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（一）

IsyourTVconnectedtotheInternet?Whataboutyourchairoryourfridge?Itis

possiblethattheyarenot.Butinthefuture,mostthingsinyourhomemaybeconnected,as

theso-called"Internetofthings**isdeveloping.

TheInternetofthingsmaybecomingsoonerthanyouthink.Itisreportedthatduring

hisspeechearlierthisyear,SamsungCEO（首席执行官）BKYoonspentalotoftimetalking

abouttheInternetofthings.Hesaidthatfiveyearsfromnow,everySamsungproductwillbe

partoftheInternetofthings,whetherit'sawashingmachineoravacuumcleaner（吸尘器）.

So,howdohousehold（家用）objectsthatarepartofInternetofthingswork?Well,

thinkofausualchair.WhenconnectedtotheInternet,thechairwarmsupwhenitknowsthat

theuserhasjustwalkedintotheroomandisfeelingcold.

AnInternet-connectedcamera,likeasmart-homecamera,couldhelppeoplefeel

saferintheirhomes.Itcanrecognize（识别）people'sfaces,andevencanseewhensomeone

passesbyinthedark.Thenitcansendyouamessageonyoursmartphonetoletyouknow

who'sthere.Ifthepersonissomeoneyoudon'tknow,itcantellyouthat,too.

ButaccordingtoMITTechnologyReview,whethercompaniesareconnectingdog

foodbowlsorsecurity（安全）systemstotheInternet,theremaybeproblems.Forexample,

manyearlyconnected-homedevices（装置）don'thavemuchbuilt-insecurity,whichmeans

theycouldbehacked（被黑客攻击）.Inaddition,itcouldbedifficulttogetthesedevicesto

worktogetherbecausetheyaremadebydifferentcompanies.Tofightthis,manycompanies

havejoinedtheOpenInterconnectConsortium,whichhad45membersbylate2014.

So,picturethis:youwalkinthroughthefrontdoorofyourhome.Thetemperature

changestomakeyoufeelcomfortableafteralongdayatschool.Yourfavoritemusicstarts

playingforyou.Doyouthinkthatthiswouldbeagoodthing?Itmayhappensoonerthanyou

think.

1.TheSamsungCEO'sspeechismentionedtoprovethat.

A.theInternetofthingswillappearinourdailylifesooner

B.SamsunghasproducedtheInternetofthingsrecently

C.SamsungproductshavebeenpartoftheInternetofthings

D.hespentalotoftimetalkingabouttheInternetofthings

2.Wecaninfer（推断）fromparagraphs3and4that.

A.thechaircanknowwhethertheuserfeelscoldornot

B.ausualchaircanwarmupwhenitknowstheusercomesin

C.anInternet-connectedcameracanbeusedtotakephotosinthehouse

D.anInternet-connectedcameracanbeconnectedtotheuser'ssmartphone

3.Accordingtothepassage,itismentionedthat•

①thetemperatureinsideisneithertoohighnortoolow

②yourfridgeprovidesthedrinksforyou

③thechairwarmsupifyoufeelcold

@yourfavouritemusicstartsplaying

⑤yourwashingmachinestartsworking

A.①②⑤B.②③④C.①③④D.①④⑤

4.What'stheproblemabouttheInternetofthings?

A.Companieswhichproduceconnected-homedeviceshaven'tjoinedtogether.

B.Connected-homedevicesmaynotworktogetherandcaneasilygethacked.

C.CompanieshavedifficultyconnectingsecuritysystemtotheInternet.

D.Thesenewdevicesareproducedbydifferentcompanies.

（二）

Havingateenagerathomecanbearealheadache.Manyteenagerssmoke,wearstrange

hairstyleandevenfight.Basically（基本上），theyareoftentakingrisks.

Earlierstudieshaveshownthatteenagersaremorelikelytomakeirrationaldecisions

thanpeoplefromanyotheragegroup,includingchildrenandadults.Isitthatteenagersare

tooyoungtotellrightfromwrong?Notreally.Sowhafsthereason?

