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单选题{{B}}Section C{{/B}} This section consists of one passage followed by five questions. Read the passage carefully, and then answer each of the questions in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage. Malawi's Green Gold They call it "Green Gold" in Malawi. Tobacco rakes in more than 70 percent of Malawi's foreign exchange and contributes one third of the country's gross domestic product, giving Malawi the dubious honour of being the most tobacco-dependent economy in the world. In turn, the country contributes five percent of global tobacco exports including a fifth of the world's burley tobacco, a sought-after sun-dried variety used in strong-tasting cigarette brands like Marlborough. As an indication of the country's dependence on tobacco sales, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 70 percent of Malawi's 11 million residents depend either directly or indirectly on tobacco for their livelihoods. Tobacco became the backbone of Malawi's economy under the dictatorship of Dr Hastings Banda who assumed control of the country at its independence from Britain in 1964 and remained in power until he was deposed by a referendum in 1993. During his almost three-decade reign, Dr Banda encouraged the tobacco industry and amassed a personal empire that saw him become the largest private tobacco grower in the world. Today, only foreign aid provides more income for Malawi than tobacco. Therefore tobacco's reputation as a leading cause of preventable death worldwide is a dilemma for the government. As one of the poorest countries in Africa, Malawi depends on tobacco exports to buy food as well as maintain struggling health, education and infrastructure initiatives. Yet without the support of foreign aid organizations, most of which oppose tobacco growing, Malawi's fragile economy would crumble. One does not have to look far to predict the consequences of an economic collapse in Malawi. This year, failure of the east African maize crop combined with economic mismanagement triggered the country's worst famine on record. Thousands have already died of starvation and the British aid organization Oxfam estimates that 3 million people in Malawi face a similar fate unless something is done. The food crisis only adds to existing burdens in a country where adult HIV rates are estimated at one in five, malaria is endemic and childhood malnutrition widespread. Remove tobacco profits from this equation and many fear a human calamity. Ethical Dilemmas Compromising situations can create unusual political alliances and the tobacco industry in Malawi has some unlikely supporters. Dr J. M. Mfutso Bengo, for instance, is a senior lecturer at the Malawi College of Medicine in Blantyre, a member of the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee and has a PhD in bioethics from a German university. When the World Health Organization was looking for a consultant in Malawi for their anti-tobacco lobby in 2001, Dr Mfutso Bengo was well qualified for the position. He chose not to apply because of ethical and moral objections to the WHO campaign in Malawi. " "My position is not motivated from ideology, it is motivated from pragmatism," says Dr Mfutso Bengo, who himself is a non-smoker and receives no funding from the industry. "Tobacco employs more than half of Malawi's labour force. If they take away tobacco, it would be economic suicide for Malawi. The social and health infrastructures would collapse and it would push Malawi further towards absolute dependence on foreign aid. The WHO could give me money to campaign against the industry but the poor people who are employed by the industry, where would they be?" Dr Mfutso Bengo sees double standards at work in the international anti-tobacco lobby, whose concerns about smoking-related deaths in the developed world he says overlook the more immediate health and economic problems in Malawi. "In a country where 60 percent of people live below the poverty line, basic health needs are most pressing-things like the prevention of cholera, malnutrition, malaria. Dealing with tobacco-based cancer is a luxury," he says. Questions :

单选题Which of the following is not in New York City? A. Hollywood B. Broadway C. Rockefeller Center D. Harlem

单选题Our planned visit to the United States _______ because we were unable to get the visas.

单选题The United States is a nation of immigrants．By the year 2000，more than 11% of all Americans were foreign born．Which state has the largest number of immigrants?

单选题What is the name of Britain"s highest mountain?

单选题Australia is the ______ largest country in the world. A. fourth B. fifth C. sixth D. seventh

单选题______ is the primary opposition to the Conservatives.

单选题______ and I'll get the work finished.

单选题What is the top priority of NASA's mission?

单选题Nadia: Welcome to Shanghai Hotel! Brown: My name is Brown. ______ Nadia: Yes, Mr Brown. You reserved a single room for three nights. Brown: Yes, that"s right.

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单选题Man: CD-ROMs are actually much better than books. Woman: Why's that? Man: Well, you can store so much more information on the disk. You can have picture and portraits from galleries. Woman: I have to disagree. ______, there's no substitute for the real thing. A. As a waste of electricity B. Although books are less convenient to carry C. Since it may lead to the loss of the precious materials D. When it comes to art

单选题You should have put the milk in the refrigerator. I expect it ______ undrinkable.

单选题He made a rather ______ attempt at an apology, but he didn't convince anyone. A. faint B. vulnerable C. feeble D. fragile

单选题—Have you decided yet? —Yes, we'll______the cheaper option.

单选题SincemybirthIhavehadabirthdaycakewithcandles,oneforeachyearofmybirthdays.Todate,Ihavehad325candles.HowoldamI?

单选题—Have you heard about the cafeteria's plan to have genetically modified food on the menu? —Really? They say genetically modified food isn't safe. —We'd better not. Such food may be cheaper but may cost more in the long run. —OK. What should we do about this? —We can talk to the owner and say we're ready to pay more.

单选题We wouldn't have missed the train if we______ to the station.

单选题The ability to store knowledge makes computers different from every other machine ______ invented. A. ever B. thus C. yet D. as