66．What does she phrase “the wake-up call” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A．a new disease

B．a clear warning

C．a dangerous animal

D．a morning call

65．Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?

A．They attack human beings

B．We need to study native animals

C．They can’t live out of the rain forest

D．We do not know much about them yet

64．We learn from Paragraph I that the pet sold at the shop may_______.

A．come from Columbia

B．prevent us from being infected

C．enjoy being with children

D．suffer from monkey-pox

74. It can be inferred from the passage that

A. it is necessary to keep the air-conditioning on all the time

B. it seems possible for every household to cut emissions of CO₂

C. the average US household produces about 3,000 pounds of CO₂ a month

D. the average European household produces about 1,000 pounds of CO₂ a month

答案　 72.B　 73.C　 74.B

Passage 14

(09·宁夏、海南C篇)

We have met the enemy and he is ours We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-pox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest suddenly turns up in children in the American .Midwest it’s hard not to wonder of the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. “Most of the infections (感染)we think of as human infections started in other animals “ says Stephen Morse director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University.

It’s not just that we’re going to where the animals are; we’re also bringing them closer to us Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country A strange illness killed Isaksen’s pets and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea “I don’t think it’s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them “says Isaksen

“Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing “says Peter Schantz Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases A new bug(病毒)may be kind at first. But it may develop into something harmful(有害的)Monkey-pox doesn’t look a major infectious disease But is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person

73. The underlined words “tipping points” most probably refer to

A. freezing points　　　 B. burning points　　　 C. melting points　　 D. boiling points

72. Why did the author and his wife try a new diet?

A. To take special kinds of food　　　　 　　　　B. To respond to climate change. 　

C. To lose weight　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　D. To improve their health

63. The new traffic law is mainly intended to 　　　　　. 　

A. limit the number of foreign vehicles entering Britain

B. increase the British movement’s additional income

C. lower the rate of traffic accidents and injuries

D. get foreign drives to appear in count

答案　 61.B　 60.D　 62.D　 63.C

Passage 13

(09·福建E篇)

We already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: Use less energy. With a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more-doing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets. 　

Not long age. My wife, PJ, and I tried a new diet-not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is bending up even faster than predicted only a few years ago, and that the consequences could be severe if we don’t keep reducing emissions(排放)of carbon dioxide(CO₂)and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere. 　

We decided to try an experiment. For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO₂^. . We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. The average US household(家庭)produces about 150 pounds of CO₂ a day by doing common-place things like turning on air-conditioning or driving cars. That’s more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly because Americans drive more and have bigger houses. But how much should we try to reduce?

For an answer, I checked with Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth. In his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping points, such as the melting(融化)of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica. “To stay below that point, we need to reduce CO₂ emissions by 80 percent,” he said. 　

Good advice, I thought. I’d opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. We’d gotten so used to keeping our air-conditioning going around the clock. I’d almost forgotten the windows even opened. We should not let this happen again. It’s time for us to change our habits if necessary. 　

62. We can learn from the passage that 　　　　. 　

A. many foreign drivers have been fined by Britain police

B. 300,000German vehicles enter Britain every year

C. 25percent of foreign vehicles entering Britain have failed safety tests

D. British drivers will be punished with points and fines for breaking the traffic law

61. The foreign drivers who break the traffic law and do not pay on the spot are likely to be forted up to　　　　 . 　

A. ￡60　　　　 B. ￡300　　　　 C. ￡900　　　　　 D. ￡980

60. The first paragraph serves as a(n)　　　　 .

A. explanation　 　　　　 B. introduction　 　　　　　 C. comment　 　　　　　　 D. background.