AccordingtoLaurence,ateacherfromaUSuniversity,thereasonisthatteenagerscare

alotabouthowtheirpeers（同龄人）viewthem-thatis“peerinfluence^^.

Aschildrenentertheirteenageyears,theyspendmoretimewiththeirfriendsand

classmates,andalsotheycaremoreaboutwhattheythinkofthem.Thismakesteenagers

makedecisionswithoutthinkingaboutthecosts.

Inatest,agroupofteenagerswereaskedtoplayavideodrivinggame.Whenthey

playedwiththeirfriendswatchingaroundthem,theytookmorechancesanddrovemore

carelesslybecausethatwouldincreasetheirpossibilityofwinning.Butwhentheyplayed

alone,theydrovemoresafely.

Whydopeershavesuchabiginfluenceonteens'behavior?

AsLaurenceseesit,ateenager'sbrainislikeacarwithagoodaccelerator（油门）buta

weakbrake（刹车）.The"accelerator“isfullydevelopedbyteenageyearswhilethe"brake”is

stillnotfullydeveloped.Whenteenagersarewatchedbytheirpeers,theyusuallypushhard

ontheaccelerator.Withtheirweakbrake,itislikelythattheyaregoingtoendupinan

accident.

Butthegoodnewsisthataviolent（暴力的）teenagerdoesn'tnecessarilybecomea

violentadult.Abouttwo-thirdstothree-quartersofviolentyouthgrowoutofit."Theyget

moreself-controlled.”

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword44irrationar,inthe2ndparagraphmean?

A.Quick.B.Crazy.C.Careful.D.Correct.

6.Whyareteenagersoftentakingrisksaccordingtothetext?

A.Theylikedifficulttasks.

B.Theycareaboutcosts.

C.Theyaretooyoungtotellrightfromwrong.

D.Theycarealotaboutwhattheirpeersthinkofthem.

7.HowdoesLaurenceexplaintheinfluenceofpeerinfluenceonteens9behavior?

A.Byusingametaphor（比।喻）B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bypresentingresearchfindings.D.Byperforminganin-depthanalysis（分析）.

8.Accordingtothetext,withpeersaroundthem,teenagerstendto（倾向于）.

A.usemoreself-control

B.becomemorecarefulaboutwhattheydo

C.performbetterthanwhentheyarealone

D.focusmoreonshort-termbenefits（利」益）

9.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Teenagersareeasytohavetrafficaccidents.

B.Peerinfluenceisbadonteenagers.

C.Mostoftheteenagersbecomelessviolentwhentheygrowup.

D.Teenagersshouldn'tspendallthefreetimewiththeirfriends.

（三）

YoumustthinkHongKongsingerandactorAarifLeeisaluckyguy.Onlyenteringthe

businesssixyearsago,the28-year-oldisalreadyeverywhereonourTVscreens.Weeksago

hewasanemperorintheTVdramaTheEmpressofChina（《武媚娘传奇》）.Andnowhe

travelswithagroupofactressesintherealityshowSisterOverFlowers（《花样姐姐》）.

Buteventheluckiestguyscomeacrossdifficulties.Lee'sbeenthroughcrises（危机）

too.

Leefoundhisloveformusicbeforehewas15.Butinsteadofgoingforthat,hechose

todophysicsatImperialCollegeLondon,oneoftheworld'stopuniversities.

InhishighschoolinHongKong,Leewasaheadboyandeverythingcameeasilyto

him.However,universityinLondonwasaworldawayfromthecomfortableenvironmentof

highschool.

"ComparedwithHongKong,Imperialwasawarzone,whereeveryonewasso

competitive（好竞争的），pushingtogetwhattheywanted,hesaid.44Itwasthefirsttimein

mylifethatIthoughtImightfailatsomething.^^

Hedidn't.Althoughforatimehereallyregrettedhistoughchoiceofsubject.He

warnedhisfamilyhemighthavetoleaveuniversityandchooseamusicaleducation.Buthe

stayedonandcamebackhomewithagoodgrade.

