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Theboatturnedoverasthemenjumpedintothesea.Thewaterwaslikeice.Thereporterwastired.Butheswamtowardthebeach.Helookedforhisfriends.

HesawBillie,thesailor,infrontofhim,swimmingstronglyandquickly.Thecookwasnearhim.Behind,thecaptainheldontotheoverturnedboatwithhisonegoodhand.Soon,thereportercouldswimnolonger.Acurrentwascarryinghimbackouttosea.Hethought,“AmIgoingtodrown?

”

Butthecurrentsuddenlychangedandhewasabletoswimtowardtheshore.Thenhesawamanrunningalongtheshore.Hewasquicklytakingoffhisshoesandclothes.

Asthereportergotclosetotheboat,alargewavehithimandthrewhimintotheairovertheboatandfarfromit.Whenhetriedtogetup,hefoundthatthewaterwasnotoverhishead,onlyhalfwayuphisbody.Buthewassotiredthathecouldnotstandup.Eachwavethrewhimdown,andthecurrentkeptpullinghimbacktosea.

Thenhesawthemanagain,jumpingintothewater.Themanpulledthecooktotheshore.Thenheranbackintothewaterforthecaptain.Butthecaptainwavedhimawayandsenthimtothereporter.Themanseizedthereporter'

shandandpulledhimtothebeach.Thenthemanpointedtothewaterandcried,“What’sthat?

”Intheshallowwater,facedown,layBillie,thesailor.

Thereporterdidnotknowallthathappenedafterthat.Itseemsthatimmediatelythebeachwasfilledwithmenwithblankets,clothesandwhiskey.Womenbroughthotcoffee.

Butastillanddrippingshapewascarriedslowlyupthebeach.Andtheland’swelcomeforthesailor’sbodycouldonlybeitsfinalrestingplace.

21.Wecanlearnthatthepeopleontheboat________.

A.allsurvivedthebigwavesinthesea 

B.losttheirwayanddrownedinthesea

C.werecompetingagainstoneanother

D.werestrugglingtoreachtheshore

22.Whowasthefirsttogettothebeach?

A.Thecook. 

B.Thesailor. 

C.Thereporter. 

D.Thecaptain.

23.WhathappenedtothesailorBillieintheend?

A.Hewastootiredtogetupinthewater.

B.Helosthislifeaftertryinghard.

C.Heplayedadangerousjokeonhimself.

D.Hereceivedawarmwelcome.

B

TheNewYearinSouthAfricabringsthousandsofresidentstothestreetsforacolorfulminstrel（艺人）parade.Brightly-costumedmarchingchoralgroupscelebrateauniqueaspectofSouthAfrica’smultiracialhistory.

CapeTown’smusicalNewYear’straditiondatesbackmorethanacentury,tothedayswhenDutchcolonistsbroughtslavesherefromSoutheastAsia.Theslavesservedasdockworkers,farmlaborersandhouseholdservants.And,theyweregivenonedayoffperyear. 

“Thismusiccomesfromtheslaveculture.AndthetraditionstartedwhentheslavesweregivenoffonthesecondofNewYear.SoonthesecondofJanuaryeveryyearthatwasthefreedayforslaves,theywouldgoaroundinthestreetsandmarchandplayinstruments,”saidBruinders,professorattheUniversityofCapeTown.

TheslavescopiedEuropeanandAmericanminstrelswhovisitedtheCape.Eventually,atypicalSouthAfricansounddeveloped.Bruindersexplainsthatthebeatandharmoniesofthemusicstillreflectwhereitcamefrom.“It’sapoorcommunity.Theydon’thavenewshinyinstruments.It’snotperfect,theywerenottaught.Theywereallhandeddownfromfathertoson,”shesaid. 

TodaytheminstrelsareaholidaytraditionamongCapeTown’smixed-raceor“colored”residents,manyofwhoseancestorsareslaves.Adowntownparadeinvolvesthousandsofparticipants.Dozensofminstrelgroupspracticethroughouttheyear,oneofwhichiscalledThePennsylvanians,namedafterAmericansingersfromthestateofPennsylvaniawhoinfluencedtheCapeminstreltradition.

“Well,itmaylooklikeneighborhoodchoralgroups,butyouwillbeamazedtoseetheacademicallyqualifiedpeople—musicinstructors,marchinginstructors,peoplefromthenavy— 

thatarebehindthescenes,”said 

AhmedIsmail,ThePennsylvanians’musicaldirector. 

Theminstrelsdressupinfacepaintandcolorfulsatin 

（绸缎）costumeswithfancyhats.Oneelder,ZaneIbrahim,saysitisamomentformembersofCapeTown’scoloredcommunitytohonortheirroots. 

“Thereisatimewhereyouhavetocelebratetheveryfactofbeingalive.Andwhenyouseethesepeople,whenthey’rewearingsatin,youseeatotallydifferenthumanbeing.Youseeaspiritthatbelongstous,”hesaid.

Theminstrelcarnivalremainsanannualsocialhighpointespeciallyfortheworkingclass,whocontinuetocelebratetheirtraditionbysinging-intheNewYear. 

