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reportsfromChechnya.”Politkovskayawasfarmorelikelytospendtimeinahospitalthanonabattlefield,andherwritingborefrequentwitnesstorobbery,andtheuncontrolledcrueltyoflifeinaplacethatfewotherRussians—andalmostnootherreporters—caredtothinkabout.

41.Politkovskaya’sfatherdiedof______.

A.tirednessB.aheartdiseaseC.anattackD.anaccident

42.FromthetextweknowthatRaisaMazepa______.

A.didn’tloveherhusband

B.didn’tattendherhusband’sfuneral

C.washavinganoperationthedayherhusbandwasburied

D.wastoosadtoattendherhusband’sfuneral

43.Theunderlinedword“emerged”mostlikelymeans______.

A.cameoutB.wentintoC.disappearedD.leftfor

44.HowmanyfamilymembersofAnnaarementionedinthepassage?

A.Three.B.FourC.FiveD.Six

45.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribePolitkovskaya’scharacter?

A.CuriousB.easy-goingC.carelessD.responsible

B

Mostmornings,thelinebeginstoformatdawn:

scoresofsilentwomenwithbabiesontheirbacks,bucketsbalancedontheirheads,andineachhandabright-blueplasticjug.Ongooddays,theywillwaitlessthananhourbeforeawatertankergoesacrossthedirtpaththatservesasaroadinKesumPurbahari,aslumonthesouthernedgeofNewDelhi.Onbaddays,whenthereisnoelectricityforthepumps,thetankersdon’tcomeatall.“Thatwaterkillspeople,”ayoungmothernamedShobasaidonerecentSaturdaymorning,pointingtoarowofpailsfilledwiththick,caramel（焦糖）-coloredliquid.“Whoeverdrinksitwilldie.”Thewaterwasfromapipesharedbythousandsofpeopleinthepoorneibourhood.Womenoftenuseittowashclothesandbathetheirchildren,butnobodyisdesperateenoughtodrinkit.

Thereisnostandardforhowmuchwaterapersonneedseachday,butexpertsusuallyputtheminimumatfiftylitres.ThegovernmentofIndiapromises（butrarelyprovides）forty.Mostpeopledrinktwoorthreelitres—lessthanittakestowashatoilet.Therestistypicallyusedforcookingandbathing.Americansconsumebetweenfourhundredandsixhundredlitresofwatereachday,morethananyotherpeopleonearth.MostEuropeansuselessthanhalfthat.ThewomenofKesumPurbaharieachhopedtodragawayahundredlitresthatday—twoorthreebuckets’worth.Shobahasahusbandandfivechildren,andthatmuchwaterdoesn’tgofarinafamilyofseven,particularlywhenthetemperaturereachesahundredandtendegreesbeforenoon.Sheoftenmakesupthedifferencewithbottledwater,whichcostsmorethanwaterdeliveredanyotherway.Sometimesshejustbuysmilk;

it’scheaper.Likethepoorestpeopleeverywhere,thepeopleofNewDelhi’sslumsspendafargreaterpercentageoftheirincomesonwaterthananyoneluckyenoughtoliveinahouseconnectedtoasystemofpipes.

46.Theunderlinedword“slum”mostlikelymeans______.

A.avillage

B.asmalltown

C.anareaofatownwithbadly-built,over-crowdedbuildings

D.thepartofatownthatlackswaterbadly

47.Sometimesthewatertankerdoesn’tcomebecause______.

A.theweatherisbadB.thereisnoelectricity

C.thereisnowaterD.peopledon’twantthedirtywater

48.Apersonneedsatleast________litresofwateraday.

A.ahundredB.fourhundredC.fortyD.fifty

49.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

A.ahundredlitresofwateradayisenoughforShoba’sfamily

B.Americansusesthelargestamountofwatereachday

C.inKesumPurbaharimilkischeaperthanbottledwater

D.Shobahasafamilyofsevenpeople

50.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.

