G8 Summit Leaders of the Group of Eight Major Industrialized Nations (G8) will meet in Scotland in July this year. Representatives from China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil have also been invited. Here"s what the G8 leaders want from the meeting. British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants the G8 to cancel debt to the world"s poorest countries. He wants them to double aid to Africa to 50 billion pounds by 2010. He has also proposed reducing subsidies to Western farmers and removing restrictions on African exports. This has not got the approval of all members because it will hurt their agricultural interests. On climate change, Blair wants concerted (共同的) action by reducing carbon emissions (排放). US President George W. Bush agrees to give help to Africa. But he says he doesn"t like the idea of increasing aid to countries as it will increase corruption. Bush said he would not sign an agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions at the summit, according to media. The US is the only G8 member not to have signed the Kyoto Protocol (《京都议定书》). Although the US is the world"s biggest polluter, Bush so far refuses to believe there is sufficient scientific data to establish beyond a doubt that there is a problem. French President Jacques Chirac supports Blair on Africa and climate change. He is determined to get the US to sign the climate change deal. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder remains doubtful of Blair"s Africa proposals. Schroder"s officials have dismissed the notion that money will solve Africa"s problems as "old thinking. " Berlin says that African states should only receive extra money if they can prove they"ve solved the corruption problem. Russian President Vladimir Putin was doubtful about the value of more aid to Africa. But he has seen a way to make this work to his advantage. Putin intends to use the aid to Africa as a springboard (跳板) next year to propose aid to the former Soviet republics of Georgia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Moldova. Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi"s priorities are a seat on the UN Security Council, for which he will be lobbying (游说) at the summit. And he"s concerned about the Democratic People"s Republic of Korea"s nuclear weapons programme.
1. The G8 countries include China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
B
[解析] 由专有名词G8以及题目中出现的中国、印度、墨西哥、南非和巴西这几个国家回到原文，很轻松就可以确定到第一段：Representatives from China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil have also been invited.文章意思是说中国、印度等国的代表也受到邀请，证明它们不是成员国。故答案为B。
2. Blair hopes that the G8 countries will work together to reduce carbon emissions.
3. India has accepted the invitation to attend the G8 meeting.
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C.Not mentioned
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C
[解析] 依据题干的主语India，我们回到原文去定位，第一段：Representatives from China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil have also been invited.原文只是说印度受到邀请，但并未说明印度接受邀请，故答案为C。
4. Bush agrees to increase aid to Africa.
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B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
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B
[解析] 依据题干的主语Bush，我们回到原文去定位，很容易发现第三段有相关的信息：But he says he doesn"t like the idea of increasing aid to countries as it will increase corruption．布什不愿意增加对非洲的资助，故答案为B。
5. Chirac takes a stand similar to Blair"s on Africa and climate change.
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C.Not mentioned
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A
[解析] 依据题干的主语Chirac，我们回到原文去定位，很容易发现第四段有相关的信息：French President Jacques Chirac supports Blair On Africa and climate change. Chirac支持布莱尔对非洲和气候改变的相关主张，这跟题干所表达的意思是一致的，故正确答案为A。
6. According to media, Bush will sign the Kyoto Protocol at the summit.
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B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
A B C
B
[解析] 依据题干的主语Bush和Kyoto Protocol， 我们回到原文去定位，发现第三段有相关信息：The US is the only G8 member not to have signed the Kyoto Protocol (《京都议定书》). Although the US is the world"s biggest polluter, Bush so far refuses to believe there is sufficient scientific data to establish beyond a doubt that there is a problem.美国是目前G8成员国中唯一没有签署《京都议定书》的国家，并且目前也拒绝相信碳排放会带来相关问题。题干所陈述部分与原文信息不符，故答案为B。
