67．The purpose of the author in writing this article is________．

    A．to persuade and advise　

    B．to argue and instruct

    C．to amuse and interest　

    D．to explain and comment

D

?New York State has passed the USA’s first state law banning motorists talking on hand-held cell phones（手机）．The ban will begin November 1st, although drivers caught using hand-held cell phones will be given only warnings during the first month．

66．We can infer that “visiting your child’s make-believe world” ________．

    A．is a luxury for parents

    B．is a necessity for parents

    C．is good to the imagination of the children

    D．benefits the healthy growth of the children

65．Which of the following is closest in meaning to ‘nurturing moment’?

    A．The time between work and everyday activities．

    B．The time when you are busy with your work．

    C．The time when you play with children．

    D．The time when you show your care for your child．

64．Present-day parents are different from those in the past mainly because________．

    A．they need more time to spend on their children

    B．they pay more attention to their children’s health

    C．they are much busier with their work

    D．the role they play in bringing up children is different

63．The word “imperative” here probably means _______．

    A．unnecessary      B．important        C．easy             D．unbelievable

C

According to a recent survey, Canadian parents realize their role as protectors and providers to raise their children both emotionally and physically．That’s not very different from the way our parents saw themselves．But with more two-career families and busy schedules, one thing parents today recognize more than ever is the need to set aside special time for their children．These ‘nurturing moments’ are changed into memories that they will treasure all their lives．Nurturing moments might be the time between our work and life．Bringing your child to work with you to see what you do during the day．Visiting your child’s make-believe world．Discussing his other school day．Exploring the natural world outside your door．

These times are not merely a luxury (奢侈), they’re a necessity．It’s during these moments that parents pass values and attitudes to their children．Over time, children pick up good habits and positive self-image．

Here are a few tips for making the most of your family time together:

Regularly sit down as a family to share a meal．Allow each person to describe something interesting about his or her day．

Make one night a week family night．Family members take turns choosing a special activity for the evening everyone partakes in the fun．

Show your children you care about their interests by having them teach you about their activity or hobby．

Nurturing healthy children involves body, mind and spirit．The little things you do to your care are the building blocks for confidence, self-esteem and a healthy outlook．By giving your children these tools, you prepare them for life．

62．The basic reason why the amount of urban rubbish rises in Guangxi lies in _____．

  A．the improvement of people’s living standard

    B．people’s wasting too much

    C．urbanization and industrialization

    D．too many tourists’ coming

61．The main idea of the last paragraph is __

    A．The government has no ability to afford the expenses of treating wastes．

    B．The government has a long-term plan to treat wastes．

C．National debt payments and overseas investment are taking an important part in developing China's economy．

    D．A great deal of money is needed in dealing with wastes．

60．The main idea of the passage is __

    A．A large number of waterways have been polluted in China up to now．

    B．Guangxi and Guangdong have taken the lead in making water clean．

    C．China's rivers are badly in need of improve­ment．

    D．China is making efforts to reduce pollution of the rivers．

The government 2001―2006 plan to spend bil­lions of yuan to turn wastes harmless has been mainly provided by national debt payments and overseas in­vestment．So far wastes treatment projects have re­ceived a total of 400 million yuan (48 million US dol­lars) from national debts and 60 million yuan (7．22 million US dollars) from overseas loans(贷款)．

59．The underlined word “banned” in paragraph 3 means _    _．

    A．popular              B．wide             C．forbidden        D．limited

B

China has input several billion yuan of money to stop the dirty water waste on the upper and middle area of the Pearl River from polluting the lower reaches of the river, especially the Macao Spe­cial Administrative Region．

The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the upper and middle reaches of the Pearl River has been rapidly urbanized (城市化) and industrialized in recent years, leading to a rise in the amount of urban rubbish to the damage of the land, rivers and atmosphere．

Refuse dumps and special plants in most cities treat rubbish to make it harmless, with 5,800 tons of wastes being burnt, buried or made into fertilizers on a daily basis．

He Suping, a woman engineer with the water re­sources department in Guangxi said, it is imperative for the autonomous region to treat sewage wastes to protect the area’s Karst terrain(喀斯特地形) and rain water which brings contact between groundwater and surface water, making groundwater more easily polluted．

The Xijiang River, a branch of the Pearl River which runs from Guangxi to neighboring Guangdong Province, provides fresh water for a number of river­side cities such as Macao, Zhuhai, Zhongshan and Zhaoqing, so Guangxi must begin to treat rubbish quickly to protect the water sources, said Liu Chen, a senior engineer with the Ministry of Water Resources．