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c.aninternationalorganization

d.noneofthese

2.Studyingcarefullythecluesinthepassage,welearnthatthetotalpopulationofAfricais_____.

a.approximatelysevenhundredmillion

b.approximatelyonehundredandtwenty-fivemillion

c.approximatelyeightoreightpointfivethousandmillion

d.exactlytwenty-fourmillion

3.ThefigureofilliteracyinBritaincomprises_____.

a.zeropointonepercentofthatofilliteracyintheworld

b.zeropointtowpercentoftheworldadultpopulation

c.thirty-fivepercentofEurope'

spopulation

d.threepointfivepercentofthatoftheilliteracyinSouthernEurope.

4.ItisobviousthatUNESOO_____.

a.isacompanyinFrance

b.isaworldorganizationattachedtotheU.N.

c.worksmainlyatcombatingilliteracy

d.hasmanyexpertswhoselevelofattainmentisfarfromliteracy.

5.Aworldplanmentionedinthepassageaimsat_____.

a.trainingresponsiblecitizens

b.enforcingthefunctionsofUNESCO

c.helpingilliterateslearnhowtoreadandwrite

d.urgingSouthernEuropeancountriestotaketheleadinattackingilliteracy

6.Theauthorimpliesthatthisworldplanisto_____.

a.becarriedoutinthemayorareasofilliteracylikeAfrica

b.berealizedintenyears

c.bedrawnupbyParicianexperts

d.bedebtedataninternationalconference

参考答案：

d 

b 

a 

c 

b

Theworldhasbecomeaworldofcities.Withthepresentrateofurbangrowth（3.8%intheThirdWorld）,themajorityofthepopulationoftheworldwillbelivingincitiesbytheyear2000.Thiswilltransformtherural-urbanequationwhichhasmarkedthehistoryofmankinduptonowandwillcallfornewparadigmsandagreatdealofinnovationtofacethisphenomenon.

Thisbeingso,onemustacceptthefactthatforsomeyearstocome,nopolicywillbecapableofstoppingorreversingthepresentmigratorytrendsfromtheruralareastothecitiesintheThirdWorld.InAfrica,theurbanpopulationwillreach330millionpeoplebytheendofthecenturyasagainst150millionin1985.

Themunberofpeoplelivinginshantytownswillinevitablyincreaseinspiteoftheeffortstoimprovehousingconditions.Africaaloneneedstobuild12millionhousingunitsbetweennowandtheyear2000tomeetitsmostbasicneeds.InanILOstudy,M.S.V.Sethuramanestimatesthatin70ThirdWorldcitiestheproportionofpeoplelivinginshantytownsvariesfrom15%to70%andthataboutUS$116billionarerequiredtogiveminimumcomforttothesepeoplebytheturnofthecentury--lessthanUS$10billionperyear.

Theworldpopulationisgrowingatarateofabout90millionpeopleperyear,withtheThirdWorldaccountingfor80millionofthem.Thepressureoncitiescanonlygoonincreasing.Theurbanpopulationofthedevelopingcountrieswillexceed2billionpeoplebytheyear2000andsincethemainreasonforthehighdemographicgrowthispoverty,theadditionalpopulationwillbemostlymadeofpeopleofverylimitedmeans.

1.Iftheurbanpopulationofthedevelopingcountriesexceeds2billionpeoplebytheyear2000,theadditionalpeoplewillfacetheproblemof_____.

a.housing

b.food

c.poverty

d.limitedland

2.Accordingtothepassage"

aboutUS$116billionarereauiredtogiveminimumcomforttothesepeoplebytheturnofthecentury--lessthanUS$10billionperyear."