7. Japan will reject Blair"s proposal to increase aid to Africa.
How does it happen that children learn their mother tongue so well? When we compare them with adults learning a foreign language, we often find this interesting fact. A little child without knowledge or experience often succeeds in a complete mastery of the language. A grown-up person with fully developed mental powers, in most cases, may end up with a faulty and inexact command. What accounts for this difference? Despite other explanations, the real answer in my opinion lies partly in the child himself, partly in the behavior of the people around him. In the first place, the time of learning the mother tongue is the most favorable of all, namely, the first years of life. A child hears it spoken from morning till night and, what is more important, always in its genuine form, with the right pronunciation, right intonation, and right use of words and right structure. He drinks in all the words and expressions, which come to him in a flash, everbubbling spring. There is no resistance: there is perfect assimilation. Then the child has, as it were, private lessons all the year round, while an adult language-student has each week a limited number of hours, which he generally shares with others. The child has another advantage: he hears the language in all possible situations, always accompanied by the right kind of gestures and facial expressions. Here there is nothing unnatural, such as is often found in language lessons in schools, when one talks about ice and snow in June or scorching heat in January. And what a child hears is generally what immediately interests him. Again and again, when his attempts at speech are successful, his desires are understood and fulfilled. Finally, though a child"s "teachers" may not have been trained in language teaching, their relations with him are always close and personal. They take great pains to make their lessons easy.
8. Compared with adults learning a foreign language, children learn their native language with ease.
11. Plenty of practice in listening during the first years of life partly ensures children"s success of learning their mother tongue.
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A
[解析] 题干大意：早年大量的听力练习是儿童成功地学习母语的一个原因。利用答案线索词the first years of life我们很快在第二段的第二句中发现相关句。该句提到早年学习母语的时间是最有益的。接下来的一句突出地说明了儿童期听力练习的形式。故答案为A。
12. A child learning his native language has the advantage of having private lessons all the year round.
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B
[解析] 题干大意：儿童学习母语的优势是可以常年上私人辅导课。借助常识可判断该句的说法不正确。利用答案线索词all the year round我们很快在第三段的第一句中发现直接相关句。比较原句和问题句的结构，发现不同之处在于as it were的结构。as it were：仿佛是。故答案为B。
13. Gestures and facial expressions may assist a child in mastering his native language.
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A
[解析] 题干大意：手势和面部表情可能会对儿童掌握母语有帮助。利用答案线索词Gestures and facial expressions我们很快在第三段的第二句中发现直接相关句。故答案为A。
14. So far as language teaching is concerned, the teacher"s close personal relationship with the student is more important than the professional language teaching training he has received.
Would you quit your job if you didn"t need the money? In a 1990 poll by the Gallop Organization, many people said quitting work was an important reason to be rich. Yet researchers find that work is one of life"s chief satisfactions for people. Consider Berry Fowler. In 1979, Fowler started a tutoring company that became so successful he was able to sell out and retire in 1987—a multimillionaire at 40. He bought a 50-foot cabin cruiser and a house in Hawaii, and busied himself vacationing. But after five years of perpetual vacation, Flower began to miss the challenges of work. So in 1992, he bought a fitness chain for children and now spends 75 hours a week immersed in balance sheets and staff meetings. "My best days on the golf course weren"t half as much fun as a good day at the office," he says. A job, studies show, is more than a paycheck. Doing something well can increase confidence and self-worth. When sociologist H. Ray Kaplan surveyed 139 lottery millionaires, he discovered 60 percent continued working at least a year after they"d won. If jobs are so important, wouldn"t salary size be a gauge of job satisfaction? Americans think so. A survey, conducted last year by Roper Starch Worldwide, Inc., found that almost 70 percent of the respondents said they would be happier if their families had twice as much household income. Yet studies show that job satisfaction comes less from how much people earn than from the challenge of their jobs and the control they are able to exert. Work that doesn"t engage a person will never seem rewarding, no matter how lucrative it becomes.
15. The Gallop poll shows many people want to be rich in order not to work.
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A
[解析] 题干大意：盖洛普民意调查显示，很多人为了不工作而想要变得富有。文章第一段第二句：In a 1990 poll by the Gallop Organization, many people said quitting work was an important reason to be rich. 1990年的盖洛普民意调查显示，很多人想变富有的一个重要理由是想辞掉工作，题干所述与原文信息一致，故答案为A。
16. Some researchers did another survey after the Gallop poll.
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C
[解析] 题干大意：盖洛普民意调查之后，研究者又做了其他的调查。文章第一段最后一句提到：Yet researchers find that work is one of life"s chief satisfactions for people.句子大意是“研究人员发现，工作是人们生活满足感的主要来源之一”，但是并没有说研究人员又做了其他的调查。故答案为C。
