A United Nations' report says Asian countries are facing major environmental problems. The report released in Bangkok said that parts of China, India, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan are threatened by man-made and natural events that turn productive (有收获的) land into deserts. It said the most serious threat to the area is the rapid shrinking of Asia's rain forests, or woods, especially in Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. The report said the reduction (减少) in wood areas has already led to increased flooding, water-shortages in the dry seasons and the loss of farm lands. A top U.N. official said that as much as 70% of the woods in Asia will be gone in 20 years unless actions are taken now to save them.
9.What problems are Asian countries facing according to the United Nations' report?
Problems of water-shortages.
Problems of flood, and the loss of farmland.
Most problems of environment.
10.What Asian countries are mentioned in this report?
Bangkok, China, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.
China, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Malaysia and Thailand.
China, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.
11.What is the most serious threat (威胁) to the area?
Asian forests or woods become smaller and smaller at a reasonable (合理的) speed.
Asian forests or woods become smaller and smaller at a high speed.
Asian forests or woods become smaller and smaller at a slow speed.
M: (sniffing) Is that a French cigarette?
W: Pardon?
M: Is that a French cigarette you're smoking?
W: Yes, that's right. Why? What's the matter?
M: I don't understand how you smoke French cigarettes. They make a terrible smell.
W: I like them very much. I prefer them to English cigarettes.
M: Have you got a lot of them?
W: Yes, about 200, why?
M: Well... er... could I buy some from you?
W: Buy some from me? But... you don't like French cigarettes!
M: No, I don't. But my wife does.
12.Who is smoking a French cigarette?
The woman. The man. A new person.
13.Why doesn't the man like French cigarettes?
He thinks they are too dear.
He thinks they have a bad smell.
He thinks he is going to like them.
14.Do the woman and the man's wife have something in common?
Yes, they both have 200 cigarettes.
Yes, they both like French cigarettes.
Yes, they are both married
M: Do you like Chinese food?
W: Yes, I do.
M: What's your favorite Chinese food?
W: Mmm.. It's hard to say. I like hot and sour soup a lot but I guess I like bean curd better.
M: Do you eat Chinese food often?
W: Once in a while.
15.What is the woman's favorite Chinese food?
Beans. Bean curd. Peas.
16.The woman eats Chinese food .
once a week frequently occasionally
Now, you want to know about life in the past. Right? I can tell you. When I was a boy, things were different. I had to get up at six every morning. That was not very bad in summer, but in winter it was cold. And we didn't have any hot water in the house. We had to wash in cold water. We didn't have a bathroom. My dad had some chickens. I had to feed them every morning and then I had to walk to school with my little sister. It was two miles to school and two miles back in the evening. But it always seemed longer in the morning when we were going to school. There was a bus, but we didn't have the money. And we had to go to bed at seven o'clock every night. We couldn't watch TV because there wasn't any. On Sundays we had to go to church three times — morning, afternoon and evening. And we couldn't play outside on Sundays. But it wasn't all bad. We had some good times. We could go out and our parents didn't have to worry about us. There weren't so many cars on the roads then, so the streets were safe to play in. And there were not many robbers and thieves in those days. We had to work hard and we weren't able to buy all those things in the shops today. Life was hard, but it was simple and people were happier. I don't think I'd like to be young today.
17.What did the man have to do in the morning?
He carried water for the family.
He cleaned the bathroom.
He fed the chickens.
18.Why did the man go to school on foot?
The school was near.
No bus ran in that direction.
His family was poor.
19.What did the man do every Sunday?
He was taken to church three times.
He stayed at home all day.
He played in the street.
20.What can we learn from what the speaker said?
He lives on a farm far away from cities.
He is a retired teacher of history.
He thinks children were happier in the past. |