Doyouthinkwhichyearwasthearticlewrittenbysaying"

lessthan$10billionperyear"

bytheturnofthecentury?

a.1985

b.1990

c.1988

d.1987

3.Themankindshouldfacethephenomenonthattheworldhasbecomeaworldofcitieswith_____.

a.alotofdifficulties

b.effortstoimprovehousingcondition

c.pressureofthebasicneeds

d.newnodelsandagreatdealoftransformationofideasandmethods

4.InAfrica,peopleincitieswillbe_____bytheendofthecentury.

a.almosttwiceasmuchasin1985

b.doubledthanthatin1985

c.overtwiceasmuchasin1985

d.300million

5.Inspiteofteheffortstoimprovehousingcondition,thenumberofpeolelivinginshantytownswillincreasebecause_____.

a.housesinshantytownsarecheap

b.shantytownscouldprovidepeoplewithminimumcomfort

c.nopolicywillbecapableofstoppingorchangingtheprsentimmigranttendencyfromtheruralareastothecitiesintheThirdWorld

d.theThirdWorldpopulationisgrowingatarateofabout80millionpeopleperyear

答案：

c 

c

Intheearlydaysofnuclearpower,theunitedstatesmademoneyonit.Buttodayopponentshavesocomplicateditsdevelopmentthatnonuclearplantshavebeenorderedorbuiltherein12years.

Thegreatestfearofnuclearpoweropponentshasalwaysbeenareactor"

meltdown"

.Today,thechancesofameltdownthatwouldthreatenU.S.publichealthareverylittle.Buttoevenfurtherreducethepossibility,engineersaretestingnewreactorsthatrelynotonhumanjudgmenttoshutthemdownbutonthelawsofnature.NowGeneralElectricisalreadybuildingtwoadvancedreactorsinJapan.Butdon'

texpectthemevenonU.S.shoresunlessthingschangeinWashington.

Theprocedureforlicensingnuclearpowerplantsisabaddream.Anytimeduring,orevenafter,construction,anobjectionbyanygrouporindividualcanbringeverythingtoahaltwhilethematterisinvestigatedortakentocourt.Meanwhile,thebuildermustaddnice-but-necesaryimprovements,someofwhichforcehimtoknockdownwallsandstartover.Ineverycasewhenaplanthasbeenopposed,theNuclearRegulationCommissionhasultimatelygrantedalicensetoconstructendsupabandoningtheplantanyway.

AcaseinpointistheShorehamplantonNewYork'

sLongIsland.ShorehamwasavirtualtwintotheMillstoneplantinConnecticet,bothorderedinthemid-60s'

.Millstone,completefor＄101million,hasbeengeneratingelectricityfortwodecades.Shoreham,however,wassingledoutbyantinulearactivistswho,bysendinginendlessprotests,drovethecost＄5billionanddelayeditsuseformanyyears.

Shorehamfinallywonitsoperationlicense.Buttheplanthasneverproducedawattpower.GovernorMarioCuomo,anopponentofaShorehamstart-up,usedhispowertoforceNewYork'

spublicutilitiescommissiontoacceptthefollowingsettlement:

thepowercompanycouldpassthecostofShorehamalongtoitsconsumersonlyifitagreednottooperatetheplant.Today,aperfectlygoodfacility,capableofservicinghundredsofthousandsofhomes,sitsrusting.

1.Theauthor'

sattitudetowardsthedevelopmentofnuclearpowerit_____.

a.negative

b.neutral

c.positive

d.questioning

2.Whathasmadetheprocedureforlicensingnuclearpowerplantsabaddream?

a.Theinefficiencyofthenuclearregulationcommission

b.Theenormouscostofcomstructionandoperation

c.Thelengthoftimeittakestomakeinvestigation.

d.Theobjectionoftheopponentsofnuclearpower.

3.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph2that______.

a.therearenotenoughsafetymeasuresintheu.sforrunningnewnuclearpowerplants.

b.itisnottechnicaldifficultiesthatpreventthebuildingofnuclearpowerplantsintheu.s.

c.therearealreadymorenuclearpowerplantsthannecessaryintheU.S.

d.theAmericangovernmentwillnotallowJapanesenuclearreactorstobeinstalledintheu.s.

4.GovernorMarioCuomo'

schiefintentioninporposingthesettlementwasto_______.

a.stoptheShorehamplantfromgoingintooperation

b.urgetheShorehamcompanytofurtherincreaseitspowersupply

c.permittheShorehamplanttooperationundercertainconditions

d.helpthepowercompanytosolveitsfinancialporblems

d 

a

InOctober1987,theNationalBoardforProfessionalTeachingStandardsbeganitswordtosetnewstandardsofaccomplichmentfortheteachingprofessionandto