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     An average 30-year-old person who has eaten three meals a day since birth has eaten more than 30,000 meals to date. Even if you've only eaten half that much you have to admit this : you've let some of that breakfast, lunch or dinner go to waste. And it turns out we're all to blame for this shaming fact: 30% of all food produced in the world each year is wasted or lost. That's about 1.3 billion tons, according to a new report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.

      That's the weight of more than 8.6 million full-grown blue whales, the largest creatures on earth. That's the weight of more than 2.3 million Airbus A380s, the largest planes in existence. That's as if each person in China, the world's most populous country with more than 1.3 billion people, had one ton mass of food they could just throw into the dustbin. It's almost unfathomable, isn't it?

     Setting aside that big number, we find the people with the most money are the ones who waste the most. Per capita( 人均 ), European and North American countries waste between 95 and 115 kilograms of food. Sub-Saharan African, South Asian and Southeast Asian countries waste much, much less -- between 6 and 11 kilograms per person.

     Here's another statistic: all the food that the world's richest countries waste is about equal to all the food that sub-Saharan Africa produces. The numbers: 222 million tons and 230 million tons, respectively( 分别地). Basically, the wasted food of the rich could feed much of the African continent. And these numbers come as we've just been reporting about rising food prices around the world in the past week.

     And my own personal tip: if I eat at a restaurant and can't finish it all, I ask for a doggie bag. I used to be a waiter years ago and will never forget the amounts of food I saw left on the table after the bill was paid. There's no reason to waste food. It's up to all of us to use our common sense to eat and shop just a bit more wisely.

71. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, how much food do people produce each year in the world?

    A. About 3.3 billion tons.         B. About 3.9 billion tons.

    C. About 4.3 billion tons.         D. About 5.6 billion tons.

72. What does the underlined word "unfathomable" in Paragraph 2 mean?

    A. Possible to imagine.            B. Impossible to change.

    C. Impossible to understand.        D. Possible to understand.

73. It can be learned that the food the rich waste can support________.

    A. half the people in Europe           B. most people of America

    C. most people of Asia                D. most people of Africa

74. The author gave his personal tip based on the fact that _________

    A. he was once very poor                B. he was once a farmer

    C. he once worked in a restaurant          D. the price of food is very high

75. What is the purpose of this article?

    A. To show the author's opinion of food.

    B. To let us live more wisely and not waste food.

    C. To show the amount of wasted food a year.

    D. To ask the richest countries to help African people.

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  Cancer researchers urged people on Wednesday to take more vitamin D to lower risk of cancer, saying studies showed a clear link.“Our suggestion is for people to increase their intake(吸入,摄入), through diet or a vitamin supplement,” Dr.Cedric Garland said in a telephone interview.

  Garland's research team reviewed 63 studies, including several large long-term ones, on the relationship between vitamin D and certain types of cancer worldwide between 1966 and 2004.“There's nothing that has this ability to prevent cancer,” he said, urging governments and public health officials to do more to fortify(增强)foods with vitaminD.Garland is part of a University of California at San Diego Moores Cancer Center team that published its findings this week online in the American Journal of Public Health.Vitamin D is found in milk, as well as in some fortified orange juice, yogurt and cheeses, usually at around 100 international units(IU)a serving.“People might want to consider a vitamin supplement to raise their intake to 1000 IUs per day” Garland said, adding that it was well within the safety guidelines established by the National Academy of Sciences.

  The authors said that taking more vitamin D could be especially important for people living in northern areas, which receive less vitamin D from sunshine.

  “African Americans, who don't produce as much of the vitamin because of their skin colour, could also benefit significantly from a higher intake,” the authors said.

(1)

According to the passage, people are advised to take more Vitamin D, because ________.

[  ]

A.

it is nutritious

B.

it can‘t harm people's health

C.

it can lower cancer risk

D.

it is not taken enough every day

(2)

Which of the following can not help people get more Vitamin D?

[  ]

A.

Have some sunshine

B.

Have more meat

C.

Have more fortified cheese

D.

Have a vitamin supplement

(3)

Who can Garland probably be?

[  ]

A.

A health researcher

B.

A doctor

C.

A scientist

D.

A public health official

(4)

Which of the following food can lower people‘s chance of getting cancer?

[  ]

A.

Milk

B.

Fortified orange juice

C.

Fortified yogurt

D.

All of the above

(5)

People from which area should take more Vitamin D according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

Asian people

B.

African people

C.

American people

D.

European people

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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.  Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping---watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In some __46__ countries, people can turn on their __47__ and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and __48__ things.

Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden. __49__, the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries, and in one year, it makes $10 million. In France, there are two teleshopping channels, and the French __50__ about $ 20 million a year in buying things through those channels.

In Germany, __51__ last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can __52__ for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. German __53__ are hoping these will help them sell more things.

Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without __54__. With all the traffic problems in cities, going shopping is not an easy thing. But at the same time, other Europeans __55__ like this new way of buying things. They call __56__ “junk on the air.” Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things __57__ on TV. They think high quality is the most important thing, and they don’t believe they can be sure about the quality of the things __58__.

The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be __59__ the American companies. They will have to be more careful about __60__ of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves.

