Module 2 Developing and Developed CountriesI. 单项填空
1．Great________have been made to make our environment more and more beautiful.
A．efforts
B．pains
C．trouble
D．attempt
答案 A [考查短语辨析。句意：我们尽了很大的努力使我们的环境越来越美丽。make efforts to do sth“努力做某事”，本题中great efforts作主语，故句子用被动语态。pains和trouble要与take搭配；make an attempt to do sth表示“试图做某事”，不符合题意。]
2．The audience were so________by his humorous performance that they kept laughing all the time.
A．moved
B．frightened
C．entertained
D．shocked
答案 C [句意：观众陶醉于他如此幽默的表演，以至于不停地笑着。move“感动”；frighten“惊吓”；entertain“给……娱乐”，另外该词还有“招待，请客”的意思；shock“使震惊”。]
3．In some places women work outside to earn money________men look after their children at home.
A．but
B．while
C．because
D．though
答案 B [句意：在有些地方，女人在外工作挣钱而男人在家看孩子。while意为“而”，在这里表示对比。]
4．Ms.Zero was preparing food.Under one of the apple trees in the garden________，smoking and looking at the harvest with a smile.
A．stood her husband
B．did her husband stand
C．her husband stood
D．her husband standing
答案 A [考查完全倒装结构。当地点状语位于句首，且主语是名词时，用完全倒装。]
5．If we had taken such effective________much earlier, the river would not be polluted so seriously now.
A．treasures
B．efforts
C．measures
D．actions
答案 C [句意：如果我们早点采取这样有效的措施的话，这条河流现在就不会被污染得这么严重了。treasure“宝藏，珍品”；effort“努力”；measure“尺寸，措施”；action“行动，行为”。由句意可知应选C，take measures“采取措施”。]
6．After decades of effort, the city is still trying to________how to ban smoking in public places.
A．look through
B．get through
C．figure out
D．take out
答案 C [句意：经过几十年的努力后，这座城市仍然在努力解决如何在公共场所禁烟的问题。look through“仔细检查，看穿(或识破)(某人或某事)”；get through“穿过，通过”；figure out“解决(问题)，想出”；take out“清除，除掉”。]
7．Thanks to the economical development, workers' wages have increased________as far as 200% in the recent three years.
A．for
B．to
C．up
D．by
答案 D [句意：多亏了经济的发展，工人的工资在最近三年内增加了200%。根据200%可知这是增长的幅度，故用介词by。]
8．Premier Wen said, “I once again emphasize that it is absolutely unacceptable to sacrifice people's life and health________the economic development in any case.”
A．in the hope of
B．in return for
C．in the face of
D．in exchange for
答案 D [句意：温总理说：“我再次强调靠牺牲人民的生命和健康来换得经济的发展，在任何情况下也是绝对不可以接受的。”in exchange for “作为交换……”，符合题意。]
9．It is wrong for someone in such a high________in the government to behave too badly in public.
A．situation
B．position
C．employment
D．profession
答案 B [句意：在政府机关位居高职的人在公共场合行为这么恶劣是不对的。situation“形势，情况”；position“职位，地位”；employment“职业，工作”；profession“职业，自由职业”。]
10．My train was 20 minutes late in the morning and there was a(n)________delay in the evening.
A．familiar
B．similar
C．same
D．equal
答案 B [句意：我乘坐的火车今天早上晚了20分钟，傍晚出现了类似的情况。similar“相似的，类似的”，符合题意。familiar“熟悉的”；same前要用定冠词the；equal“相等的”，都不合句意。]
11．We thought there were 35 students in the dining hall，________， in fact, there were 40.
A．while
B．whether
C．what
D．which
答案 A [while在此表示对比。句意：我们以为餐厅里有35个学生，而事实上是40个。]
12．________we have a vast land and still a lot of mineral resources remain to be developed, few breakthroughs in the geological survey have been made recent years.
A．Although
B．Unless
C．If
D．Since
答案 A [考查让步状语从句。句意：虽然我国国土辽阔，尚待勘查开发的地方很多，近年来国内矿产地质勘查却少有重大突破。although“尽管，虽然”，引导让步状语从句。]
13．We can surely overcome these difficulties as long as we are________united.
