People living in the country enjoy several advantages that people living in the city cannot enjoy.

    They are in close contact (接触) with nature. They make friends with trees and stones.  They breathe fresh air. They fight with strong winds. They listen to the song of birds.

    This contact with nature is good for health. There are many diseases that are common in the city, but are not to be found in the country, For example, near---sightedness is almost unknown to country people.

    Because of the absence of cars, one can walk more freely in the country than in the city, There are no rules of the road nor traffic signs to obey.

    People living in the country can easily get fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fresh milk, and they get them at lower prices than in the city.

    Country life is economical (节俭的) in other ways, too. There are practically no temptations to waste money.

    Country people are mostly honest. They say what they mean, and make and keep promises with sincerity (诚意). They do not put on air (摆架子). They do not pretend to have those ridiculous (荒谬的) manners which are necessary in what we call polite society.

1. What can’t country people often enjoy?

   A. Musical concerts.    B. Fresh air.   

C. Song of birds.       D. Close contact with nature.

2.What is probably more expensive in the country than in the city?

   A. Vegetables.     B. Beer.          C. Milk.           D. Fruit.

3. What is NOT true of country life?

   A. The traffic accident rate is very high in the country.

   B. Living in the country saves one a lot of money.

   C. Country people enjoy better health than the city people.

   D. Country people are honest.

 

 

Customs are social habits. They have been handed down through generations (代) among groups, social classes, etc. Customs can be described as ways of doing things. They are particularly (特别) strong in social practices on the occasions (场合) of births, marriages and deaths.

In China, these days, some people in cities are learning from Western customs. For example, some brides dress in the long white dress that is usual bridal wear in many Western countries.

Every people (民族) has special customs for New Year. The Han people have many interesting Spring Festival customs. And now, quite a number of people living in the cities have followed the Western customs of sending New Year greeting cards for January 1st.

One interesting custom in China is that mothers wrap (包) up their babies tightly (紧紧的).This is not the custom in Western countries, where babies are usually dressed in loose garments.

6. It is true that customs      .

  A. have been formed during a short time

  B. have been formed little by little

  C. have been quickly formed and changed

  D. have never been changed

7. In this passage, the word “garment” is      .

  A. a kind of food        B. a bed

  C. a sort of clothes      D. a room

8. How do the Chinese young people learn from Western countries at their marriages?

  A. The brides（新娘）have on the white clothes.

  B. Men wear the white coats.

  C. Their parents all have attended their marriages.

  D. Their marriages are only held in the men’s homes.

9. From this passage we know      .

  A. the people all over China spend New Year in the same way

  B. people in the villages and cities send New Year greeting cards to each other

  C. each people has his special custom for New Year

  D. most of Chinese people take Spring Festival seriously

10. The difference about clothing between Chinese and Western babies is that      .

  A. Chinese babies are usually dressed in new clothes

  B. Chinese mothers are used to dressing their babies in colourful clothes

  C. Western babies are dressed in bigger clothes while Chinese babies are usually wrapped

  D. Western babies have more clothes than Chinese babies

   For the people living in the Nile Basin, the river is their life:. This 6,825 km waterway, whose watershed（流域） covers three million square kilometers, flows through mountains ,woodlands, lakes and deserts. Its potential for fishing, tourism and shipping is great—but so are its challenges.

Water shortage , already serious in Egypt and Sudan , will soon influence several other countries in the watershed as well. Today, about 160 million people depend on the Nile River for their living. Within the next 25 yeas ,the district's population is expected to double, adding to the demand brought about by growth in industry and agriculture. The frequent drought（干旱）adds to the urgency.

Water quality is also a problem. Precious soil is washed out to sea. Wastes from industry and agriculture create pollution. Higher concentrations of salt influence irrigated soils. Water-borne diseases continue unchecked. In areas where it's hot and damp, water hyacinths choke off lakes, dams and other sections of the river, making it difficult for fishing and other businesses to move forward.