Leesaidthatuniversitytaughthimtheneedtodigdeeptomakethemostofhis

potential（潜力）,ausefullessonthatheapplies（运用）everydayinhisshowbusinesscareer.

“Evenifyouaren'ttalentedatsomething,youcanworkhardtoovercomeit.Once

youmakethatleap,it'slikeanaddiction（上瘾）一you'llwantmorechallenges/

10.WhendidAarifLeeenterentertainmentindustry?

A.At15.B.At28.C.At23.D.At22.

11.Whatdoestheword"tough"meaninChinese?

A.积极的B.艰难的C.容易的D.随意的

12.FromthestoryofAarifLee,wemayknow.

A.theearlybirdcatchesthewormB.agoodbeginningishalfdone

C.wherethereisawill,thereisawayD.actionsspeaklouderthanwords

13.Youwouldmostprobablyreadthispassageina（n）.

A.novelB.advertisementC.ITmagazineD.newspaper

（四）

Howquicklycanyoucountfromonetoten?Doyouusetendifferentwordstodoit?

CanyoudoitinEnglish,ordoyouhavetouseyourfirstlanguages?Doyoucountonyour

fingers?Manypeoplethinkthatnumbersandmatharethesameallovertheworld.But

scientistshavediscoveredthatitisnottrue.

Peopleindifferentpartsoftheworldusedifferentwaystocountontheirfingers.Inthe

UnitedStates,peoplebegincountingwiththeirfirstfingers,whichtheyextendorstickout.

Theythenextendtherestoftheirfingersandfinallythethumb（拇指）tocounttofive.Then

theyrepeatthiswiththeotherhandtogettoten.InChina,peoplecountbyusingdifferent

fingerpositions.Inthisway,aChinesepersoncaneasilycounttotenononlyonehand.

Besideswaysoffingercounting,scientistshavefoundthatculturesandlanguagesare

alsodifferentwhenitcomestonumbers.Somelanguageshaveonlyafewwordsfornumbers,

andothershavenowordsfornumbers.Agroupofscientistsstudiedaboriginal（土著的）

peopleinAustralia.Thesepeopledon'thavehandmovementstostandfornumbers.They

don'tevenhavewordfornumbers.However,theyarestillabletounderstanddifferentideas

aboutnumbers.

Inasimilarstudy,researchersfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologydiscovered

thatpeopleofthePirahatribe（部落）innorthwesternBrazildon'thavewordsfornumbers

suchas“one”or“three”.Theyarenotabletosay"fivetrees"or"tentrees^^butcansay”some

trees","moretrees”,or"manytrees”.ProfessorEdwardGibsonsaidthatmostpeoplebelieve

thateveryoneknowshowtocount,"buthereisagroupthatdoesnotcount.Theycouldlearn,

butisn'tnotusefulintheirculture,sothey'veneverpickeditup.”

Althoughallhumansareabletounderstandquantities（数量），notalllanguageshave

numbersandnotallpeopleusecounting.Numberwordsinacertainlanguagearearesultof

peopleneedingnumbersintheirdailylives.Nowweknowthatpeoplehavedifferentideas

aboutnumbersandmath,too.

14.Thewriterbeginswiththefourquestionsinorderto.

A.makeasurveyB.interestreadersC.tellastoryD.solvemath

problems

15.WhatdowelearnfromthedifferenceinfingercountingbetweentheU.S.andChina?

A.PeoplefromChinacountmuchfasterthanpeoplefromtheU.S.

B.PeoplefromChinaneedtwohandstocountfromonetoten.

C.Peopleofdifferentculturesmayusedifferentwaysoffingercounting.

D.Peopleofdifferentculturesusethesamewayoffingercounting.

16.WhichoffollowingistrueaboutaboriginalAustralians?