17. Berry Fowler was no longer busy after he retired.
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B
[解析] 题干大意：Berry Fowler在退休后便不再忙碌。文章第三段提到：So in 1992…and now spends 75 hours a week immersed in balance sheets and staff meetings, 故答案为B。
18. According to Berry Fowler, his pastime wasn"t as funny as working at office.
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A
[解析] 题干大意：据Berry Fowler所说，他的娱乐时间不如他的工作时间那么有趣。第三段最后一句提到：My best days on the golf course weren"t half as much fun as a good day at the office, he says.在高尔夫球场最好的时光远不及工作中美好的一天那么有趣。由此可知题干所述与文章信息一致，故答案为A。
19. Work is important in that it offers pay, increases confidence and self-worth.
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A
[解析] 题干大意：工作是重要的，因为它既提供工资，也可以增强信心和自我价值感。文章第四段前两句提到：A job, studies show, is more than a paycheck. Doing something well can increase confidence and self-worth.故答案为A。
20. Studies show that job satisfaction comes mainly from people"s income.
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C.Not mentioned
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B
[解析] 题干大意：研究表明工作的满足感主要来自于人们的收入。文章最后一段的倒数第二句提到：Yet studies show that job satisfaction comes less from how much people earn than from the challenge of their jobs and the control they are able to exert.研究显示，相对于收入的多少，人们的工作满足感更多的是来自于工作中的挑战和他们能够发挥的控制力的大小。由此可知题干所述与文章信息相反，故答案为B。
21. The Roper Starch Worldwide survey found that most Americans find jobs of higher pay more satisfying.
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B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
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A
[解析] 题干大意：Roper Starch Worldwide的调查显示，大多数美国人认为薪水较高的工作更让人满意。文章最后一段的第二句提到：A survey, conducted last year by Roper Starch Worldwide, Inc., found that almost 70 percent of the respondents said they would be happier if their families had twice as much household income.约70％的调查对象表示，如果家庭收入能加倍，他们会更加满意。由此可知题干所述与文章信息一致，故答案为A。
Winners and Losers
Why are the biggest winners in the past decade of trade globalization mostly in South and East Asia, whereas the biggest losers are mostly in the former Soviet bloc (集团) and sub-Saharan Africa? History is a partial guide: East Asia has a long trading tradition, lately reinvigorated (给以新的活力) by the Chinese adoption of market economics. The Soviet Union, on the other hand, Was sheltered from free-market forces for more than 70 years. In Africa, some countries are disadvantaged because of inadequate infrastructure (基础结构); many countries have little to trade but commodities, the prices of which have fallen in recent years. In some regions, certain countries have suffered by adopting misguided policies, often under pressure from International Monetary Fund. First among these is Russia, which in the early 1990s tried to embrace capitalism before first building the institutions that make capitalism work, such as an independent bank system, a system of business law, and all adequate methods for collecting taxes. Encouraged by the IMF, the World Bank and the US Department of the Treasury, President Boris Yeltsin"s regime privatized the state owned industrial sector, creating a class of oligarchs (寡头政治集团成员), who, knowing how unstable conditions were at home, sent their money abroad instead of investing it at home. In contrast, China, the biggest winner from globalization, did not follow the IMF formula. Of the former states of the Soviet bloc, only a few, notably Poland and Hungary, managed to grow, which they did by ignoring IMF advice and adopting expansionary plans, including spending more than they collected in taxes. Botswana and Uganda are also Success stories, despite their disadvantages, their countries achieved vigorous growth by creating stable civil societies, liberalizing trade and implementing reforms that ran counter to IMF prescriptions.
22. Japan has a long trading tradition.
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A
[解析] 题干大意：日本具有悠久的贸易历史。这道题的依据是第一段中的一句话：East Asia has a long trading tradition.日本是东亚国家，因而具有悠久的贸易历史。
23. Russia was wrongly guided by the IMF.
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A
[解析] 题干大意：俄罗斯被国际货币基金组织误导了。本题的依据可以在第二段的开头找到：In some regions, certain countries have suffered by adopting misguided policies, often under pressure from International Monetary Fund. First among these is Russia…有些国家在国际货币基金组织(IMF)的强制下而采取了错误的政策，因而深受其害，俄罗斯就是这些国家中的一个。题干大意与原文是一致的，故答案选A。