1.                A.European       B.Asian           C.American D.African

 

2.                A.lights          B.switches        C.radios    D.TVs

 

3.                A.some else       B.another many    C.the other D.many other

 

4.                A.Such as         B.For example     C.For teleshopping    D.It is like

 

5.                A.takes          B.cost            C.spends   D.spend

 

6.                A.to             B.until           C.unless    D.by

 

7.                A.begin          B.leave           C.open D.turn on

 

8.                A.people         B.women         C.businessmen   D.officials

 

9.                A.to go out        B.going out        C.to buy things   D.buying things

 

10.               A.still            B.don’t         C.even D.won’t

 

11.               A.teleshopping    B.TV             C.radio D.telephone

 

12.               A.appearing       B.coming out      C.for sale    D.to buy

 

13.               A.in the shop      B.on TV          C.they bought    D.by this way

 

14.               A.different from   B.the same with    C.as big as   D.larger than

 

15.               A.the number     B.the quality      C.the places D.the buyers

 

 

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  After winning China’s first ever Olympic Games gold medal in men’s track and field events, Liu Xiang has become one of China’s biggest new stars, only 21 years old at the time of his victory.And his gold medal is said to be “the heaviest” of the 32 that China won in the Athens Olympics.

  His parents wanted him to study computer engineering or some other professions befitting his middle-class Shanghai upbringing(抚养), but Liu was fond of athletics.He entered a local sports school as a high jumper until the school asked him to give up the event because a bone test showed that he would not grow tall enough to become a world-class jumper.

  He began training as a hurdler(跨栏人)in 1999, although some coaches thought a Chinese athlete shouldn’t even bother(费功夫).But Liu, who hurdled for joy rather than expectation, was hooked(上瘾).“I liked the fact that so much of hurdles is about technique and that you have to approach the sport very scientifically, ” says the 1.89-metre-tall athlete.“For some reasons, the sport felt very Chinese to me, even though Chinese have not been so successful at it.”

  The fact that genetic differences have made Asian athletes slower sprinters than their American, African or European rivals(竞争对手)is widely accepted by Chinese athletes and coaches.But Liu Xiang has proved what many Chinese have long felt was not possible:that yellow men can jump and sprint, too.“This is a miracle(奇迹), but I believe a lot more miracles will take place in China, ” he said.

  He broke the world youth and Asian record with a time of 13.12 at IAAF Grand Prix in 2001.To everyone’s surprise, Liu Xiang got the first place in the 2004 Olympic Games.

  Liu Xiang listed among top ten athletes of China in 2004.He is the proud of China.

(1)

The gold medal Liu Xiang won in the Athens Olympic Games is ________.

[  ]

A.

heavier than the other 31

B.

the most important

C.

China’s first one in track and field events

D.

China’s only one in track and field events

(2)

After ________ years’ training in the hurdle, Liu Xiang won his gold medal in the Olympics.

[  ]

A.

3

B.

5

C.

6

D.

7

(3)

Liu Xiang gave up the high jump because ________.

[  ]

A.

he didn’t like the event

B.

he wanted to be a hurdler

C.

he couldn’t be a world-class jumper

D.

he took a bone test

(4)

To most of the Chinese coaches and athletes, the main reason why Asian sprinters are slower than the Americans, Europeans and Africans lies in ________.

[  ]

A.

gene

B.

speed

C.

science

D.

technique

(5)

From the passage, we know that ________.

[  ]

A.

Liu Xiang comes from a quite rich family

B.

at the beginning of his training in the hurdle, Liu Xiang was determined to be a world champion

C.

it’s impossible for yellow men to run faster than the blacks

D.

the hurdle is an event requiring high technique and science

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     A desert is a beautiful land of silence and space. The sun shines, the wind blows, and time and space seem endless. Nothing is soft. The sand and rocks are hard, and many of the plants even have hard needles instead of leaves.

The size and location(分布) of the world’s deserts are always changing. Over millions of years, as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas develop.  But within the last 100  years, deserts have been growing at a frightening speed.    This is partly because of natural changes, but the greatest makers are humans.

Humans can make deserts, but humans can also prevent their growth. Algeria Mauritania is planting a similar wall around Nouakchott, the capital. Iran puts a thin covering of petroleum  (石油) on sandy areas and plants trees. The oil keeps the water and small trees in the land, and men on motorcycles(摩托车) keep the sheep and goats away. The USSR and India are building long canals to bring water to desert areas.

40. In this passage, “needles” refers to _______.

A. small, thin pieces of steel.                      B. long, thin pieces of branches.

C. small pointed growth on the stem(茎) of a plant.    D. small, thin pieces of sticks.

41. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The greatest desert makers are humans.   B. There aren’t any living things in the deserts.

C. Deserts have been growing quickly.      D. The size of the deserts is always changing.

42. We can guess that Mauritania and Algeria belong to _______.

A. Asian countries       B. American countries

C. European counties      D. African countries

43. Choose the sentence which best gives the main idea of the passage.

A. The deserts of the world are always changing.

B. Man is to take measures to control the growth of the world’s deserts.

C. Deserts are lands of silence and space.

D. Deserts have grown at a fast pace in the past 10 years.

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