A.Theyhaveonlyafewwordsfornumbers.

B.Theyhavehandmovementstostandfornumbers.

C.Theycanonlycounttofiveontheirfingers.

D.Theycanunderstanddifferentideasaboutnumbers.

17.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentideasaboutnumbersandmath.

B.ChinesepeoplecancountmoreeasilyontheirfingersthanAmericans.

C.Insomeaboriginalculture,peopledon'tevenknowhowtocount.

D.Somelanguagesdon'thavenumberwordsbecausepeopledon'tneednumbers.

（五）

Weoftenpraisetheworldofscience.

Itexplainstheworldandmakesourliveseasierwithtechnology.Oneofthemost

excitingfieldsinscienceisartificialintelligence（人工智能，AI）.Thisisanareawhere

scientistsareworkingoncreatingmachinesthatthinklikehumans.

However,oneofthemostfamousscientistshasaverydarkwarningforusaboutthistype

oftechnology.

“Thedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldspelltheendofthehumanrace,“said

ProfessorStephenHawkingtotheBBC.

Hawkingisawell-knownBritishphysicistandauthorofbestsellingsciencebookABrief

HistoryofTime.Thiswarningcameaftercommenting（评论）thetechnologyheusestospeak

with.AsHawkinghasgotaseriousdiseasecalledALS,heneedsanAIcomputerto

communicate.ThecomputerlearnshowHawkingthinksandsuggeststhewordshemaywant

tousenext.

ThisisabasictypeofAI,whichisveryuseful,yetHawkingfearsthepossibilityof

creatingtechnologythatcanmatchorsurpasshumanintelligence.Andit'seasytoimagine

howterriblethingsmaybe.ManyTVshowsandfilmsshowbig,killermachinesthatarefar

clevererthanus."Humans,whoarelimited（限制）byslowbiologicalevolution（进化）,

couldn'tcompete,saidHawking.

Butnoteveryscientistispessimistic（悲观的）aboutAItechnology."Ibelievewewillbe

incontrolofthetechnologyforalongsaidRolloCarpenter,creatorofCleverbotinthe

UK,whichisasoftwareprogramthatrememberspastconversations."Theadvantagesofitto

solvemanyoftheworldproblemswillberealized.^^InwhatdirectiondoyouthinkAIis

heading?Shouldwebehopefulorfearful?

18.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutAI?

A.Itmakesourliveseasier.

B.Thetechnologyisnotverypopularnow.

C.Scientistshaven'tcontrolledthetechnology.

19.ThewritertookHawkingasanexampleto.

A.explainhowAIhashelpedus

B.showAIhasalreadybecomepartofourlife

C.suggestthatAImightbecomedangerousforhumans

20.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surpass“meaninthepassage?

A.象征B.促进C.超越

21.Wecanknowfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.RolloagreeswithHawking

B.RolloisaBritishcreator

C.RolloinventedCleverbotintheUS

22.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitleforthisarticle?

A.AI:afriendoranenemy

B.Thefutureofhumanbeings

C.ThefightbetweenhumansandAI

（六）

Scientistshavehelpedpeopleunderstandthedangersfacingtheearth.Aspeopleliveon

theearth,weshouldbefullyreadytodealwiththedangers.Ifwedonotpaymoreattention

totheproblemscausedbyairpollution,ourearthmaynolongerbeahealthyplaceforplants,

animals,andpeopletolive.

Cleaninguptheairisajobthatallcountriesmustworkon.Theproblemscausedbyair

pollutioncanbesolved,butalotofworkneedstobedone.Governmentsaroundtheworld

arebeginningtoworktogethertolowerthelevelsofdangerousgasesintheatmosphere（大气

层）.Ifthiscanbedonewell,theozonelayer（臭氧层）canrebuilditself,globalwarmingcan

becontrolled,andacidraincanbereduced.