A.howwomeninKesumPurbaharigetstheirwater

B.howmuchwateradayapersondeeds

C.thatIndialackswaterbadly

D.howIndiagovernmentmanagestosolvetheproblemofwater

C

OnedaylastSeptember,asBritneySpearswasabouttoboardaflighttoLosAngelesfromLondon,abluebottlefelloutofherpurse.Shequicklyputitbackin,butnotbeforethecamerarecordedtheevent.NeitherSpearsnorherspokesmanwaswillingtocommentonthecontentsofthebottle,butthenextmorningLondon’sDailyExpresspublishedapageofpicturesundertheheadline“EXCLUSIVE:

POPPRINCESSSPOTTEDATAIRPORTWITHPOTOFSLIMMINGTABLETS.”SpearswasapparentlycarryingZantrex-3,oneofthemostpopularweight-losspillsnowsoldintheUnitedStates.Thepill,whichissoldataboutfiftydollarsforamonth’ssupply,containsahugeamountofcaffeine,somegreentea,andthreecommonSouthAmericanherbsthatalsoactasstimulants（兴奋剂）.IthittheU.S.marketlastMarchandhashadasuccessthatwouldbehardtooverstate.Millionsofbottleshavebeensold,andduringtheChristmasseasonitwasdisplayedinthewindowsofthenation’slargestchainofvitaminshops,G.N.C.（Itissohighlysoughtafterthatmanyofthestoreskeepitinlockedcounters.）Zantrex-3isalsosoldatCVS,RiteAid,Wal-Mart,andotherchains,andoverthetelephoneandontheInternet.Ifyoutype“Zantrex”intoGoogle,morethanahundredthousandpiecesofinformationaboutitwillappear.Atanymoment,therearescoresofpeoplesellitoneBay.

PerhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthesuccessstoryofZantrex-3,however,isthatitisfarfromunique.Therearehundredsofsimilarproductsonthemarkettoday,andtheyareboughtbymillionsofAmericans.AndthoughZantrex’sproducermakessomeexcitingstatements（“themostadvancedweightcontrolcompound（化合物）period”）,sodothepeoplewhosellStacker2andAnorexalongwiththosewhosellCarbEliminatorandFatEliminator.Almostallofthesecompoundssuggestthattheycanhelppeopleloseweightandregainlostenergy,andoftenwithoutdiet,exercise,oranyothereffort.

51.BritneySpearsisa/an______.

A.dancerB.singerC.athleteD.chemist

52.Whichofthefollowingisalsoakindofweight-losspill?

A.CVSB.RiteAidC.Wal-MartD.Anorex

53.Theunderlinedpartofthesentenceinthefirstparagraphismostlikelysimilarinmeaningto______.

A.itisdifficulttosayhowsuccessfulZantrex-3is

B.youcan’toverstatethesuccessofZantrex-3

C.youcan’tthinktoohighlyofthesuccessofZantrex-3

D.Zantrex-3isnotverysuccessful

54.Fromthesecondparagraphweknowthat______.

A.Zantrex-3isoneofthesuccessfulweight-losspillsontheUSmarket

B.Zantrex-3isthemostsuccessfulweight-losspillsontheUSmarket

C.Zantrex-3istheonlyweight-losspillontheUSmarket

D.therearefivekindsofweight-losspillsontheUSmarket

55.Thetextmainlytellsus______.

A.whenBritneySpearswasfoundtakingweight-losspillswithher

B.howZantrex-3becamesuccessfulintheUSA

C.weight-losspillsareverypopularintheUSA

D.Zantrex-3isforbiddentobesoldontheUSmarket

二

Lastyearmyhusbanddevelopedaterribledisease.Dalebecamefearfulofgoinganywherealoneorofbeingaloneassomeofhisseizures（发作）werequitesevere,evenputtinghiminthehospitalonthreeseparateoccasions.

WedecidedthatatrainedmedicalservicedogwouldgreatlyhelpDale.ItwouldbeacompanionforDale,andthedogwouldbetrainedtostaywithhim.Ifhehadaseizure,withaservicedogbesideadownedperson,otherscouldseeandwillbemorelikelytohelp.

AlocalpersonsoldusablackLabradorpuppyatareducedprice.Nevaehwaseightweeksoldwhenwegother.Atthatpoint,weturnedtothelocalpapersforhelp.WehopedthatgettingDale’sstoryoutwouldhelpraisefundstopayforthepuppy’straining.Dalehasbeenondisability,andhisneedtohavesomeonewithhimatalltimesmeansIcannotworkeither.Wedon’thavealotofmoneyleftoverattheendofthemonth.

Fundraisingstartedoffwiththehelpoffamilydonations,butwehadalongwaytogo.Thenonedaytherewasaknockatthedoor.Iwenttoanswerit;

astrangerstoodthereholdingthenewspaperarticleaboutDaleinherhand.SheintroducedherselfasJuneandtoldmethatherdaughter’sdoghadwarnedherofacancersheneverknewshehad,probablysavingherlife.Now,shefeltobligedtohelpourdogbecauseadoghadhelpedher.Sheshockeduswhenshegaveus$100!

Weneverexpectedsuchcaring