八9年大学生北京运动-大学生贫困申请书范文
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【答案】
1) c
2) a
3) b
4) a
【原文】
Bali is a beautiful island of
mountains, forests and rice fields. It is also an
island
of artists. Almost everybody
there is an artist of some kind. The people work
all day
at home, in the fields or on
their boats, but in the evening they make music,
dance,
paint or carve things out of
wood and stone.
For the Balinese, art is part of religion. It is a way of pleasing their gods--and
Bali, they believe, is full
of gods. There are thousands of temples in Bali,
and there
are festivals at these
temples when people die or get married, or when a
child is
born. At these festivals the
people
try
to
keep their
gods
happy
by
giving
them
food, by
dancing, by acting, and by playing music for them.
In the past, the Balinese did not care about the outside world. For them Bali
was the
whole
world.
But
in
the 1930s
tourists
began
to
visit
Bali,
and
since the
1950s tourism has become big
business there. So the islanders have begun to
sell
their art to tourists. These days
the Balinese pro-duce more and more things for
tourists;
they
make
fewer
things
for
their
temples.
They
have
less
time
for
their
gods, so there are fewer festivals.
Each year more tourists bring more money to the island; they also bring new
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ideas and a new way of life.
The Balinese know that if fewer tourists come to
the
island, there will be less money.
But they also know if there are too many tourists,
the Balinese way of life will change
drastically. The authorities are trying hard to
organize and control tourism with
caution. Bali has to change; nevertheless they
want to make sure that it changes for
the better, not for the worse.
Task
3
【答案】
A.
1) Because until 1980, it
had been quiet for more than a hundred years.
2) It was strange. No birds were
singing, and the air was still.
3) He
was standing near the summit and reporting the
eruption on radio.
B.
Washington; 35; 1980; 123; recreation;
summit; tremors; small eruptions; no danger;
1980; dust; ash; rocks; mud; 40;
peaceful; empty
【原文】
Most volcanoes are quiet. They rest
peacefully for hundreds of years. No one
pays much attention to them.
Mount
St.
Helens
was
one
of
these
volcanoes.
Until
1980,
it
was
a
beautiful
recreation area. Its last eruption had
been 123 years ago. No one was worried about
another one. Then, in March 1980, Mount
St. Helens began to make noises. At first,
there
were
tremors.
Then,
small
eruptions
occurred.
Some
residents
left
immediately. Others felt
there was no danger.
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But on the morning of May 18, 1980, the
mountain blew its top. With the power
of twenty-five atomic bombs, Mount St.
Helens exploded. Clouds of dust and ash
rose more than twelve miles into the
sky. Rocks and mud crashed down the slopes.
Unfortunately, many people were still
living, camping, or working in the area.
Over forty people lost their lives.
Others were rescued.
Robert
Baker
was
fishing
with
his
family
when
the
explosion
occurred.
He
reported that the morning of May 18 was
strange. No birds were singing. The air
was still. Then, he saw a large black
cloud coming down toward them. In minutes,
day turned into night. He called his
family to their van and they started on the slow
dark ride away from the mountain. All
the time, hot ash was raining on them.
But
other
people
were
not
so
lucky.
David
Johnston,
a
volcano
expert,
was
standing near the summit of the
mountain. At 8:31 a. m. , he radioed,
was never heard from again.
Mount St. Helens is peaceful now. But
its slopes are empty. It will be many years
before fish, plants, and trees will
again live on the mountain.
Task
4
【答案】
A.
1) Mrs. Rakel Surlien is
the Norwegian Minister of Environmental
Protection, and
she is about to begin a
three-day visit to Britain.
2) Britain.
3)
Britain
insists
the
case
against
acid
rain
in
general
and
its
contribution
in
_
particular is far
from proven. / Britain insists that neither the
disastrous effects of
acid rain nor
Britain
’
s responsibility in the issue has been proven.
4) Sweden.
5) It refers to a group of some 20
nations which are committed to reducing sulfur
dioxide by a third.
6)
Norway
is
against
Britain
in
the
dispute
over
acid
rain
in
spite
of
its
cordial
approach.
B.
1)
fish; aquatic life; forest
2) power
stations
3)remain isolateed
【原文】
Norway
has
decided
to
resume
a
approach
to
Britain
in
the
long-standing
dispute
over
the
issue
of
acid
rain,
as
Mrs.
Rakel
Surlien,
the
Norwegian Minister of Environmental
Protection, begins a three-day visit to Britain.
All the Nordic countries believe that Britain is responsible for as much as a third
of
the
acid
deposit
failing
in
southern
Scandinavia,
killing
fish
and
most
other
aquatic
life
in
thousands
of
lakes
and
rivers
and
possibly
putting
large
areas
of
forest at risk. Emissions from coal and
oil burning power stations are blamed mostly,
but
Britain
insists
the
case
against
acid
rain
in
general
and
its
contribution
in
particular is far from proven.
The issue has become almost fashionable since the Swedes raised it in 1972.
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More
than
20
nations
have
agreed
to
join
the
so-called
Percent
Club
committed to reducing sulfur
dioxide by a third, and Britain is increasingly
isolated
in Western Europe by its
refusal to do so.
Mrs. Surlien says there has been no change in the Norwegian position in spite
of the cordial approach, and she also
scented victory, as she said,
can
remain isolated in this way for long. It must be
very difficult to live with.
