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tstrialized countries account for less than 20 percent of the world' s population but take 90 percent of health spending. In Japan more than five hundred dollars is spent on drugs per person per year. This compares to just three dollars in Sierra Leone. Only slightly more is spent in many sub-Saharan countries. Over the last fifty years, life expectancy has in- creased globally from forty six years to sixty five. But today, instead of the gap being between the developed and developing countries, it's now biggest between the very poorest nations and all other countries. The bur- den of infectious diseases, including HIV, as well as chronic conditions, coupled with a lack of health care, has led to this situation. However, it's children who are most affected. Almost fifty seven million people died in 2002, nearly twenty percent children of less than 5 years of age, and ninety eight percent of these deaths occurred in developing countries.

Developed countries take ______ of the world's health expense.

A．20 %

B．00%

C．5%

D．98%

nvestment and foreign aid to Latin America -- 62.3 billion dollars. 23 billion dollars of that was sent back to Mexico, mostly from workers living in the United States. It now ranks along with oil and tourism as Mexico's biggest foreign currency earner. The Inter-American Development Bank, which supports the region with aid and other help, says the remittances, as they're known, will increase by about fifteen percent a year during the next four years, topping one-hundred billion dollars by 2010. The bank describes the money as a very effective poverty reduction programme because it keeps between eight and ten million families above the poverty line. But it says it also means the economies of the region are not generating enough jobs to keep workers from leaving in the first place. Another problem is that as much of the money is sent back in small amounts, it's difficult to track. The average is between a hundred and a hundred-and-fifty dollars a month. That in turn makes it an unpredictable source of revenue for governments to tap into. The bank says it wants people to get away from what it calls cash to cash flows and into account to account transfers but the bank says the recent crackdown on illegal immigrants by the American authorities could hinder efforts to get migrants to use banks.

The passage is about ______.

A．migrant workers

B．poverty reduction

C．remittances

D．Latin America

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For years the advice has been clear: Eating five portions a day of fruit and vegetables is the key to a healthy life. But five mayno longer be enough. A study has found that to get（26）defense against heart disease， you need to eat at least eight dailyservings of fresh food. The government"s five-a-day advice has its（27）in World Health Organization guidelines to include 14ounces of vegetables in a daily diet. But there have been doubts over whether eating more than this level of fruit and vegetablesmeant even greater health（28）. Now the new study suggests every extra portion provides added protection.（29）， those inthe highest category——eating eight or more a day——have a 22 percent lower chance of dying from heart disease than those who（30）three portions， the UK average. A "portion"（31）just under three ounces， equal to a small banana， a medium appleor a small carrot. The findings come from an ongoing European（32）diet and health， looking at 300000 people in eight countries. Dr. Francesca Crowe of Oxford University is working on the project. She said that although ischemic （缺血性的） heart disease.

（IHD.——the most common（33）——was less likely in those who ate lots of vegetables， it could be explained by the probably healthier lifestyles.（34）these things， the study specifically showed a reduced risk of dying from II-[D of around four percent for each（35）portion of fruit and vegetables eaten above the lowest category， which was those who ate two or fewer portions.

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nvestment and foreign aid to Latin America -- 62.3 billion dollars. 23 billion dollars of that was sent back to Mexico, mostly from workers living in the United States. It now ranks along with oil and tourism as Mexico's biggest foreign currency earner. The Inter-American Development Bank, which supports the region with aid and other help, says the remittances, as they're known, will increase by about fifteen percent a year during the next four years, topping one-hundred billion dollars by 2010. The bank describes the money as a very effective poverty reduction programme because it keeps between eight and ten million families above the poverty line. But it says it also means the economies of the region are not generating enough jobs to keep workers from leaving in the first place. Another problem is that as much of the money is sent back in small amounts, it's difficult to track. The average is between a hundred and a hundred-and-fifty dollars a month. That in turn makes it an unpredictable source of revenue for governments to tap into. The bank says it wants people to get away from what it calls cash to cash flows and into account to account transfers but the bank says the recent crackdown on illegal immigrants by the American authorities could hinder efforts to get migrants to use banks.

The passage is about ______.