24. All African countries followed the IMF formula.
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B
[解析] 题干大意：所有非洲国家都采纳了国际货币基金组织的方案。在文章最后一段最后一句提到：Botswana and Uganda are also success stories: despite their disadvantages, their countries achieved vigorous growth by creating stable civil societies, liberalizing trade and implementing reforms that ran counter to IMF prescriptions.一些国家因为没有采纳IMF的方案而获得成功，其中提到两个非洲国家Botswana和Uganda，因而说所有非洲国家都采纳了IMF的方案是不对的，故答案为B。
25. The Soviet Union was a capitalist country.
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B
[解析] 题干大意：苏联是个资本主义国家。原文第一段里有句话：The Soviet Union，on the other hand，was sheltered from free-market forces for more than 70 years．70多年不搞市场经济的国家自然不会是资本主义国家。根据常识也知道苏联是社会主义国家。故答案为B。
26. Australia is one of the biggest winners from globalization.
[解析] 题干大意：中国没有采纳国际货币基金组织的建议。本题的依据是文章最后一段的第一句话：…China，the biggest winner from globalization，did not follow the IMF formula．故答案为A。
28. Many high officials in Russia have much benefited from privatization.
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C
[解析] 题干大意：俄罗斯高官从私有化中受益颇多。在第二段的末尾提到：Encouraged by the IMF, the World Bank and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, President Boris Yeltsin"s regime privatized the state-owned industrial sector, creating a class of oligarchs(寡头政治集团成员), who, knowing how unstable conditions were at home, sent their money abroad instead of investing it at home.提到了苏联搞私有化的事，但没有说有高官在私有化过程中受益，故答案为C。
"Own" Your Children"s Education
"Helping them isn"t about showing your kids how to do the work. It"s about being genuinely interested and having regular conversations about what they"re learning," says J. Gary Knowles, a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, part of the University of Toronto. Rozon has a slew of suggestions for how to get more involved. "Get to know the teacher. Discuss ways to tailor the assignments to your child"s learning style. Spend time in the classroom. Ask for outlines of unit studies so you can find supplementary materials at the library or through videos. Read your child"s textbooks: if you work a few pages ahead, you"ll be able to help them with problems they encounter. " "Reading is another must," says Rozon. "Even after your children can read them- selves, hearing somebody else read aloud is important. We nearly always have a book on the go; we read for at least a half hour before bedtime. " "The more engaged a parent is, the more the child benefits," adds Bruce Arai. "The evidence is clear: parental involvement is one of the most important factors in school success." Arai cites the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth sponsored by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), which is measuring all aspects of child development. "The hours children spend in class are but one element of their education," states HRDC, which says parental support, along with teacher support and a positive attitude towards school, all contribute to academic success. "I see every moment of every day as a learning experience," says Goforth. "The most satisfying part of it is seeing the love of learning continued. I"m not squelching my children"s desire to learn by insisting they learn. They learn because they want to. " Adds Jeanne Lambert, mother of Carey Graham. "Make the time, take the time, guide, lead, and encourage. If nothing else, your children learn you care, and that"s the most important lesson you can give them. "
29. According to the passage, parents should help their children with their homework.
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C
[解析] 题干大意：家长应帮助他们的孩子做家庭作业。文章第一段提到：Helping them isn"t about showing your kids how to do the work. It"s about being genuinely interested and having regular conversations about what they"re learning.文章并没有说家长应帮助孩子做家庭作业，故答案为C。
30. You should read your child"s textbooks so that you can teach them.
32. If parents show a lot of interest in their children"s study, the children will do better at school.
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A
[解析] 题干大意：如果父母对孩子的学习感兴趣，他们的孩子能在学校做得更好。文章第四段提到：parental involvement is one of the most important factors in school success.家长的参与是孩子在学校成功的重要因素之一。故答案为A。
33. It is very important that you let your children know you feel love and concern for them.
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A
[解析] 题干大意：很重要的是，你要让你的孩子知道你对他们的爱和关怀。文章最后一段最后一句提到：If nothing else, your children learn you care, and that"s the most important lesson you can give them.起码，孩子会知道你在乎他们，这就是你能给他们上的最重要的一课。文章中的care与问题句中的love and concern相呼应，故答案为A。