Task
5
【答案】
1) four out of
five; survive; rosy; forest flower; for centuries
2) 2,000; fight cancer; 40; wildlife;
the rain forest
3) drugs; a South
American tree; blood pressure; the snakeroot plant
from Indian
forests
4)
foods; tropical forests; winged bean
5)
rubber; oils; one; examined; 99; threatened
【原文】
A representative
of an ecological organization is talking about the
advantages
and benefits for humans of
the rain forests.
Four out of five of all children who got leukemia in 1960 died. Now four out of
every
five
survive.
The
secret
of
this
miraculous
change
is
the
rosy
periwinkle,
a
forest flower which tribal doctors had
used for centuries.
The United States National Cancer Institute has identified more than 2,000
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tropical
rain forest plants with the ability to fight
cancer. In fact, about 40 percent of
all
drugs
given
out
in
the
United
States
today
owe
much
of
their
strength
to
chemicals from wildlife, largely from
the rain forest.
Other drags include quinine, which comes from a South American tree, and
drugs
to
relieve
high
blood
pressure
are
derived
from
the
snakeroot
plant
from
Indian forests. The armadillo of South
America is helping us find a cure for leprosy.
The tropical forests also contain large amounts of new foods. For example, the
winged bean of New Guinea is now grown
in about 50 different countries. Japanese
scientists
have
found
a
calorie-free
substance
in
Paraguay
which
is
300
times
sweeter than
sugar, and a coffee free of caffeine has been
found in the small forests
of the
Comoros islands.
Every day we use products from the rain forests--robber, spices and oils, and
of course wood. Less than one
percent of the forest plants have been examined
for
their potential, but the remaining
99 percent is threatened by our endless search
for wood. The South American Indians
say the trees hold up the sky, and if they
come down there will be a catastrophe.
Task
6
【答案】
A.
1)
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes
between the Earth and the sun, and
the
moon
’
s shadow covers part of the earth.
2) A solar eclipse has occurred
at Christmas only 30 times during the past 5,000
_
years, the last
time in 1954.
3) The (retina of the)
eye can be permanently damaged.
4) It
works by projecting the sun
’
s image on a piece of paper through a pinhole on
another piece.
5) The next
eclipse at Christmas will occur in 2307; it can be
observed on the west
coast of Africa.
B.
1) T
2) F
3) T
【原文】
On
December
25,
2000,
many
people
across
North
America
received
a
rare
Christmas treat when the moon passed in
front of the sun resulting in a partial solar
eclipse.
Solar
eclipses occur when the moon passes between the
earth and the sun, and
the
moon
’
s shadow covers part of the earth, and a total solar eclipse takes place
when the moon
’
s shadow blocks out the sun entirely. What made this particular
solar
eclipse
unique
was
that
this
event
has
occurred
on
December
twenty-fifth
only 30 times during the past five
thousand years, the last time in 1954.
But people must be exceptionally
careful when attempting to view the solar
eclipse. Without taking precautionary
measures, one can permanently damage the
retina
of
the
eye;
however,
there
are
several
safe
methods
of
witnessing
this
_
heavenly marvel.
First, you can view a solar
eclipse by using eclipse safety glasses for
filtering
out the sun
’
s harmful rays. They should be used when any part of the sun is visible.
Sunglasses
can block out some of the sun
’
s ultraviolet rays, but the results can
be very deceptive. The
eye
’
s natural reaction to this darken state when wearing
sunglasses is
to make the pupil larger, which allows in more
light and can intensify
the damage to
the your eye.
You can watch an
eclipse by projecting the sun
’
s image on a piece of paper
either by
using a telescope, or easier yet, by creating a
pinhole in a piece of paper
and viewing
the result on another piece of paper, thus called
a pinhole projector.
Only
during a total eclipse when the sun is completely
and briefly covered can
you watch the
eclipse without eye protection. Even then, extreme
caution should be
taken.
In
case
you
didn
’
t
catch
this
last
spectacular
solar
eclipse
on
December
twenty-fifth,
2000,
there
is
no
need
to
fret.
Your
posterity
can
record
the
next
eclipse on
Christmas in the year 2307, but only if
they
’
re visiting the west coast of
Africa for the holidays.
Task
7
【答案】
A.
1)
pottery; metal
2) large cities; food
production
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3) the
late 1950s; borrow; returnable; one-trip
4) pots; pans
B.
1) Because the food must be shipped
from place to place when it is produced, and
because
of
the
increased
variety
of
foods
available
and
the
convenience
of
precooked meals, it is impossible for
the customer to collect many foods in his
own container.
2)
Until
the
late
1950s
Americans
had
to
borrow
soft-drink
bottles
by
paying
a
deposit each time they bought one.
3) Yes, beaus sales of soft drink
climbed.
4)
Glass
companies
gave
soft-drink
sellers
a
helping
hand.
A
US
company,
Consumer's
Glass,
made
an
arrangement
with
the
bottler
companies
to
reimburse them for much of
the cost of one-trip bottles.
5)
Aluminium food packages now have their own
electric plugs. After you eat the
food,
you can just throw them away.
6)
The
writer
is
mildly
criticizing
the
trend
toward
one-trip
living
and
thinks
it
probably has gone too far.
【原文】
The product that
most people throw out after using only once is
packaging.
This is not always tree. The
pottery or metal container used in Roman times and
in
most rural areas of the world today
is a permanent and valuable household item.
Unless
a
container
is
accidentally
broken,
it
lasts
a
lifetime,
despite
the
many