful information about women and politics．
________【小题2】Albert shows great interest in Asian history. These days he is busy collecting information about how people in Asia fought against colonists(殖民者)in the 1930s．He thinks the people from that time were very great．
________【小题3】Elva realizes that it is difficult to combine music and performance perfectly so she wants to watch more films and plays that are full of music．
________【小题4】Ivy is something of a dreamer. She is always hoping that one day she will come across a boy in an unexpected situation. In her opinion, films like that are the most romantic．
________【小题5】Tim majors in science. He likes watching films that can not only let him know more about the modern great scientists but also can give him some courage．

阅读1至5中想要观赏影片的个人信息介绍和A至F中六部影片的信息介绍，为影片观赏者选择合适的影片，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

________1.These days Ada and her classmates are arguing about whether a woman can play an important role in the political area as Hillary, they are searching for any useful information about women and politics．

________2.Albert shows great interest in Asian history. These days he is busy collecting information about how people in Asia fought against colonists(殖民者)in the 1930s．He thinks the people from that time were very great．

________3.Elva realizes that it is difficult to combine music and performance perfectly so she wants to watch more films and plays that are full of music．

________4.Ivy is something of a dreamer. She is always hoping that one day she will come across a boy in an unexpected situation. In her opinion, films like that are the most romantic．

________5.Tim majors in science. He likes watching films that can not only let him know more about the modern great scientists but also can give him some courage．

A．Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi became the famous leader of the Indian movement against the British through his philosophy of non-violent protest(非暴力抗争). This film describes his life and times and how he managed to free his country from the British rule using peaceful means．

B．Gettysburg

It is a film directed by Ronald F. Maxwell which presents a lifelike picture of the Gettysburg War, the turning point of the Civil War. The famous speech The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln is related to this war．

C．Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday, a 1953 romantic comedy, introduced American audiences to Belgian-born actress Audrey Hepburn. Princess Anne signs up for a very popular tour of all the European capitals. When she arrives in Rome, unexpectedly she falls in love with Joe Bradley, an American reporter working for the Rome Daily American,

D．The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music is a 1956 film directed by Robert wise. It’s one of the most beloved movie musicals of all-time. THE SOUND OF MUSIC had all the makings of a successful film -- beautiful songs, the brilliant performance, and most importantly, an interesting story with sympathetic heroes and broad family appeal.

E．A Beautiful Mind

This is a 2001 American film about John Forbes Nash. The story begins in the early years of Nash's life at Princeton University，as he develops his "original idea" that will revolutionize the world of mathematics. Early in the movie，Nash begins developing mental illness and brings a heavy burden upon his wife and friends．However, he learns to live with his disease and finally wins the Nobel Prize.

F．Evita

Eva(Evita)Peron，started out life as a poor girl who went on to become an actress and then the wife of the president of Argentina，Juan Peron．The film is a story of love and politics．Evita’s huge political influence and constant charity(慈善)work earned her love from people all over the country. She is described-as the most beloved woman in Argentina．

In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing US minority．As their children began moving up through the nation’s schools，it became clear that a new kind of culture was coming out．Their achievements are made in the nation’s best universities，where mathematics，science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character.This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U.S. with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English.They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college．Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more objectively(客观)．And the money spent on education is more immediately returned in something like engineering than with an arts degree．

Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children should take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer.An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do，and it helps．Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture，such as family value，the importance of education and so on that lead to their success.

Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that they could cause the native Americans’unhappiness．Many can remember when Chinese,Japanese and Filipino immigrants(移民)were unequally treated because of social separation．Indeed，it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.

1.Few Asian-American students major in human sciences mainly because       .

2.Asian-Americans prefer something like engineering to an arts degree because________.

3.While making great achievements at college，Asian-American students________.

4.According to the passage，the major factors determining the success of Asian-Americans are   .