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fortheinternationalagreementsonbiodiversity,climatechange,andpersistentorganicpollutants,theagencyearmarksfundsforprojectswithglobalenvironmentalbenefitsin160countries.Ithadprovided$4.2billioningrantsandlever-aged$12billioninadditionalfinancing.Theagencyhasalsogiven3,000smallgrantsofupto$50,000eachdirectlytonon-governmentalorganizationsandcommunitygroupsin60countriesforprojectsthatreconcileglobalenvironmentalbenefitswithsustainablelivelihoodsforlocalpeople.

Wecanbuildonthestrengthswehavedevelopedoverthepast10yearsandmoveaheadwithconfidencethatsustainabledevelopmentgoalsareindeedachievable.

Whatdoestheword"

elusive"

inthefirstsentencemean?

ATerrible.

BDramatic.

CIncomprehensible.

DExclusive.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]语义题。

elusive与incomprehensible为同义词，难懂的，难琢磨的。

故[C]为正确答案。

第2题

Whatisincludedin"

ourrealaccomplishments"

（Para.4,firstsentence）exceptthat______.

Amanydevelopingcountriesareaheadofthetimetablethatgivesthemuntil2010tophaseoutthosegases?

Bemissionsofchemicalsthatdepletetheozonelayerandthreatenhumanhealthhavebeenslashed?

Ctheconsumptionofozone-depletingsubstanceshasbeenreducedbymorethan90percentby40countriesinEasternEuropeandCentralAsia?

Dchlorofluoro-carbonandhalons,themajorozone-threateninggaseswerelargelyeliminatedbyindustrializednationsbytheendof1995?

[解析]细节题。

四个选项中[B]，[C]，[D]皆由原来文章中的主动句改为的被动句，[C]选项把原句中的fourteen（14）改为40，因而错误，本题要求选择不能称之为“我们真实的成果”的选项，故[C]为正确答案。

第3题

Theexpression"

renewableenergy"

（Para5,lastsentence）isequivalentto______.

Adirtyfuel..

Bwindpower.

Csolarenergy.

Dcleanerenergy.

D

[解析][B]风能，[C]太阳能，选项皆为renewableenergy（可更新能源），单选不全面，故选用[D]cleanerenergy（较为清洁的能源），与dirtyfuel[A]相对立。

第4题

Whichonedisclosesthereasonwhypeopleareworkingtopreservetheenvironment?

ATherealizationthatacleanenvironmentisessentialfordevelopment.

BTheconsiderationofprivatecompaniesthatitisaprofitablebusiness.

CThebeliefthatit'

stheirresponsibilitytodoso.

DAlloftheabove.

[解析]“…agrowingawarenessthatacleanenvironmentisessentialfordevelopment[A]．Thisisanacknowledgmentthatpreservingtheenvironmentisbothgoodbusiness”[B]andamoralobligation[C]．由此可知，人们之所以会保护环境在于人们意识到清洁的环境对发展至关重要，保护环境既是一项好生意，又是一项道德使命。

[D]选项是三者的综合，故为正确答案。

第5题

Whatistheauthor'

sattitudetowardseffortsinsolvingenvironmentalproblems?

APositive.

BNegative.

CNeutral.

DWorried.

A

[解析]态度题。

作者对人们解决环境问题所进行的种种努力以及所取得的成绩的态度是积极的、肯定的。

在文章结尾处，作者指出“Wecanbuildonthestrengthswehavedevelopedoverthepast10yearsandmoveaheadwithconfidencethatsustainabledevelopmentgoalsareindeedachievable．”由此可知，作者相信在过去十年发展的基础上，我们有信心实现可持续发展的目标。

故[A]为正确答案。

第6题

Yes,thatcollegetuitionbillwasbiggerthisyear.Statesarepassingalongtheirbudgetwoestopublicuniversitystudentsandtheirfamilies.Tuitionsarerisingbydoubledigitsinsomestates,whiletheamountofstate-fundedstudentaidisdropping.

Althoughincomesarerisingbyonly1%to2%inmoststates,tuitionatfour-yearpublicschoolshasleaptby24%inMassachusetts,20%inTexasand7%nationallysincethe2001-2002schoolyear.NewYorkhadthesmallestincrease,0nly2%.Butproposedtuitionincreasesof35%ormoreattheStateUniversityofNewYorkandtheCityUniversityofNewYorkwouldputNewYorkinthelead.Meanwhile,totaltuitionaidisdown10%inIllinois,13%inConnecticutand20%inArkansas.