In1967,thegovernmentoftheUnitedStatespassedtheCleanAirAct.Morepartswere

addedtotheactin1970,1977and1990.Asaresultoftheselaws,carsnowmustreducethe

amountsofharmfulgases.Powerfactoriesmustuse“cleancoal1'methodstoreduceacid-rain

gasestheyproduce.

In1970,theEnvironmentalProtectionAgency（EPA）wassetup.TheEPA'sjobisto

makesurethattheenvironmentallawsarebeingfollowedandtofindoutnewdangersand

offersolutions.ThefirstEarthDaywasalsocelebratedin1970.

Whileitisveryimportanttoaddresswithaironaglobalscale,eachpersoncanalsodo

somethingtoprotecttheEarth.Herearesomethingsyoucandoeveryday:

1）Turndowntheheatandairconditioning.

2）Usethedishwasheronlywhentheyarefullofdishes.

3)Practicethe3Rs:recycle,reuse,andreduce.

4)Plantatree.

5)Walkorrideyourbike.

23.Ifwedon'tcareaboutproblems,ourearthmaynolongerbeahealthyplace.

A.AirpollutionB.WaterpollutionC.Noisepollution

24.Everycountryshouldtosolvetheproblemscausedbyairpollution.

A.rebuildtheozonelayerB.cleanuptheairC.produceharmfulgases

25.AllthethingstheEPAcandoisto

A.makemorelawsB.findoutnewdangersC.protecttheenvironment

26.TheCleanAirActwaspassedbytheAmericangovernment.

A.In1967B.In1970C.In1977

27.Inourdailylife,wecandosomethingtoprotecttheearthby.

A.usingmorecarsB.ridingthebikesC.cuttingdowntrees

(七)

Howgreenareyou?Doyouknowhowtobegreen?

Weallneedahealthyenvironment,butweproducewasteeverydayanditdoesharmto

ourenvironment.Thoughweareyoung,wecanstilldosomethingtohelp.Infact,eventhe

simplesteverydayactivitiescanmakearealdifferencetotheenvironment.Herearesome

ideasforyou.

Reduce

Reducemeans“useless”.Don'twastethings.Thissavesmoneyandreducespollution

andwastegoingintotheenvironment.Beforewebuysomethingnew,thinkwhetheritis

reallynecessary-ormaybetheoldonewillbejustasgood!Whenwedobuythings,choose

localproductsifpossible,andtrynottobuytoomanythingsfromabroad.

Reuse

Reusemeans“useagain^^.Usethingsforaslongaspossible.Whenwebuythings,make

surethattheylastalongtime.Weshouldlookafterthemsothattheywilllast,andweshould

repairthemifwecaninsteadofthrowingthemawayandbuyingnewones.Don'tuseapaper

cupofapaperbag.It'sbettertouseachinacupandalunchboxbecauseyoucanusethem

again.

Recycle

Recyclemeans"changethingsintosomethingelse”.Thoughittakesenergytochange

somethingintosomethingelse,it'sbetterthanthrowingthingsawayorburningthem.Find

outwhatcanberecycledinyourneighborhoodandtakepartinrecyclingprograms.We

shouldalsobuyproductsmadefromrecycledmaterials,suchasrecycledpaper,tohelpsave

trees.

Sopleaserememberthesethreewords:reduce,reuseandrecycle.

28.Whatisthepassageabout?

A.Howtoproducethings.B.Howtoburnthings.

C.Howtohelpothers.D.Howtobegreen.

29.Whichofthefollowingisright?

A.Don'twastethings.B.Alwaysthrowawayoldthings.

C.Alwaysbuynewthings.D.Buytoomanythingsfromabroad.

30.Whyisitbettertouseachinacupandalunchbox?

A.Youcanbumthem.B.Youcanusethemagain.

C.Youcanthrowthemaway.D.Youcanchangethemintosomethingelse.

31.Toprotecttheenvironment,weshouldrememberthesethreewords:.

A.waste,reuseandrecycleB.repair,burnandrecycle

C.reduce,reuseandrecycleD.reduce,wasteandrecycle.