34. Parents must observe classes regularly.
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C
[解析] 题干大意：父母必须定期观察课堂。文章没有任何信息是有关题干所述的内容，故答案为C。
35. Governmental support also plays a role in achieving academic success.
After Christmas comes the anti-Christmas. If the festive season is all about filling up on the things you like that are bad for you, then the new year is the "detox season" — when people across the western world adopt special diets to lose weight and get rid of the vague feeling that they have spent the last few weeks poisoning themselves. But are detox diets really necessary? After all, the body itself gets rid of unwanted substances. That"s what the liver and kidney are for. "The detox fad—or fads, as there are many methods—is an example of the capacity of people to believe in and pay for magic despite the lack of any sound evidence," says Martin Wiseman, professor of human nutrition at the University of Southampton in the UK. Most of the pills, juices, teas and oils that are sold for their detoxifying effects on the body have no scientific foundation for their claims, according to the research. People would be better off having a glass of water and going to bed early. Detox diets may be magic rather than science, but they are the kind of magic which many people want to perform. That may have something to do with the western diet in general. Scientists and dieticians argue that the benefits people feel are not due to their body getting rid of excessive toxins but are due to changing from what is likely to have been a "poor" diet. Having fewer headaches, for example, is probably the result of being fully hydrated due to drinking so much water and better skin may be due to eating more fruit and vegetables. Detox diets may also be dangerous, as they may deprive vulnerable groups—pregnant women, for instance, or growing teenagers—of the kind of nutrients they need. Yet their popularity continues to rise. This may be something to do with the way that food works within many western cultures. Generally, a country"s food develops along with its economy and society. Food becomes part of a person"s cultural identity. In some countries, this link has been broken. In the UK, for example, rapid industrialization in the 18th and 19th centuries saw millions of people move from the countryside to the towns interrupting the development of a national cuisine. The United States, a country of immigrants from many different places, have found it hard to develop a national cuisine. In both places, comparatively few people cook for themselves and food supply is dominated by big processing and agribusiness companies. Detox diets are more popular in these countries than in places like France and Italy, where strong links between food and national culture remain, and where far more people regularly cook for themselves instead of buying processed foods. Perhaps detox diets are successful because many westerners have lost trust in what they eat. On the other hand, they may help re-introduce people to the kind of food that is necessary for a healthy diet. And after learning that, they won"t poison themselves in the first place. This would mean radical changes in the way that people eat across the west. And that would be an unwelcome development for the food industry. From the business point of view, it is much better to sell people the problem and then sell them the solution.
36. Detox begins after Christmas when people think they have been overeating during the Christmas season and have taken in many substances that are bad for their health.
39. The French and the Italians cook for themselves more often than the British and the Americans, which helps them to keep the link between food and their culture.
40. On the whole the eastern people like the Chinese and the Japanese have a stronger link between their food and their culture than the western people.
Since 1939, numerous studies have been conducted to determine whether smoking is a health hazard. The trend of the evidence has been consistent and indicates that there is a serious health risk. Research teams have conducted studies that show beyond all reasonable doubt that tobacco smoking is associated with a shortened life expectancy. Cigarette smoking is believed by most research workers in this field to be an important factor in the development of cancer of the lungs and cancer of the throat and is believed to be related to cancer of some other organs of the body. Male cigarette smokers have a higher death rate from heart disease than non-smoking males. Female smokers are thought to be less affected because they do not breathe in the smoke so deeply. Apart from statistics, it might be helpful to look at what tobacco does to the human body. Smoke is a mixture of gases, vaporized chemicals, minute particles of ash and other solids. There is also nicotine, which is powerful poison, and black tar. As smoke is breathed in, all those components form deposits on the membranes of the lungs. One point of concentration is where the air tube and bronchus divides. Most lung cancer begins at this point. Filters and low-tar tobaccos are claimed to make smoking to some extent safer, but they can only slightly reduce, not eliminate the hazards.
43. It is easy to determine whether smoking is hazardous.
单选题
The G8 countries include China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 由专有名词G8以及题目中出现的中国、印度、墨西哥、南非和巴西这几个国家回到原文，很轻松就可以确定到第一段：Representatives from China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil have also been invited.文章意思是说中国、印度等国的代表也受到邀请，证明它们不是成员国。故答案为B。
单选题
Blair hopes that the G8 countries will work together to reduce carbon emissions.
