A. Men do better than women when it comes to learning English.
B. Women stand out at remembering people' s names.
C. Men .excel at typing as many words in a particular category as possible in the given time.
D. Women excel at dealing mathematic problems.
29. One important factor that affects the correctness of the results is that _________.
A. the old men tested may not have shown such cognitive decline
B. people surveyed are all old
C. people taking part in this test came from all over the world
D. womenlive longer than men
30. The author aims to' tell us that _________.
A. women' s minds perform better than men' s
B. men's minds decline more with age
C. everyone becomes a little more forgetful as they get older
D. a survey on human's mind decline was done recently
C
It seems that politicians around the world are thinking about the health of their countries. While in China, Chen Zhu has announced his plans for a universal health service and reform across health services. Gordon Brown, the UK Prime Minister, has also announced he is planning to make some changes in our health service.
The crux of Mr. Brown' s proposals is related to giving the NHS ( National Health Service) a greater focus on prevention, rather than just curing patients.
He is planning to introduce increased screening for common diseases such as heart disease, strokes and cancer, for example, breast cancer. In Britain there are 200,000 deaths a year from heart attacks and strokes, many of which might have been avoided if the condition had been known about.
Initially, the diagnostic (診斷的) tests will be available for those who are vulnerable, or most likely to have the disease. One example is a plan to offer all men over 65 an ultrasound test to check for problems with the main artery (動脈), a condition which kills 3,000 men a year. The opposition have criticized Mr. Brown' s proposals, saying that they are just a trick, and claiming that there is no proper timetable for the changes. They also say that Mr. Brown is reducing the money available for the treatment of certain conditions while putting more money towards testing for them.
The NHS was founded in 1948, and is paid for by taxation. The idea is that the rich pay more towards the health service than the poor. However, in recent years there has been a great increase in the use of private health care, and it' s much quicker. The NHS waiting lists for operations can be very long, so many people who can afford it choose to pay for medical care themselves.
31. The underlined word "vulnerable" in the fourth paragraph probably means _________.
A. sick
B. weak
C. wounded
D. old
32. All the following statements are true except that _________.
A. all people should pay for their health care at the NHS
B. some people are against the reform of health care
C. the writer is likely to come from Britain
D. more money will be spent on testing people than before _________.
33. Which of the following is the reason for the increasing private health care?
A. People are paying more attention to their own health.
B. People are well off enough to pay their health care.
C. The NHS was not available for most of the people.
D. It' s not so convenient for people to go to the NHS for their health care.
34. According to the passage, the purpose of the health reform plan in the UK is to _________.
A. encourage more private health care
B. focus on the prevention rather than on curing the patient
C. deal with the main artery problems
D. fight against the opposition in the UK
35. The author of this passage intends to tell us
A. the NHS should be reformed right away
B. more and more people are dying from diseases
C. the plan to reform the NHS in the UK
D. the criticism of Mr. Brown' s proposals
D
More than 6000 children were expelled(開除) from US schools last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8.
The department gave a report on the expulsions as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996--1997, against 7 percent for rifles(步槍) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms.
"The report is a clear sign that our nation' s public schools are cracking down (嚴懲) on students who bring guns to school", Education Secretary Richard Riey said in a statement, "We need to be tough-minded(堅強的) about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe. "
In March 1997, an ll-year-old boy and a 13-year-old using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippian school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Daducab, Kentucky.
" Most of the expulsions(開除), 56 percent, were from high schools, which have students from about age 13, 34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools. " The report said.
36. From the first paragraph we can infer that in US schools _________.
A. students enjoy shooting
B. students are eager to be soldiers
C. safety is a problem
D. students can make guns
37. The report from the US Department of Education shows that _________.
A. the number of the expulsions is now large
B. the number of the expulsions is wrong
C. there are soldiers hiding among the students
D. guns are out of control in US schools
38. The main idea of Paragraph Four shows us _________.
A. some examples of shootings in US schools
B. the Americans' feeling
C. some famous schools
D. that some teachers were killed by students
39. How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools?
A. 10
B. 9
C. 12
D. 22
40. From this passage we know that _________.
A. every American cannot have guns
B. only soldiers and the police can have guns
C. every American citizen can own guns
D. teachers have no money to buy guns
E
YANGON--Myanmar has officially accepted an offer of the United States to send humanitarianaid (人道主義援助) to the country' s cyclone (颶風;暴風) victims, state radio reported Friday in a night broadcast Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister U Kyaw Thu gave the assurance Friday, saying that the country is receiving such relief aid from any other country without limit at this time according to its policy(政策) of dealing with the disaster, the report said.
Kyaw Thu denied rumors about Myanmar' s turning down of such relief materials from Western countries but accepting those from nations in good relations with Myanmar, saying that the country has never done so in this case.
Kyaw Thu said that wishers abroad may make cash donation through Myanmar embassies (使館) stationed there, while those who like to donate relief goods may present them at the Yangon International Airport and seaports.
According to the report, the US relief aid would arrive in Yangon in days.
A Foreign Ministry statement said," Earlier on Friday at this moment, the international community can best help the victims by donating emergency provisions such as medical supplies, food,cloth, electricity generators, and materials for emergency shelter or with financial assistance,"
adding that "Myanmar will wholeheartedly welcome such course of action".
"The government and the people of Myanmar are grateful to the friendly nations, the United Nations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, private individuals and others for their sympathy and generosity," it said.