32.Thepassagemaycomefrom.

A.amenuB.adictionaryC.astorybookD.amagazine

（八）

Severalyearsago,atelevisionreporterwasinterviewingthreeofthemostimportant

peoplefromlocalbusinesses.Onewasaveryrichbanker,anotherownedoneofthelargest

companiesintheworld,andthethirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork.

Thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant.

“Howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant?^^thereporteraskedthebanker.

Thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid,“Ithinkanybodywhois

invitedtotheWhiteHousetomeetthePresidentisreallyimportant.”

Thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheverylargecompany."Doyouagree

withthat?”sheasked.

Themanshookhishead,"No.IthinkthePresidentinvitesalotofpeopletothe

WhiteHouse.You'donlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthePresident,therewasa

telephonecallfromthepresidentofanothercountry,andthePresidentsaidhewastoobusyto

answerit.”

Thereporterturnedtothethirdman."Doyouthinkso?"

“No,Idon't."hesaid.UIdon'tthinkthatmakesthevisitorimportant.Thatmakes

thePresidentimportant.^^

“Thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant?^^thereporterandtheothertwomen

asked.

“Oh,IthinkifthevisitortotheWhiteHousewastalkingtothePresidentandthe

phonerang,andthePresidentpickedupthereceiver,listenedandthensaid,'it'sforyou.'"

33.Thereareinthispassage.

A.threemenB.threewomenandoneman

C.fourmenD.threemenandonewoman

34.Thebankerandtheownerofoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld.

A.hadsimilaropinionsaboutthereporter'squestionB.disagreedwitheach

other

C.hadbeeninvitedtotheWhiteHousemanytimesD.didn'treplytothe

reporter

35.Theunderlinedwordyouinthelastparagraphrefersto（指的是）.

A.thetelevisionreporterB.theownerofmanybuildings

C.thePresidentD.thevisitortotheWhiteHouse

（九）

OnMay23,Shenzhenintroducedtoughnewrulesinordertodiscouragethe"Chinese

styleofcrossingtheroad^^."Chinesepeoplecrossroadswithoutthinkingabouttrafficlights,

solongastheyarepartofacrowd,saidapostonSinaWeibo.

ACCTVnewsprogramshowedthatinonlyanhour,morethan600peoplejumpedred

lightswhencrossingaroadinShijiazhuang,Hebei.

Manypeoplesaythattheyjaywalk（乱穿马路）becausetheredlightlaststoolong.Such

anopinionissupportedbyaresearchteamatTongjiUniversity.Theteamdidresearchon

people'swaitingtimesatdifferentroadcrossingsforthreeyears.TheyfoundthatChinese

peoplewouldwaitfor70to90secondsbeforetheylosttheirpatience."Peoplearelikelyto

ignore（忽视）thelightwhenthewaitingtimeislongerthantheycanbear,“saidNiYing,a

memberoftheresearchteam.

However,asurveyonSinaWeibosuggestedthatpeoplejaywalkmainlybecausethey

ignorerules.t6Ialwaysobeytrafficrules.Timeisimportantbutsafetyshouldcomefirst,“

someonewroteonhisWeibo.

Manycountriesgiveoutpunishmentstojaywalkers.InSingapore,themaximumcanbe

threemonthsinprison.SomeChinesecitieshavestartedtakingsomeactions,too.For

example,thefirstthreepeopleinajaywalkinggroupwillbefined50yuaninShijiazhuang.

Butcallingonpeopletorespectrulesismoreimportant.Tocompletelysolvetheproblem,

everyoneshouldrealizetheimportanceofobeyingthetrafficrules.

36.Whichofthefollowingisthe"Chinesestyleroadcrossing”？

A.Tocrossaroadslowly.

B.Tofollowthebasictrafficrules.

C.Towaitforthetrafficlighttoturngreen.

D.Tocrossroadswithoutlookingattrafficlights.