单选题
India has accepted the invitation to attend the G8 meeting.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 依据题干的主语India，我们回到原文去定位，第一段：Representatives from China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil have also been invited.原文只是说印度受到邀请，但并未说明印度接受邀请，故答案为C。
单选题
Bush agrees to increase aid to Africa.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 依据题干的主语Bush，我们回到原文去定位，很容易发现第三段有相关的信息：But he says he doesn"t like the idea of increasing aid to countries as it will increase corruption．布什不愿意增加对非洲的资助，故答案为B。
单选题
Chirac takes a stand similar to Blair"s on Africa and climate change.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 依据题干的主语Chirac，我们回到原文去定位，很容易发现第四段有相关的信息：French President Jacques Chirac supports Blair On Africa and climate change. Chirac支持布莱尔对非洲和气候改变的相关主张，这跟题干所表达的意思是一致的，故正确答案为A。
单选题
According to media, Bush will sign the Kyoto Protocol at the summit.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 依据题干的主语Bush和Kyoto Protocol， 我们回到原文去定位，发现第三段有相关信息：The US is the only G8 member not to have signed the Kyoto Protocol (《京都议定书》). Although the US is the world"s biggest polluter, Bush so far refuses to believe there is sufficient scientific data to establish beyond a doubt that there is a problem.美国是目前G8成员国中唯一没有签署《京都议定书》的国家，并且目前也拒绝相信碳排放会带来相关问题。题干所陈述部分与原文信息不符，故答案为B。
单选题
Japan will reject Blair"s proposal to increase aid to Africa.
单选题
Plenty of practice in listening during the first years of life partly ensures children"s success of learning their mother tongue.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：早年大量的听力练习是儿童成功地学习母语的一个原因。利用答案线索词the first years of life我们很快在第二段的第二句中发现相关句。该句提到早年学习母语的时间是最有益的。接下来的一句突出地说明了儿童期听力练习的形式。故答案为A。
单选题
A child learning his native language has the advantage of having private lessons all the year round.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：儿童学习母语的优势是可以常年上私人辅导课。借助常识可判断该句的说法不正确。利用答案线索词all the year round我们很快在第三段的第一句中发现直接相关句。比较原句和问题句的结构，发现不同之处在于as it were的结构。as it were：仿佛是。故答案为B。
单选题
Gestures and facial expressions may assist a child in mastering his native language.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：手势和面部表情可能会对儿童掌握母语有帮助。利用答案线索词Gestures and facial expressions我们很快在第三段的第二句中发现直接相关句。故答案为A。
单选题
So far as language teaching is concerned, the teacher"s close personal relationship with the student is more important than the professional language teaching training he has received.
单选题
The Gallop poll shows many people want to be rich in order not to work.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：盖洛普民意调查显示，很多人为了不工作而想要变得富有。文章第一段第二句：In a 1990 poll by the Gallop Organization, many people said quitting work was an important reason to be rich. 1990年的盖洛普民意调查显示，很多人想变富有的一个重要理由是想辞掉工作，题干所述与原文信息一致，故答案为A。
单选题
Some researchers did another survey after the Gallop poll.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：盖洛普民意调查之后，研究者又做了其他的调查。文章第一段最后一句提到：Yet researchers find that work is one of life"s chief satisfactions for people.句子大意是“研究人员发现，工作是人们生活满足感的主要来源之一”，但是并没有说研究人员又做了其他的调查。故答案为C。
单选题
Berry Fowler was no longer busy after he retired.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：Berry Fowler在退休后便不再忙碌。文章第三段提到：So in 1992…and now spends 75 hours a week immersed in balance sheets and staff meetings, 故答案为B。
单选题
According to Berry Fowler, his pastime wasn"t as funny as working at office.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：据Berry Fowler所说，他的娱乐时间不如他的工作时间那么有趣。第三段最后一句提到：My best days on the golf course weren"t half as much fun as a good day at the office, he says.在高尔夫球场最好的时光远不及工作中美好的一天那么有趣。由此可知题干所述与文章信息一致，故答案为A。
单选题
Work is important in that it offers pay, increases confidence and self-worth.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：工作是重要的，因为它既提供工资，也可以增强信心和自我价值感。文章第四段前两句提到：A job, studies show, is more than a paycheck. Doing something well can increase confidence and self-worth.故答案为A。
单选题
Studies show that job satisfaction comes mainly from people"s income.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：研究表明工作的满足感主要来自于人们的收入。文章最后一段的倒数第二句提到：Yet studies show that job satisfaction comes less from how much people earn than from the challenge of their jobs and the control they are able to exert.研究显示，相对于收入的多少，人们的工作满足感更多的是来自于工作中的挑战和他们能够发挥的控制力的大小。由此可知题干所述与文章信息相反，故答案为B。
