73. What the Queen really meant was that _______.

　　　 A. people in the U. S. were less polite

　　　 B. he shouldn’t take off his coat in such a formal occasion in England

　　　 C. she permitted him to take off his jacket in America

　　　 D. the English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　C

It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about AI Herpin. AI Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves. 　　　　AI Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised . Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping , In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one. 　　　　The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. 　　　　　Herpin died at the age of 94.

72. When the head waiter asked the man not to take off his jacket, the man　 .

　　　 A. took his advice immediately　　　　　　 　　　 B. obeyed him without any hesitation

　　　 C. apologized for his bad manners　　　　 　　　 D. refused to listen to him

71. It is certain that the story happened _______.

　　　 A. in America　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in the Queen’s party

　　　 C. in England　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. in an ordinary restaurant

70. We can infer from the passage that ______. 　　　 A. climate changes are having a bad effect on human’s health 　　　 B. Professor Patz leads the study of climate changes 　　　 C. a “heat island” effect large cities experience makes the matter worse 　　　 D. rich countries are most responsible for climate changes

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　B

A man in a very splendid restaurant started to take off his jacket. Seeing this, the head waiter dashed to his table and said, “I’m afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, for it is not good manners to do it in such a smart restaurant.”

　　 “Now listen”, said the man, “I’ll let you know that the Queen of England gave me permission to remove my jacket here.”

　　 “The Queen of England?” said the waiter in great surprise.

　　 “Sure,” replied the man, “When I was in England last month, a friend of mine who had a very important position in high society took me to see the Queen. It was rather hot, so I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, “You may do that in the United States, but you may not do it here.” So I got the Queen’s permission, right?”

69. According to the health and climate scientists, climate changes have been caused by ______. 　　　 A. dry weather　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cold weather　 　　

　　 C. human activities　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. storms

68. Possible effects from the climate changes include the following EXCEPT ______. 　　　 A. air pollution　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. storms　 　　

　　　 C. more deaths from overheat　 　　 　　　　　　 D. crop failures　 　　

67. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? 　　　 A. Climate changes affect different parts of the world in the same way. 　　　 B. The ten-day meeting is the first United Nations meeting on climate change. 　　　 C. The Kyoto Protocol aims to make smaller the amount of heat-trapping gases into the air. 　　　 D. Poor countries are responsible for the global warming.

66. Who is Jonathan Patz? 　　 A. A scientist responsible for the climate change. 　　 B. A scientist in charge of the study of the climate change. 　　 C. A professor interested in the climate change. 　　 D. A professor who is a representative from an African country.

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PART THREE　 READING COMPREHENSION

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. (18 points)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A

Health and climate scientists have mapped how climate change affects different parts of the world in different ways. The scientists point to the fact that changes in the past thirty years may, have been affecting human health. Possible effects include more deaths from extreme heat or cold, more storms and more crop failures in dry periods.

　　 　The health and climate scientists recently estimated that climate changes caused by human activity lead to more than one hundred and fifty thousand deaths each year. Cases of sickness are estimated at five million. And the W.H.O. says the numbers could rise quickly by the year of 2003.

　　 　Jonathan Patz of an environmental institute led the study. Professor Patz points out that climate scientists connected global warming with the heat that killed thousands in Europe in August, 2003. But he says poor countries least responsible for the warming are most in danger from the health effects of higher temperatures.

　　 　Professor Patz says areas in greatest danger include southern and eastern Africa and coastlines along the Pacific and Indian oceans. Also, large cities experience what scientists call a “heat island” effect that can make conditions worse.

　　 　Representatives from about two hundred countries hold a meeting in Canada, to discuss climate change. The ten-day meeting ends on December 9th. It is the first such United Nations meeting since the Kyoto Protocol (京都议定书) took effect earlier this year. The agreement aims to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) and other heat-trapping (吸热的) gases sent off into the air.

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