A．migrant workers

B．poverty reduction

C．remittances

D．Latin America

. A microscope magnifies things(or features of things)which are so small that they are invisible to the naked eye. They may be as small as a cell or even a small group of molecules. "Micro" in Greek, and in several English technical words, means "small". But "tele" in Greek means distant or far away. The word "television" is also derived from this Greek word. In England, Australia, and New Zealand we call a television set the "telly", which is almost the same as the Greek word. In the United States people call it a TV. A telescope enables us to see objects which, though millions of times larger than ourselves, appear much smaller because they are so far away. Even the images of stars which we see through a telescope are, of course, greatly reduced in size in comparison with the stars, actual size. But a telescope enables us to see stars which are invisible to the human eye as well as giving us a brighter, clearer image of those which are visible. In the last twenty or thirty years there has been a great improvement in the design and magnifying power of telescopes. There are now some very large and powerful telescopes in existence. When you see the sun rise in the morning you are eight minutes late. What is the meaning of this strange statement？ The fact is that it takes eight minutes for the light to travel from the sun to the earth. The speed of light is approximately 186,000 rails per second. When you see a planet with or without the help of a telescope you are again too late to see the planet as it exists when you look at it. You see it as it was some time earlier. What happens when you observe stars beyond the solar system？ Light from these stars takes a much longer time on its journey. In many cases it takes millions of years to reach our planet. Perhaps you believe that when you see a particular star, you and the star exist simultaneously. But this cannot be true. Be tween you and the star there are many millions of miles in space; and this means that there is also a long history of several million years between the star and you; in other words, the star which you are looking at now no longer exists in the form. in which you see it. Perhaps at this moment there is no star at that particular point in space. Stars, like human beings, are born and die.

A microscope______.

A．may be as small as a cell or a small group of molecules

B．is similar to a telescope

C．enables us to see things that are invisible

D．enables us to see things that are too small to be seen

听力原文： Play is the principal business of children, and more and more in recent years research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy, every child needs an opportunity and the right materials for play, and the main tools of play are toys. Their main function is to suggest, encourage and assist play. Therefore it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child's development.

In recent years research on infant development has shown the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited abilities, is largely determined in the first three years of his life. so a baby's ability to profit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged and stimulated, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully.

The next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toy should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability. Bricks and construction toy; painting and make things; sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play; the first social games for learning to play and get on with others.

By the third stage of play development—from five to seven or eight years the child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school. It is easier now to see which type of toys the child most enjoys.

(33)

A．They can suggest and assist children's play.

B．They can give children opportunities to play things.

C．They can make children excited.

D．They can prevent children from crying.

day after they meet in Brussels. They' ye been alarmed by December’s budget in the Irish Republic which cut taxes and increased government spending. The other European countries fear this will stoke up inflation and undermine the stability of the Euro, the single currency.

Finance ministers from the European Unions 15 states are holding their regular monthly meeting in Brussels. They've been given the tricky task of handing out some public criticism to the government of the country with the most successful economy, the Irish Republic. In the last five years Ireland has boomed growing by an average eight percent a year, unemployment has reached its lowest level for 20 years and commodity prices in Dublin became more expensive than in London.

Why do other European countries criticize Ireland？

A．They worry that the Irish Republic’s budget plan will undermine the stability of European Unions.

B．EU countries fear that Irish Republic’s finance plan will cause inflation.

C．Other countries will have to cut taxes.

D．Other EU countries must increase government spending, too.

of the greatest wonders in the world. The Wall is 6,700 kilometers long from Shanhaiguan Pass in Hebei Province to Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu Province. The wall is about 7.8 meters high，and it is 6.5 meters wide at the base and 5.8 meters at the top. The Great Wall was first built during the Warring States Period (476-221B.C.) to prevent people in the north from attacking. Then the First Emperor of Qin ordered several hundred thousand workers to connect different sections of the wall. Today，tourists can visit eight sections of the Great Wall. Most of them were built in the Ming Dynasty. The best section of the Great Wall is located near Beijing. 依照文章判断正误(对的写T;错误写F)

() 6. The Great Wall has a history of over 2,000 years.

() 7. The Great Wall is said to be the greatest wonder in the world.

() 8. Shanhaiguan Pass is close to Jiayuguan Pass.

() 9. The First Emperor of Qin ordered more than 100,000 workers to build the Great Wall.

() 10. Most of the present sections of the wall were built in the Qin Dynasty.

as his English teacher _____ .

A.is

B.was

C.does

D.do