单选题
The Roper Starch Worldwide survey found that most Americans find jobs of higher pay more satisfying.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：Roper Starch Worldwide的调查显示，大多数美国人认为薪水较高的工作更让人满意。文章最后一段的第二句提到：A survey, conducted last year by Roper Starch Worldwide, Inc., found that almost 70 percent of the respondents said they would be happier if their families had twice as much household income.约70％的调查对象表示，如果家庭收入能加倍，他们会更加满意。由此可知题干所述与文章信息一致，故答案为A。
单选题
Japan has a long trading tradition.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：日本具有悠久的贸易历史。这道题的依据是第一段中的一句话：East Asia has a long trading tradition.日本是东亚国家，因而具有悠久的贸易历史。
单选题
Russia was wrongly guided by the IMF.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：俄罗斯被国际货币基金组织误导了。本题的依据可以在第二段的开头找到：In some regions, certain countries have suffered by adopting misguided policies, often under pressure from International Monetary Fund. First among these is Russia…有些国家在国际货币基金组织(IMF)的强制下而采取了错误的政策，因而深受其害，俄罗斯就是这些国家中的一个。题干大意与原文是一致的，故答案选A。
单选题
All African countries followed the IMF formula.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：所有非洲国家都采纳了国际货币基金组织的方案。在文章最后一段最后一句提到：Botswana and Uganda are also success stories: despite their disadvantages, their countries achieved vigorous growth by creating stable civil societies, liberalizing trade and implementing reforms that ran counter to IMF prescriptions.一些国家因为没有采纳IMF的方案而获得成功，其中提到两个非洲国家Botswana和Uganda，因而说所有非洲国家都采纳了IMF的方案是不对的，故答案为B。
单选题
The Soviet Union was a capitalist country.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：苏联是个资本主义国家。原文第一段里有句话：The Soviet Union，on the other hand，was sheltered from free-market forces for more than 70 years．70多年不搞市场经济的国家自然不会是资本主义国家。根据常识也知道苏联是社会主义国家。故答案为B。
单选题
Australia is one of the biggest winners from globalization.
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：中国没有采纳国际货币基金组织的建议。本题的依据是文章最后一段的第一句话：…China，the biggest winner from globalization，did not follow the IMF formula．故答案为A。
单选题
Many high officials in Russia have much benefited from privatization.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：俄罗斯高官从私有化中受益颇多。在第二段的末尾提到：Encouraged by the IMF, the World Bank and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, President Boris Yeltsin"s regime privatized the state-owned industrial sector, creating a class of oligarchs(寡头政治集团成员), who, knowing how unstable conditions were at home, sent their money abroad instead of investing it at home.提到了苏联搞私有化的事，但没有说有高官在私有化过程中受益，故答案为C。
单选题
According to the passage, parents should help their children with their homework.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：家长应帮助他们的孩子做家庭作业。文章第一段提到：Helping them isn"t about showing your kids how to do the work. It"s about being genuinely interested and having regular conversations about what they"re learning.文章并没有说家长应帮助孩子做家庭作业，故答案为C。
单选题
You should read your child"s textbooks so that you can teach them.
单选题
If parents show a lot of interest in their children"s study, the children will do better at school.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：如果父母对孩子的学习感兴趣，他们的孩子能在学校做得更好。文章第四段提到：parental involvement is one of the most important factors in school success.家长的参与是孩子在学校成功的重要因素之一。故答案为A。
单选题
It is very important that you let your children know you feel love and concern for them.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意：很重要的是，你要让你的孩子知道你对他们的爱和关怀。文章最后一段最后一句提到：If nothing else, your children learn you care, and that"s the most important lesson you can give them.起码，孩子会知道你在乎他们，这就是你能给他们上的最重要的一课。文章中的care与问题句中的love and concern相呼应，故答案为A。
单选题
Detox begins after Christmas when people think they have been overeating during the Christmas season and have taken in many substances that are bad for their health.
单选题
The French and the Italians cook for themselves more often than the British and the Americans, which helps them to keep the link between food and their culture.
单选题
On the whole the eastern people like the Chinese and the Japanese have a stronger link between their food and their culture than the western people.