In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year ___36___. according to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a ___37___ one. The world will be more __38___ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be ___39__ 6 300 million, almost 2 150 million more than in 1985. More people would move into cities, especially cities in ___40___ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would ___41___ have 15 million by then.
Food production will ___42___, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985, __43___ most of the increase would be in countries that ___44___ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ___45___ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ___46___ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is ___47___ as cities become larger and more houses are built. ___48___ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ___49___ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 ___50___. They only carried out the situation that ___51___ today. By changing the situation, by ___52___ the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ___53___ time for the nations of the world to work ___54___ a plan of action. But they warned that ___55___ too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.
A．learning B．project C．notice D．study
A．pleased B．pleasant C．safe D．blue
A．dangerous B．beautiful C．crowded D．terrible
A．no more than B．as many as C．as much as D．as large as
A．developing B．developed C．big D．mountainous
A．none B．each C．all D．neither
A．insist B．reduce C．increase D．continue
A．so B．but C．or D．however
A．already B．hardly C．partly D．never
A．wanted B．lacked C．found D．expected
A．destroying B．protecting C．disturbing D．interrupting
A．saved B．lost C．discovered D．used
A．Air pollution B．Water pollution C．Some diseases D．All farmland
A．animals B．plants C．forests D．people
A．must be true B．will come true C．can't be true D．may be wrong
A．happens B．develops C．exists D．appears
A．settling B．working out C．answering D．dealing
A．no B．still C．less D．plenty of
A．about B．in C．out D．for
A．working B．suggesting C．spending D．waiting
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two systems on the whole.
The of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated孕育 by . In China, the mother river is the Yellow River while the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own . Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture went overseas to Japan, into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same .
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was on the Mesopotamian Plain美索不达米亚平原 ---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known as the of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European one also waters. When the colonists of England in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't from the European one a lot.
At the same time, the difference of the language systems _ the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, as a result of the far distance and the steep险峻的areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no with the other.
A．connected B．separate C．ancient D．remote
A．preservation B．development C．resource D．origin
A．coasts B．lakes C．rivers D．mountains
A．styles B．habits C．ways D．means
A．hurriedly B．gradually C．unfortunately D．suddenly
A．made B．crashed C．mixed D．applied
A．culture B．nation C．influence D．system
A．brought up B．brought out C．brought about D．brought along
A．bottom B．key C．base D．basement
A．crossed B．drunk C．swam D．dived
A．touched down B．put down C．got down D．settled down
A．evolve B．judge C．distinguish D．rise
A．adds to B．results to C．turns to D．takes to
A．approached B．contacted C．involved D．communicated
A．impact B．difference C．connection D．familiarity
Exam anxiety is something that almost every person experiences during his or her student life. Little anxiety actually helps one and work hard for the exams. However, if students spend all their time in feeling , a lot of valuable study time would be lost.
In this competitive world, cause a lot of nervousness in students. For some, exam anxiety encourages them to work hard, while for others it may be the root cause for poor performance, leading to academic and lack of confidence. In fact, some students are anxious by nature and easily get nervous when they face a(n) situation. They will think even if they have prepared well. They fear that they may what they have studied, and when it is too much, their is likely to come true.
One of the most important methods of exam anxiety is to prepare well in advance. Studying regularly for a few hours every day helps increase the of students. If students are not able to handle anxiety or nervousness, they could talk to their teachers, parents, friends or instructors. should also avoid giving pressure to their kids to do well. Creating a peaceful and atmosphere at home can be greatly helpful.
To and sleep properly is also important. Students tend to avoid sleep and starve themselves due to anxiety, but it is to their academic performance and health. It’s better that students should plan their time well and take proper breaks between studies. They should always remember to set aside some time for their since some entertainment helps them relax and concentrate.
A．concentrate B．relax C．succeed D．experience
A．curious B．confident C．anxious D．calm
A．plans B．breaks C．jobs D．exams
A．failure B．achievement C．preparation D．performance
A．peaceful B．stressful C．natural D．avoidable
A．positively B．confidently C．intentionally D．negatively
A．remember B．forget C．confuse D．lose
A．fear B．dream C．expectation D．competition
A．increasing B．feeling C．avoiding D．creating
A．relaxation B．pressure C．nervousness D．confidence
A．Teachers B．Parents C．Friends D．Instructors
A．relaxing B．exciting C．depressing D．worrying
A．learn B．play C．rest D．eat
A．helpful B．harmful C．important D．nice
A．studies B．habits C．hobbies D．meals
I work in a company in India which has branches in Germany and the UK，so I take business trips to these places．We have a tradition at the company that anybody coming back to India from a foreign country gets for all the other members of the company．Naturally the chocolates are finished in no time because everyone them and tries to get as many as possible．
I that the housekeeping staff members never had the chance to get even a single chocolate maybe because they were not as quick as others to take the chocolates．I felt it was to them．
Recently, I came back to India from Munich and I had a lot of chocolates for them．I met one of the housekeeping staff members called Babu．I gave him a packet of chocolates and told him to distribute(分发)them in his department．His face lit up with joy and thanked me again and again，which made me very happy．
But the didn’t end here．The best part of it was that Babu actually distributed the chocolates to in the company equally instead of just distributing them among members in his ．So it was so touching for me to see this.