Native people along the narrow area of farmland have watched the sand move closer day by day. They’ve seen the river change course, and their only source（来源） of water thickened with mud. They’re very poor and have few choices.

But a new program, the Nile Basin Initiative （NBI），is offering very practical assistance. The program is more than just a water-management project. It’s a plan for the social and economic development of a vast district: it concentrates on the needs of the poorest of the poor and the environment that supports them.

These are whole ecosystem problems, calling for united solutions（解决办法）. Half the Nile Basin's countries are among the world's poorest nations；yet, somehow, they must find the  resources, skills and political will to overcome these challenges.

68. What are the great challenges the Nile Basin faces？

A. The development of .shipping industry.

B. Overfishing of native people.

C. Water shortage and water quality.

D. Increasing population and tourism.

69. The underlined word “hyacinths”（in Paragraph 3） refer to “          ”.

A. animals                           B. plants                     C. rocks                                D. salts

70. The program NBI is mainly aimed at           .

A. preventing water pollution                             B. changing the river course

C. improving living condition of the poor

D. preventing land from becoming desert

71. What would be the best title of this passage？

A. People's Life in Egypt and Sudan

B. Frequent Drought in Egypt and Sudan

C. The Poorest Countries in the Nile Basin

D. The Ecosystem Problems in the Nile Basin

 

People living in the area where there is a lack of electricity often keep a supply of candles ________power failure.?

A.in case of           B.once                  C.even if               D.in course of

 (10·全国Ⅱ C篇)

Thousands of people living in the Chinese eapital will celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year by heading for the ski resorts(滑雪场).Never mind that Beijing’s dry weather seldom produces now. It is cold enough in winter for snow-making machines to make a covering for the hills north to the capital. And the rapid growth of a pleasure-seeking middle class has formed the basis for this New craze(热潮).

Since Beijing’s first ski resort was opened ten years ago, the sport has enjoyed an astonishing increase.There are now more than a dozen resorts. Clothes markets in the city have added bright colored ski suits to their winter collections. Mr.Wei, a manager of a newly-opened ski resort in Beijing, sees the growth of an industry that could soon lead Chinese to head for the ski resorts of Europe. In recent years ski resorts offering natural snow have opened in China. But many are in faraway areas of the country and can’t really match the equipment and services of some ski resorts in Europe.

Beijing’s sking craze is partly a result of the recent increase in private(私有的)cars. This has led to the growth of a leisure industry in the capital’s suburbs(郊区).which until the late-1990s were unreachable to ordinary people. According to Mr. Wei,About 40％ of the visitors to his resort some in their own cars. The rest are bused in by schools, businesses or government offices.

The problem is making money.Starting ski resorturequires quite a lot of money:hiring land from the local government,preparing the hills,buying snow machines,making sure there are enough water and electricity to run them,and buying ski equipment for hiring out to customers.The ski resort where Mr.Wei works cost nearly $4m to set up.And,as so often in China when someone comes up with a good idea,many others rush in and price wars break out.Beijing now offers some of the cheapest ski training classes in the world,though with most people rather new to the sport, expecting a few more doing the same job.

50.What does this text mainly talk about?

A．Convenience for skiers brought about by private cars

B．Skiing as a new way of enjoying one’s spare time

C．Things to be considered when starting a ski resort

D．A sudden increase of ski training classes in Beijing

51.Why are some Chinese likely to go skiing in Burope?

A．To visit more ski areas

B．To ski on natrual snow

C．For a large collection of ski suits

D．For better services and equipment

52.The underlined words”leisure industry”in Paragraph 3 refer to        

A．transport to ski resorts

B．production of familycars

C．business of providing spare time enjoyments

D．part-time work for people living in the suburbs

53.What is the main problem in running a ski resort?

A．Difficulty in hiring land

B．Lack of business experience

C．……ski resorts.

D．Shortage of water and electricity