24.ThetraditionofCapeTown’sNewYearminstrelparadedevelopsfrom______.

A.westernminstrels 

B.Dutchcolonists 

C.theslavesfromsoutheastAsia 

D.Americansingers

25.ThePennsylvaniansisaminstrelgroup______.

A.whosememberscomefromthenavy 

B.thatismadeupofAmericanartists 

C.thatinvolveswell-educatedpeople 

D.whoseancestorsareallslaves

26.Peoplegotothestreetsfortheyearlyminstrelparadebecause_______.

A.theywanttorememberthespecialSouthAfrica’shistory

B.Theywanttocelebratetheslaves’freedomfromtheirmasters

C.Theycanwearallkindsofcolorfulbutfunnyclothesandhats

D.Theyexpecttodomoreforthepoorpeople’slivingconditions

27.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.

A.TheNewYearinSouthAfrica 

B.SouthAfrica’sMultiracialHistory

C.ATypicalSouthAfricanSound 

D.CapeTown’sNewYearParade

C

Australiahaspromisedtointroducethemostcomprehensive 

（全面的） 

carbontradingprogramoutsideEuropein2010.ThegovernmentinCanberraplanstocutgreenhousegasemissions（排放）byatleastfivepercentby2020,butitcouldmakebiggerreductionsifothercountriesagreetotoughertargets. 

TheAustraliangovernmentwarnsthatwithouttoughenvironmentalmeasuresthecountrycouldlosekeyindustriesandjobs.ClimateChangeMinisterPennyWongsaystheeconomyisunderthreatanddecisiveactionisneeded.

Centraltothegovernment’sclimatechangeplanisacarbonemissionstradingprogramthatwillbeintroducedwithintwoyears.Itwouldinvolveonethousandofthenation’sbiggestcompaniesandwouldcoveraboutthree-quartersofAustralia’sgreenhousegasemissions. 

Manyscientistsbelievethatgreenhousegases,suchascarbondioxideandmethane,contributetoglobalwarming.Manyofthemarereleasedbyburningfuelssuchascoalandoil.

Companieswillberequiredtobuypermitsforeachtonofcarbontheyemit,althoughbigpollutingexporterswillreceiveupto90percentoftheircarbonlicensesfree.

Manybusinessleaderswantthegovernmenttodelaytheplanbecauseofthecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis,whichisslowingtheAustralianeconomy.PeterAndersonfromtheAustralianChamberofCommerceandIndustrysaysitisirresponsibletobringinacarbontradingplannow.

Environmentalists,ontheotherhand,sayPrimeMinisterKevinRuddhasnotproperlyaddressedthethreatofclimatechange.Activistshadsoughtaminimumemissionscutof25percent. 

Instead,theRuddgovernmentaimstocutscarbonemissionsbyatleastfivepercentof2000levelsby2020.Thatamountcouldriseto15percent,iffutureglobalagreementssetsuchatarget.

RayNiasoftheenvironmentalgroupWWFsays 

Australia 

willpaythepriceforlowtargets.“Thisisadeeply,deeplydisappointingtarget,”Niassaid.“ItcommitsAustraliatolong-termclimatechange.ItwillmakeAustralia’sabilitytonegotiate（协商）globalagreementsvery,verydifficult.Itismuchlowerthanevenwehadimagined.”

Australiahasoneofthehighestper-persongreenhouseemissionsratesintheworldbecauseofitsrelianceoncoalforelectricity.

Somescientistswarnthatthevast,dryAustraliancontinent,whichhasbeensufferingaseriesofdroughtsinrecentyears,couldbeoneoftheregion’shardesthitbyglobalwarming.

28.Whichgroupsupportstocutcarbonemissionsbyatleast25%?

A.Environmentalists 

B.Thegovernment 

C.Businessleaders 

D.Scientists

29.Whomostprobablyagreestoahighergoalofcarbonemissions?

A.PennyWong 

B.PeterAnderson 

C.KevinRudd 

D.RayNias

30.ManybusinessleadersareagainsttheAustralianprogrambecause________.

A.theybelievetheprogramwillonlybenefitthebigcompanies

B.theybelievetheprogramwillcausetheglobalwarming

C.theydon’twanttopayextramoneyforcarbonemissions

D.theydon’tthinkcarbonemissionwillsurelycausetheglobalwarming

31.Theunderlinedsentencemeans_________.

A.TheAustraliangovernmentwillbeblamedforthelowtarget

B.Australiawillsufferalotfromclimatechangecausedbycarbonemissions

C.TheAustraliangovernmentwillhavetospendlotsofmoneyoncarbonemissions

D.ManyAustraliancompanieswillclosedownbecauseofthelowtarget

D

Therewasgoodnewslastweekforpeoplewhostruggletogeteighthoursofsleepanight:

Theymaynotneedsomuchshut-eyeafterall.

ResearchersfromUCLAandelsewherelookedatsleephabitsofremotehunter-gatherersinTanzania,NamibiaandBolivia—groupswithpre-industriallifestyl