I find it really hard to why we，who have the money to buy chocolates and other goodies，do not feel like but just think about how to get more． ，Babu，who earns only just about enough to raise his family, was so generous and did not even one extra chocolate for himself．I want to request all of us learn from Babu for being so and caring!
A．rarely B．seldom C．never D．often
A．gifts B．chocolates C．1etters D．postcards
A．loves B．deserves C．smells D．touches
A．argued B．thought C．noticed D．mentioned
A．unfair B．strange C．special D．important
A．received B．exchanged C．discovered D．bought
A．carefully B．equally C．generously D．positively
A．management B．meeting C．story D．discussion
A．everyone B．nobody C．someone D．anyone
A．shop B．neighborhood C．club D．department
A．apologize B．believe C．understand D．predict
A．fighting B．sharing C．competing D．communicating
A．Therefore B．Thus C．However D．So
A．keep B．pack C．steal D．store
A．humorous B．clever C．faithful D．kind
Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly __ . Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __ and had to wait __ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __ , so he went to the door and opened it __ . At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __ . “What a nuisance(麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __ this time she was __ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __ by what he saw.
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __ in life. It was his __ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.
A．complaining B．telling C．hoping D．pretending
A．looking B．turning C．coming D．tidying
A．went on B．went down C．went out D．went through
A．candles B．matches C．lights D．flashlights
A．happily B．patiently C．hopefully D．helplessly
A．steps B．words C．knocks D．screams
A．dark B．quiet C．noisy D．crowded
A．newcomer B．stranger C．guest D．settler
A．called B．disturbed C．watched D．offered
A．surprisingly B．delightedly C．impatiently D．willingly
A．gently B．kindly C．politely D．violently
A．lend B．sell C．harness D．borrow
A．And B．But C．So D．For
A．holding B．hiding C．fetching D．lifting
A．suggested B．commanded C．sent D．forced
A．frightened B．pleased C．puzzled D．surprised
A．failure B．success C．complaint D．determination
A．warmth B．coldness C．kindness D．nearly
A．doubtfully B．hardly C．actually D．sympathy (同情)
To be a real gentleman, you should know that true forgiveness is one of the most remarkable qualities a human can possess!
In the fighting between two countries in the 1970s, a young man was walking from one village to the next when he was by an armed guerrilla fighter from the enemy country．The fighter the young man down the hill where he was to be .
But a（n） thing happened． The young man, who had military training, was able to disarm the fighter．Now, the table was and it was the fighter who was ordered down the hill．
As they walked, , the young man began to reflect on what was happening．Recalling the of his mother, "Love your enemies; do good to those who you." He found he could go no farther．
He 10 the gun into the bushes, told the fighter he was to go and turned back the hill．
Minutes later, he heard footsteps53 behind him as he walked．"Is this the end after all?" he . Perhaps the fighter had got the gun and wanted to finish him off．But he continued on, glancing back, until his enemy reached him, only to grab him in a hug and pour out for sparing his life．
Mercy often wears the face of ．And though it usually isn't an enemy in uniform-that we are challenged to forgive, we have for mercy every day. Family members and friends, co-workers and neighbors and even strangers have for our forgiveness. You know who they are.
As Mahatma Gandhi said, "The can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. " Be strong. Forgive.
A．shot B．murdered C．killed D．caught
A．demanded B．reminded C．ordered D．required
A．beaten B．shot C．accepted D．driven
A．amazing B．frightening C．inspiring D．confusing
A．watched B．received C．accepted D．suggested
A．turned B．covered C．moved D．repaired
A．thus B．indeed C．therefore D．however
A．expressions B．plans C．words D．signals
A．forgive B．hate C．instruct D．help
A．packed B．dragged C．forced D．threw
A．free B．slow C．nervous D．eager
A．for B．into C．up D．down
A．showing B．waving C．running D．jumping
A．shouted B．counted C．wondered D．argued
A．seldom B．never C．always D．sometimes
A．marks B．favors C．thanks D．reasons
A．awareness B．kindness C．safeness D．forgiveness
A．opportunities B．explanations C．hopes D．lessons
A．need B．responsibility C．patience D．energy
A．lonely B．weak C．healthy D．calm