Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.

   A. rate    B. pace    C. speed    D. step

 Magnificent views over the countryside have often _____ people to write poems.

   A. convinced    B. inspired    C. invited  D. attracted

 Jack almost fell off the cliff, but managed to _____ until help came.

   A. keep on    B. catch on    C. count on    D. hang on

It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in _____.

   A. news    B. print    C. publication    D. press

 You’d better put the milk in the fridge, which has a _______ to go bad in hot weather.

  A. currency B. tendency     C. trend  D. way

       The energy crisis (危機(jī)) has made people aware of how the careless use of the earth’s energy has brought the whole world to the edge of disaster. The over – development of motor transport, with its increase of more cars, more traveling, has contributed to the near – destruction of our cities and the pollution not only of local air but also of the earth’s atmosphere.

       Our present situation is unlike natural disasters of the past. Worldwide energy use has brought us to a state where long – range planning is vital. What we need is not a continuation of our present serious state, which endangers the future of our country, our children, and our earth, but a movement forward in order to work rapidly and effectively on planetary problems.

       This country has been falling back under the continuing exposures of loss of morality (道德) and the revelation (揭露) that lawbreaking has reached into the highest place in the land. There is a strong demand for morality to turn for the better and for some devotion that is vast enough and yet personal enough to enlist the devotion of all. In the past it has been only in a way in defense of their own country and their own benefits that people have been able to devote themselves wholeheartedly.

       This is the first time that we have been asked to defend ourselves and what we hold dear in cooperation with all the other people of this planet, who share with us the same endangered air and the same endangered oceans. There is a common need to reassess our present course, to change that course and to employ new methods through which the world can survive. This is a priceless opportunity.

       To grasp it, we need a widespread understanding of nature if the crisis we and the world are facing is no passing inconvenience, no by-product（副產(chǎn)品）of the ambitions of the oil – producing countries, no environmentalists’ only fears, no byproduct of any present system of government. What we face is the result of the invention of the last four hundred years. What we need is transformed life style. This new life style can flow directly from science and technology, but its acceptance depends on a sincere devotion to finding a higher quality of life for the world’s children and future generation.

1. Which of the following has nearly destroyed our cities?

A. The loss of beliefs and ideas.                         B. More of law – breaking.

C. Natural disasters in many areas.                     D.  The rapid growth of motors.

2. By comparing past problems with present ones, the author draws our attention to the        .

A. seriousness of this crisis                                B. ineffectiveness of laws

C. similarity of the past to the present          D. hopelessness of the situation

3. Which of the following is used as an example to show the loss of morality?

       A. Disregard for law.                                        B. Lack of devotion.

       C. Lack of understanding.                                 D. Destruction of cities.

4. The author wrote the passage in order to        .

A. make a recommendation for a transformed life style

B. limit ambitions of the people of the whole world

C. demand devotion to nature and future generation

D. encourage awareness of the decline of morality

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One Sunday morning, there were some people in Zhongshan Park                     

The United States is on the verge of losing its leading place in the world’s technology. So says more than one study in recent years. One of the reasons for this decline is the parallel decline in the number of U.S. scientists and engineers.

Since 1976, employment of scientists and engineers is up 85 percent. This trend is expected to continue. However, the trend shows that the number of 22-year-old    the near term source of future PhDs is declining. Further adding to the problem is the increased competition for these candidates from other fields    law，medicine，business，etc. While the number of U.S. PhDs in science and engineering declines，the award of PhDs to foreign nationals is increasing rapidly.

Our inability to motivate students to pursue science and engineering careers at the graduate level is compounded because of the intense demand industry has for bright Bachelor‘s and Master‘s degree holders. Too often，promising PH.D.candidates, confronting(面臨) the cost and financial sacrifice of pursuing their education, find the attraction of industry irresistible.

1. The U.S.will come to lose its leading place in technology probably because ________.

A. the number of PH.D. degree holders is declining

B. the number of scientists and engineers is decreasing

C. the number of 22-year-ilds is declining

D. scientists and engineers are not employed

2. The field of science and engineering is facing a competition from ________ .

A. technology        B. foreign nationals

C. such fields as law，medicine and business

D. postgraduates

3. Large-scale enterprises now need _______.

A. bright graduates and postgraduates   B. new inventions

C. advanced technology        D. engineers

4. PH.D. candidates "find the attraction of industry irresistible" means that _________.

       A. they find industry is attracting more and more college students

       B. they don’t think they can prevent themselves from working for industry

       C. they cannot resist any attraction from all sides

       D. they cannot work for industry any longer

Nothing says love like a dozen long – stemmed roses on Valentine’s Day．More than a million roses will be sold during this festival for lovers, the biggest day of the year for the nation’s rose industry．It’s going to remain the most popular flower because love never goes out of style．

Yes, a rose is a rose．But selling them is no longer a beautiful experience for traditional flower shops．Supermarkets now offer convenience to the busy and discount rose shops help those hopelessly in love save money．Roses only is a good example of a discount rose retailer that was transformed from a traditional shop to answer the challenge in the’ 90s．

Inside this store on Sixth Avenue near 40 th Street, contemporary white furniture and wall – to – wall mirrors give it an expensive look．Customers move about freely among the counters, looking eagerly at the roses in more than 50 colors from shelf to shelf．Some customers say it’s the high quality of the roses that attracts them there．“I spent $ 20 but the flowers looked like I paid 60 or 70 dollars,” says one customer．

Studies show more people are buying roses in ones, two and threes these days．In fact, more than half of all roses are sold in bunches of fewer than a dozen．But Roses Only's low prices encourage people to spend．Even on Valentine's Day, when the price of a dozen roses and delivery can soar as high as $150, 12 of Roses Only's most expensive flowers sell for just $35．The company's key to success is to hold prices down by controlling every link in the rose chain．It grows its own roses in the sunshine of the Andes Mountains．In addition, the company also sells other items such as ballons and stuffed animals．  

While discount rose retailers are witnessing their business bloom, U．S．rose growers aren’t able to compete with the fierce foreign competition．More than 57% of roses sold in the USA are grown in other countries．The biggest foreign producers are Colombia and Ecuador, which accounted for almost 90% of the total imported last year．The trend has hurt domestic rose growers such as Johnson Flowers of California, considered to be this country's leading producer．

Now, instead of fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them．"We have a few big fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them．“We may also widen our business to include the service area and be a representative for overseas flower producers．”

As a result of severe competition, those in the rose business long for the good old days, whereas ordinary people benefit from the low price．

1．What is the central theme of this text?

       A．The US rose business is going from bad to worse in spite of the efforts made．

B．The rose will remain the most popular flower as love never goes out of date．

C．The rose business is trying to meet the challenges in the market to succeed．

D．The rose industry plays an important role in American economy．

2．How does Roses Only obtain success in the discount rose retailing field?

        A．By setting up more chain stores across the country．

B．By selling roses in supermarkets．

C．By selling high quality roses at a low price．

D．By selling roses by the dozen．

3．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? （①to ⑦ represent paragraphs 1 to 7）

4．After reading the passage, we learn all of the following EXCEPT __________．

        A．Selling roses is no longer as easy for traditional flower shops as it was．

B．Almost 90% of roses sold in US are imported from Colombia and Ecuador．

C．US rose growers are faced with intense foreign competition．

D．the Johnsons are trying to co-operate with foreign competitors instead of fighting them．

We all know that, __________, the situation will get worse．

    A．not if dealt carefully with              B．not if carefully dealt with

    C．if dealt not carefully with              D．if not carefully dealt with