A．close
B．closely
C．closed
D．closing
答案 B [考查词汇辨析。句意：只要我们紧密团结在一起就一定能克服这些困难。closely意为“紧密地，紧紧地”，符合语意。]
14．Where and when the meeting is to be held________our headmaster.
A．depend on
B．is up to
C．relies on
D．decides by
答案 B [句意：何时何地举行会议要由我们的校长决定。depend on“取决于，依靠”；be up to sb“由某人决定”；rely on“依靠，依赖”；be decided by“由……决定”。根据句意，可排除C项；又因where and when主语从句为单数概念，可排除A项；decide应用被动语态，D项也被排除。]
15．We decided to help him.That's ________he suffered too much.
A．where
B．why
C．because
D．how
答案 C [考查连词。句意：我们决定帮助他。那是因为他遭了太多罪。]
II. 阅读理解
They seldom meet on the cricket or football fields, but the world's small island developing states are informally competing with each other to be the first to give up fossil fuels and embrace clean energy.
52 low lying poor countries have made the energy plans, who traditionally heavily depend on imports of petrol and oil.The Caribbean island of Dominica is leading the world with plans to become carbon “negative” by 2020.The Maldives is not far behind, hoping to be carbon neutral(无温室气体排放)by 2020.Tuvalu and the Cook islands intend to generate all their electricity from renewables by 2020 and TimorLeste, the poorest country in Asia, expects to provide solar electricity to all its 100，000 families by 2020.
With Tonga, Samoa, Nauru, Mauritius and many other countries also volunteering to switch to solar, geothermal and wind energy, the target of the group of 52 small island developing states is a 45% cut in emissions in the next 18 years—considerably more than the world's rich countries who have pledged 12～18% cuts by 2020.
“We are showing the world leadership，”said Dominican ambassador to the UN，Vince Henderson, at a UN development programme meeting ahead of next week's climate talks in Bonn, Germany.“This is about survival as well as economics.We are spending $220m a year importing fuel so it is in our interests.We are demanding that all countries take their responsibilities.”
“Small island developing states can leap toward the goal of a povertyfree and prosperous future by changing their energy sectors，”said Barbados prime minister, Freundel Stuart.“We hope the international community has a unified voice, sharing our aspiration to become fully sustainable.”
In a separate development, the world's 47 least developed countries (LDCs) will propose on Monday what they call a “bold new plan” to help speed up the UN climate talks.“Our countries cannot wait.We are already feeling the effects of climate change, but the time has come for us to be leaders in the international effort to address this global challenge.”said Pa Ousman Jarju, the chair of the LDC group.
Notes：
geothermal n．地热
1．The purpose of the first paragraph is to________．
A．point out the threat of global warming
B．introduce the topic of the text
C．urge some countries to stop competing
D．explain why some states are competing
2．Which one is NOT the reason for 52 countries making the energy plans?
A．They call on other countries to take their responsibilities.
B．They hope to get rid of poverty in their own countries.
C．They are trying to become fully sustainable.
D．They compete with rich countries to rule the world.
3．By 2030, there may be no carbon emissions in________．
A．Dominica
B．Tuvalu and the Cook
C．TimorLeste
D．all 52 countries
4．A “bold new plan” was made mainly to________．
A．speed up the UN climate talks
B．reduce the effects of climate change
C．make the LDCs more powerful
D．get the economis aid from the rich countries
【语篇解读】 52个海拔较低的岛国制定了减少碳排放量的计划，计划减少排放量的幅度比发达国家还要大。他们也希望其他国家能切实承担起自己的责任。
1．B [推理判断题。本文主要指出52个岛国出台宏伟的减排计划，第一段引出文章主题。]
2．D [推理判断题。文章并未提到这些国家与发达国家竞争来成为世界的统治者，故D项并不是他们制定减排计划的原因。误解分析：根据倒数第三段最后一句可知A项；根据倒数第二段第一句可知B项；根据倒数第二段最后一句可知C项。]
3．A [推理判断题。根据第二段可知到2020年，计划把排放量降低为零的有Dominica和The Maldives。]
4．A [细节理解题。根据最后一段．..a “bold new plan”to help speed up the UN climate talks.可知A项正确。]
B
More than six hundred delegates have been meeting in Burkina Faso this week to discuss education in Africa.The aim is to find ways to support economic growth by improving education and job training programs.
