Live Earth Announces 2010 Global Event!

This is the web version of the October 15, 2009 Live Earth email to members．Click here to join and receive bi-weekly updates from Live Earth．

Live Earth is pleased to announce the largest worldwide water initiative(倡議)in history to help fight the global water crisis．The Dow Live Earth Run for Water—to take place on April 18, 2010—will consist of a series of 6 km run/walks (the average distance many women and children walk every day to get water) taking place over the course of 24 hours in countries around the world, featuring concerts and water education activities, raising awareness and funds to help solve the water crisis．Jessica Biel, Alexandra Cousteau, Pete Wentz, Angelique Kidjo and Jenny Fletcher will lend their names and their time in support of this global event．

Water shortage is a major issue affecting countries, communities and families all over the world．One in eight people doesn’t have access to safe, clean drinking water．Communities in Africa, Latin America and Asia suffer 1．8 million deaths every year from diarrheal(腹瀉）diseases and the death of 5,000 children each day due to inadequate water infrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施)．In these areas, women and children are forced to walk 6 km (3．7 miles) each day to get water that is likely unsuitable for drinking．However, the water crisis is not only limited to developing nations．Adding to these existing issues, the effects of climate change are increasingly impacting both supply and quality of available fresh water throughout the world．

In 60% of European cities with populations greater than 100,000, groundwater is being used faster than it can be replenished(補(bǔ)充)．By 2025, two-thirds of the world’s population could be living under water-stressed conditions．

You can help solve the water crisis by participating in the April 18th event．Run/walk registration is now officially open! Sign up now at http://liveearth．org/run．

Thanks and be sure to visit liveearth．org for the latest on The Dow Live Earth Run for Water, conservation tips, and more!

64．Which of the following activities will the Dow Live Earth organize on April 18, 2010?

A．Receiving the latest news from Live Earth．            

B．Putting on musical performances．

C．Calling on pop stars to walk 6 km to get water．   

D．Lending names and time to support the event．

65．According to the passage, which of the statements is true?

       A．You can turn to http://liveearth．org for water protection tips．

         B．Jessica Biel can’t take part in the event even if she signs up．

         C．The information on Live Earth is updated every month．

         D．Every year 1．8 million people in the world die from the disease related to dirty water．

66．We can learn from the passage that __________．

         A．by 2010, two-thirds of the world’s population will be short of water

         B．we can solve the water crisis by taking part in the April 18th event

         C．seven-eighths of the people in Asia can have access to safe, clean drinking water

         D．there are different channels for people to get access to Live Earth

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　　　Although it might be very strange of students to                            76.____________

Talk about fashion, they do care about that they                            77.____________

wear in school. They think their school uniforms make                             78.____________

them to look like a number of clones, especially when                             79.____________

they are doing morning exercise on the playguound. So                            80.____________

they all want to change their bored school uniforms for                            81.____________

fashionable clothes. Beside, girl students love all                                  82.____________

kinds of decorations when boys like different sports shoes.                  83.____________

Tunning shoes had become popular among boys since LiuXiang              84.____________

won first place in Athens Olympic Games in 2004.                        85.____________

  The well-dressed gentleman______ to be a criminal, which , of course, surprised many readers.

A.turned to                        B.turned out               C.turned down             D.turned up

It’s a pity that you         leave so soon. It’s been so nice having you here.

   A. should                 B. could              C. can              D. might

B

One night last February, a seventeen-year-old Duffy drove home along a winding road, he saw a strange light thrown against the tree. “I knew it wasn’t the moon”, he said. “I drive this road all the time and I notice little things out of place.”

     Duffy stopped his car and got out to examine. Below him far down in the deep valley lay a broken car with its headlights on. Thirty minutes earlier, a man had driven off the edge of the road, which has no guardrail. His car fell and rolled end over end, landing on its top more than two hundred feet below.

     Duffy rushed to call for help, then returned and got down to reach the injured driver. Snow covered the valley and the temperature was below freezing. After struggling back up the cliff, Duffy took off his jacket and shirt and wrapped the injured man in time, along with the blankets from his car.

      Life-saving deeds are starting to become usual action for Duffy, the oldest of seven children. When he was 12, he saved his ten-year-old brother from drowning. Two years ago, his three-year-old sister ate rat poison, and Duffy cleaned out her mouth, make her drink milk to protect her stomach and called doctors.

     “We have tried to teach the children good values, and it looks like we have got some reward for it.” His father says.

46. The strange light came from ________.

A. The bright moon.           B. Duffy’s car.

C. The broken car in the valley   D. an unknown place

47. The phrase” landing on its top” means the car lay_________.

A. on the top of the cliff    B. with its wheels upward 

C. with its head upward    D. on the road as usual

48. Duffy wrapped the man because_________.

A. he was badly injured    B. he had lost too much blood  

C. he had nothing on      D. it was too cold that day

49. From the above article, we can see Duffy has saved ________ at least.  

A. two     B. three     C. four      D. five

50. “We have tried to teach the children good values” may probably mean Duffy’s parents often tell their children_________.

A. to help people in danger         B. how to save people’s lives

C. to remember the value of the car     D. how to do business

79. There are only five minutes left before the train leaves. You should run _______ .

A. fast as possible as you can                           B. as quickly as you can

C. as fast as possible                                         D. possible as fast as you can

59. As Wei Hua got another “C” in the English test, her parents looked _____ at him, holding the school report.

A. sad                          B. sadly                        C. happy                      D. Happily

39. There are hurricanes here frequently in summer. The underlined part means _____.

A. often                   B. recently               C. sometimes            D. Seldom

19. The orphan was brought _____ by the villagers and 20 years later he became the village Party branch secretary.

A. up                    B. on                  C. down                D. Off

129. The illness had left her feeling tired and______.

A. strong             B. happy             C. weak             D. Hungry