新东方CET-4训练阅读理解

Itisestimatedthatsomesevenhundredmillionpeople--abouthalftheworld'spopulation--areunabletoreadandwrite,andthereareprobablytowhundredandfiftymillionmorewhoselevelofattainmentissoslightthatitbarelyqualifiesaliteracy.Recentlytheattackonilliteracyhasbeensteppedup.AworldplanhasbeendrawnupbyacommitteeofUNESCOexpertsinParis,aspartoftheUNESCONationsDevelopmentDecade,andaninternationalconferenceonthesubjecthasalsobeenheld.UNESCOstressesthatfunctionalliteracyistheaim.Peoplemustlearnthebasicskillsofresponsiblecitizenship:theabilitytoreadnotices,newpapers,timetables,letters,pricelists,tokeepsimplerecordsandaccounts,tosortoutthesignificanceoftheinformationgathered,andtofillinforms.ThemajorareasofilliteracyareinAsia,Africa,andCentralandSouthAmericathereareatleastonehundredmillionilliterates,comprisingeightytoeighty-fivepercentofthetotalpopulation.InEuropethefigureisabouttwenty-fourmillion,mostoftheminSouthernEurope,withSpain,Italy,Portugal,andYugoslaviaheadingthelist(theUnitedKingdomhasboutsevenhundredthousand).1.Thefigureofworldilliteracywasobtainedby_____.a.ancommitteeofUNESCOb.expertsinParisc.aninternationalorganizationd.noneofthese2.Studyingcarefullythecluesinthepassage,welearnthatthetotalpopulationofAfricais_____.a.approximatelysevenhundredmillionb.approximatelyonehundredandtwenty-fivemillionc.approximatelyeightoreightpointfivethousandmilliond.exactlytwenty-fourmillion3.ThefigureofilliteracyinBritaincomprises_____.a.zeropointonepercentofthatofilliteracyintheworldb.zeropointtowpercentoftheworldadultpopulationc.thirty-fivepercentofEurope'spopulationd.threepointfivepercentofthatoftheilliteracyinSouthernEurope.4.ItisobviousthatUNESOO_____.a.isacompanyinFranceb.isaworldorganizationattachedtotheU.N.c.worksmainlyatcombatingilliteracyd.hasmanyexpertswhoselevelofattainmentisfarfromliteracy.5.Aworldplanmentionedinthepassageaimsat_____.a.trainingresponsiblecitizensb.enforcingthefunctionsofUNESCOc.helpingilliterateslearnhowtoreadandwrited.urgingSouthernEuropeancountriestotaketheleadinattackingilliteracy6.Theauthorimpliesthatthisworldplanisto_____.a.becarriedoutinthemayorareasofilliteracylikeAfricab.berealizedintenyearsc.bedrawnupbyParicianexpertsd.bedebtedataninternationalconference参考答案：dbabcbTheworldhasbecomeaworldofcities.Withthepresentrateofurbangrowth(3.8%intheThirdWorld),themajorityofthepopulationoftheworldwillbelivingincitiesbytheyear2000.Thiswilltransformtherural-urbanequationwhichhasmarkedthehistoryofmankinduptonowandwillcallfornewparadigmsandagreatdealofinnovationtofacethisphenomenon.Thisbeingso,onemustacceptthefactthatforsomeyearstocome,nopolicywillbecapableofstoppingorreversingthepresentmigratorytrendsfromtheruralareastothecitiesintheThirdWorld.InAfrica,theurbanpopulationwillreach330millionpeoplebytheendofthecenturyasagainst150millionin1985.Themunberofpeoplelivinginshantytownswillinevitablyincreaseinspiteoftheeffortstoimprovehousingconditions.Africaaloneneedstobuild12millionhousingunitsbetweennowandtheyear2000tomeetitsmostbasicneeds.InanILOstudy,M.S.V.Sethuramanestimatesthatin70ThirdWorldcitiestheproportionofpeoplelivinginshantytownsvariesfrom15%to70%andthataboutUS$116billionarerequiredtogiveminimumcomforttothesepeoplebytheturnofthecentury--lessthanUS$10billionperyear.Theworldpopulationisgrowingatarateofabout90millionpeopleperyear,withtheThirdWorldaccountingfor80millionofthem.Thepressureoncitiescanonlygoonincreasing.Theurbanpopulationofthedevelopingcountrieswillexceed2billionpeoplebytheyear2000andsincethemainreasonforthehighdemographicgrowthispoverty,theadditionalpopulationwillbemostlymadeofpeopleofverylimitedmeans.1.Iftheurbanpopulationofthedevelopingcountriesexceeds2billionpeoplebytheyear2000,theadditionalpeoplewillfacetheproblemof_____.a.housingb.foodc.povertyd.limitedland2.AccordingtothepassageaboutUS$116billionarereauiredtogiveminimumcomforttothesepeoplebytheturnofthecentury--lessthanUS$10billionperyear.Doyouthinkwhichyearwasthearticlewrittenbysayinglessthan$10billionperyearbytheturnofthecentury?a.1985b.1990c.1988d.19873.Themankindshouldfacethephenomenonthattheworldhasbecomeaworldofcitieswith_____.a.alotofdifficultiesb.effortstoimprovehousingconditionc.pressureofthebasicneedsd.newnodelsandagreatdealoftransformationofideasandmethods4.InAfrica,peopleincitieswillbe_____bytheendofthecentury.a.almosttwiceasmuchasin1985b.doubledthanthatin1985c.overtwiceasmuchasin1985d.300million5.Inspiteofteheffortstoimprovehousingcondition,thenumberofpeolelivinginshantytownswillincreasebecause_____.a.housesinshantytownsarecheapb.shantytownscouldprovidepeoplewithminimumcomfortc.nopolicywillbecapableofstoppingorchangingtheprsentimmigranttendencyfromtheruralareastothecitiesintheThirdWorldd.theThirdWorldpopulationisgrowingatarateofabout80millionpeopleperyear答案：cabccIntheearlydaysofnuclearpower,theunitedstatesmademoneyonit.Buttodayopponentshavesocomplicateditsdevelopmentthatnonuclearplantshavebeenorderedorbuiltherein12years.Thegreatestfearofnuclearpoweropponentshasalwaysbeenareactormeltdown.Today,thechancesofameltdownthatwouldthreatenU.S.