37.Whatdoesthephrase"theteam^^inParagraph3referto?

A.ACCTVnewsprogram.B.AresearchgroupatTongjiUniversity.

C.ApostonSinaWeibo.D.Adailynewspaper.

38.HowlongwillChinesepeoplewaitfortocrosstheroadbeforetheylosepatience?

A.Aboutfiveminutes.B.Lessthanoneminute.

C.Lessthanoneandahalfminutes.D.Morethantenminutes.

39.WhydopeoplejaywalkaccordingtothesurveyonSinaWeibo?

A.Becausepeopledon'tpaymuchattentiontorules.

B.Becausetherearetoomanypeopleontheroad.

C.Becausetheredlightlaststoolong.

D.Becausepeoplehavelesspatience.

40.Thewritersuggeststhatweshouldtosolvetheproblemofjaywalking.

A.punishthejaywalkersB.reduce（减少）thetimeofredlights

C.ignorethetrafficrulesD.callonpeopletoobeythetrafficrules

（十）

Anewstudywarnsthatabout30%oftheworldpeoplemaynothaveenoughwaterby

theyear2025.

AprivateAmericanorganizationcalledPopulationActionInternational（PAI）didthe

newstudy.Itsaysmorethanthreehundredandthirty-fivemillionpeoplelack（缺乏）enough

waternow.Thesepeopleliveintwenty-eightcountries.MostofthecountriesareinAfricaor

theMiddleEast.

PAIresearchersRobertEngelmansaysbytheyear2025,aboutthreethousandmillion

peoplemayfacewaterproblems.Atleast18morecountriesareexpectedtolackenough

water.Theneedforwaterkeepsincreasing.Yettheamount（数量）ofwaterontheearthstays

thesame.Thereportsayslackofwaterinthefuturemaycauseseveralproblems.Itmay

increasehealthproblems.Lackofwateroftenmeansdrinkingwaterisnotsafe.Mr.Engelman

saysthereareproblemsallovertheworldbecauseofdiseases,suchascholera,whichare

carriedinwater.Lackofwatermayalsoleadtomoreinternationalconflict（冲突）.Countries

mayhavetofightforwaterinthefuture.Somecountriesnowgetsixtypercentoftheirwater

fromothercountries.ThisistrueofEgypt,theNetherlands,Cambodia,Syria,Sudan,andIraq.

Andthereportsayslackofwaterwouldinfluencetheabilitytoimprovetheireconomies（经

济）.Thisisbecausenewindustriesoftenneedagreatamountofwaterwhentheyare

beginning.ThePopulationActionInternationalstudygivesseveralsolutionstothewater

problem.Oneway,itsays,istofindwaystousewaterformorethanonepurpose.Another

wayistoteachpeopletobecarefulnottowastewater.Athirdwayistouselesswaterfor

agriculture.Thereportalsosaysalong-termsolutiontothewaterproblemistocontrol

populationgrowth.Itsayscountriescannotprovidecleanwaterunlesstheyslowpopulation

growthbylimitingthenumberofchildrenpeoplehave.

41.WhichofthefollowingproblemsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itmaybringaboutalotofhealthproblems.

B.Itmaycausemoreinternationalconflict.

C.Itmayleadtotheimprovementofnewindustries.

D.Itmayinfluencethedevelopmentofeconomies.

42.Whatisthewaytosolvethewaterprobleminthelongterm?

A.Tousewaterindifferentways.B.Torealizethewaterproblem.

C.Toreducewaterforfarming.D.Tolimitthebirthofchildren

43.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure（结构）ofthepassage?

A.①②一③④一⑤⑥B.①②③一④一⑤⑥

C.①②③④—⑤―⑥D.①②③一④一⑤一⑥

44.Afterreadingthepassage,manypeoplewillprobably__.

A.begintofightfbrwaterB.trytofindwaystosavewater

C.increasetheamountofwaterD.movehousetotheMiddleEast

（十一