Statebudgetdeficitsarethecause.Nationally,statesspendabout48%oftheirrevenueoneducation,orabout$235billionin2001forkindergartenthroughcollege,saystheNationalGovernorsAssociation.Elementaryandsecondaryeducationbudgetsareprotectedinmanystateconstitutions,whichmeansthattheyaregenerallythelastexpensethatstateswillcut.Buthighereducationisvulnerabletobudgetscuts--and'

tuitionincrease--becauselawmakerstendtoseeitasdiscretionary:

Noonehastogotocollege,afterall.

Collegesanduniversities"

haveclientstheycancharge,"

saystheNationalCenter'

spresident,PatrickM.Callan."

Tuitionistheeasiestmoneytoget,"

headds.

Therisingcostofpubliceducation,andthefearthatitisfinanciallysqueezingsomestudentsoutofageducation,havepromptedsomestateuniversitiestoadoptapracticelongusedbyprivateschoolstoattractstudents:

tuitiondiscounting.Intuitiondiscountingcollegesturnaroundashareofthetuitionpaidbysomestudents,anduseittopayforscholarshipsforothers.Privatecollegestypicallyreturn$35to$45inscholarshipsforevery$100theycollectintuitionrevenue.Butuntilrecently,stateshavevieweddiscountingaspoliticallyunpopular.

Theincreasingcostofacollegeeducationisbeginningtoattracttheattentionoflawmakers,especiallyCongress,whichalreadyhasbegunhearingsoncollegecosts.ButCongressisn'

tinamoodtoraisethe$4,000grantsitofferstoneedystudentsunderitsPellGrantprogram.Moreover,tuitionhaslongbeensolowinsomestates--speciallyIowa,KansasandIllinois,whichnowarelevyingsomeofthebiggestincreases--thatpublicoutcriesmayfallondeaflegislativeears.

Indeed,collegepresidentsandtrusteesseebigtuitionincreaseinlow-pricedstatesasagoodwaytomaketheschoolslessdependentonappropriationsthatcanswingwildlyfromyeartoyear.

Thereareafewstepsstudentsandtheirfamiliescantaketooffsetrisingtuitions,butnotmany.Becausecollegesarealwaysinterestedinraisingacademicquality,talentedstudentscanpitonecollegeagainstanotherinhopesofraisingtheirfinancial-aidoffer.Somecollegesnowinvitestudentstocallandrenegotiatetheiraidpackagesiftheygetabetterofferfromanotherinstitution,andeventhosethatdon'

tsayasmucharewillingtotalk.

Intryingtoattractthemostdesirablestudents,universitiesaremiredinan"

armedrace"

buildingexpensivefacilitiesthatmoststudentswillneveruse,butpayforanyway.

What'

sthereasonforcostliercollegeeducation?

AInadequateStatebudget.

BRisingtuitions.

CRiseinparents'

income.

DIncreasingstate-fundedstudentaid.

[解析]作者在第三段首句明确指出：

Statebudgetdeficits（州预算赤字）arethecause．故[A]（不足的州预算）为正确答案。

第7题

Howcanyouparaphrase"

...wouldputNewYorkinthelead"

（Para.2,secondsentence）?

ANewYorkwouldstillhavethesmallestincreaseintuition.

BNewYorkwouldhavethelargestincreaseintuitionamongthestates.

CNewYorkwouldbeputintheleadingrole.

DNewYorkwouldbeamongthestatesthatchargemoretuition.

B

[解析]纽约尽管2002-2003年度增长最小，仅2%，但是纽约州立大学、纽约市立大学计划增长至少35%，将使纽约处于领先位置（即在学费增长方面最多）。

故[B]为正确答案。

第8题

Asdiscussedinthepassage,stateswouldchoosetocutbudgetlastin______.

Akindergarten.

Belementaryschoolandsecondaryschool.

Chighereducation.

Dcollegeanduniversities.

[解析]第三段中指出“Elementaryandsecondaryeducationbudgetsareprotectedinmanystateconstitutions，whichmeansthey