The delegates include education ministers and representatives of civil society, business, labor and youth groups.The meeting, held every three years, is known as the Triennial.
Ahlin ByllCataria is executive secretary of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa.His group organized the weeklong conference.He says there is a missing link between education and employment in Africa.For example, schools need to improve technical training for students who do not continue with secondary education.
Mr.ByllCataria says educational programs need to be reshaped to better fit the needs of employers.“For instance, where they have to train engineers, there is a lot of discussion between the schools and the companies in order to know the demands of the companies.So that is exactly what we also want to promote.”
Several West African countries are working together to develop a network of trade and vocational schools.The idea is based in part on a successful example developed by Nigeria.
Mr.ByllCataria says educators are working to connect governmentrun school systems with other groups that are helping educate students.These include nongovernmental organizations, community literacy centers and faithbased groups.Among these groups are Islamic schools，or madrasas that are expanding what they teach.Another subject for the conference was peace education.The idea grew out of the violence in Kenya related to elections in two thousand seven.The idea of peace education has spread to countries including Rwanda, Somalia, Ivory Coast，Sierra Leone and Liberia.New technology offers a way for Africans living elsewhere in the world.For example，a professor from Burkina Faso living in the United States could use videoconferencing to teach a class back home.
Notes：
①representative n．代表，众议员，典型 ②executive adj.实行的，执行的，行政的 ③promote vt.促进，提升，升迁 ④vocational school职业学校
5．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．Link Education and Employment in Africa
B．Africa Is to Education and Culture
C．The Whole World Cares for Africa
D．Find Job Chance in Africa
．According to the passage, we can know that________．
A．the delegates are made up of high officials
B．the conference was held in Triennial
C．the meeting was held every three years
D．the delegates come from advanced countries
．We can know from Mr.ByllCataria's words that________．
A．the meeting will last three weeks
B．schools should develop technical training
C．there is no need of employers in Africa
D．schools and the companies are opposite
．Among West African countries，________．
A．no schools like to work with the companies
B．the demands of the company are limited
C．Nigeria has set a good example for others
D．the network of trade is very backward
．The meeting calls on peace education________．
A．to show Africa is in time of war
B．to stress the importance of education
C．to criticize the situation of Kenya
D．to imply no one cares for Africa
【语篇解读】 600多名代表汇聚在布基纳法索(非洲国家)讨论非洲的教育和就业问题。
．A [主旨大意题。这是一篇资讯报道，文章第一段阐明主题：600多名代表汇聚在布基纳法索讨论非洲的教育和就业问题。由此可知选项A正确。]
．C [细节理解题。根据文章第二段的The meeting, held every three years, is known as the Triennial可知，该会议每三年举行一次，会议以Triennial著称。故选项C正确。]
．B [细节理解题。根据文章第三段的尾句可知，他认为为了不继续接受中等教育的学生，学校需要提高技术培训。由此可知选项B正确。]
．C [细节理解题。根据文章第五段的尾句可知，Nigeria在发展贸易和职业学校网方面做出了榜样，由此可知选项C正确。]
．B [推理判断题。作者用Kenya的暴力状况举例，其实真正目的是希望孩子们能在和平的环境下接受教育，强调教育的重要性。故选项B正确。]
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◆住房宽敞舒适
◆房子位于市中心，交通便利
◆主人能讲流利的英语，待人热情随和
◆能免费洗衣，自己做饭
◆（其他要求）
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2．可适当增加细节以使行文连贯，语句通顺。
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Dear Mr Smith，
I'm Li Hua，an exchange student studying in London.I'm writing to ask you to do me a favor.My requests for the host family are as follows.
First，I'd like a large and comfortable house，which is located in the centre of the city.It's convenient for me to get round.Next，the host family should be warmhearted and easygoing.It's better for them to speak fluent English so that I can improve my oral English rapidly.In addition，I'd be grateful if the host family can hold gettogethers regularly which can give me an opportunity to have a better understanding of the western culture.Last but not least，I prefer to cook by myself and get my clothes washed for free.
I would appreciate it if you could reply to me as soon as possible.
Sincerely yours，
Li Hua