Our parents love us because we are their children, and this is an （ ） fact，so that we feel safer with them than with anyone else.

A.unambiguous B.uncontrollable C.unalterable D.unintentional

After negotiation for some time, all the members of the association promised to（ ）to the strict code of practice.

A.ascribe B.confirm C.adhere D.confide

Our trouble lies in a simple confusion，one to which economists have been prone since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Growth and ecology operate by different rules. Economists tend to assume that every problem of scarcity can be solved by substitution, by replacing tuna with tilapia，without factoring in the long-term environmental implications of either. But whereas economies might expand，ecosystems do not. They change—pine gives way to oak，coyotes arrive in New England—and they reproduce themselves, but they do not increase in extent or abundance year after year. Most economists think of scarcity as a labor problem，imagining that only energy and technology place limits on production. To harvest more wood，build a better chain saw; to pump more oil，drill more wells； to get more food，invent pest-resistant plants.That logic thrived on new frontiers and more intensive production，and it held off the prophets of scarcity—from Thomas Robert Malthus to Paul Ehrlich—whose predictions of famine and shortage have not come to pass. The Agricultural Revolution that began in seventeenth-century England radically increased the amount of food that could be grown on an acre of land，and the same happened in the 1960s and 1970s when fertilizer and hybridized seeds arrived in India and Mexico. But the picture looks entirely different when we change the scale. Industrial society is roughly 250 years old： make the last ten thousand years equal to twenty-four hours，and we have been producing consumer goods and C()2 for only the last thirty-six minutes. Do the same for the past 1 million years of human evolution， and every thing from the steam engine to the search engine fits into the past twenty-one seconds. If we are not careful，hunting and gathering will look like a far more successful strategy of survival than economic growth. The latter has changed so much about the earth and human societies in so little time that it makes more sense to be cautious than triumphant.Although food scarcity，when it occurs，is a localized problem，other kinds of scarcity are already here. Groundwater is alarmingly low in regions all over the world，but the most immediate threat to growth is surely petroleum.1.Economists are prone to（ ）.2.What does the author think of ecosystems?3.What does the passage say about the predictions made by Thomas Robert Malthus and Paul Ehrlich?4.What happened in the 1960s and 1970s?5.The purpose of mentioning the search engine is to show （ ） .6.The last sentence of the second paragraph implies that（ ） .

A.emphasize the differences between economic growth and scarcity B.ignore the human creative and productive power C.see ecology from an economic perspective D.use different approaches to economy and ecology
问题2：
A.They may deteriorate. B.They may benefit from economy. C.They are associated with productivity. D.They are closely related to technology.
问题3：
A.They proved to be useful. B.They have not come true. C.They proved to be accurate. D.They have not drawn enough attention.
问题4：
A.Food production increased in India. B.Fertilizer began to be used in England. C.Hybridized plants were grown in the US. D.Land expansion occurred in Mexico.
问题5：
A.the economic impact of information technology B.the high speed of modern machines C.popular interest in the Internet D.technological progress
问题6：
A.economic growth has reduced the biodiversity worldwide B.economic growth has changed the ecosystem rapidly C.people should be proud of their position in nature D.people and nature should coexist in harmony

Modem Japan, despite its ready adoption of Western manners, is in things theatrical still faithful to the ancient feudal day. It is true that within the last few years, the old school drama has to some extent lost ground, and quite recently performances of Shakespeare’s “ Othello ’’ and “Hamlet,” and Daudet’s “Sappho” have been received with favor by Tokyo audiences.The explanation of this curious survival of the old form of play, at a time when all Japan is eagerly imitating the foreigner, is undoubtedly to be found in the peculiar customs of the country. The progressive Japanese finds it easier to change his mode of dress than to reform habits bred in the bone. The old plays, lasting, as they formerly did, from early morning until nearly midnight, just suited the Japanese play-goer, who, when he does go to the theatre, makes an all-day affair of it. Indeed, theatre-going in Japan is a very serious matter, and not to be entered upon lightly or without due preparation. Recently Sada Yoko and Oto Kawakami, who learned a good deal in their foreign travels, introduced the comparatively short evening performance of three or four hours, an innovation which was at once welcomed by the better class of people. But the new arrangement found little favor with the general public, and particular indignation was aroused in the bosom of the Japanese Matinee Girl who loves to sit in the theatre as long as possible and weep over the play. For, to the young gentlewoman, the theatre is essentially the place for weeping. Japanese girls are extremely sentimental, and a play without tear-provoking situations would not appeal to them in the least.The Japanese women are passionately devoted to the drama. It is usual for a party to book a box through a tea house connected with the theatre and at the same time make arrangements for what refreshments they wish served. The Japanese maiden makes the most elaborate preparations days beforehand. To be at the theatre on time, playgoers must rise with the sun, and all their meals, including breakfast, are eaten in the tiny box in the playhouse. It is not an easy task to reach one’s seats and once the family has settled down, nothing but a catastrophe would induce it to leave its box. The women chew candy and the men freely drink sake as the play goes on.1.Paragraph 1 stresses the idea that the general public in Tokyo （ ）.2.The peculiar custom of Japan is （ ）.3.The emphasized difference between the Japanese play form and the foreign one is in （ ）.4.The Japanese Matinee Girl would most likely favor a play that centers on （ ）.5.As playgoers, compared with Japanese men, Japanese women seem to be all the more （ ）.6.While watching a drama in the theatre box, the family would most UNLIKELY （ ）.

A.favors Shakespeare’s masterpieces B.enjoys Japanese old school drama C.appreciates Western classic theatre D.likes performances of foreign styles
问题2：
A.making progressive changes in life B.enjoying dressing in the latest fashion C.spending all day watching a drama D.wearing formal clothes at the theatre
问题3：
A.the length B.the costume C.the acting D.the innovation
问题4：
A.the childhood of a naughty boy B.the honeymoon of a young couple C.the trial of a serial murderer D.the misfortunes of a big family
问题5：
A.lighthearted about going to the theatre B.emotionally involved with the play C.fond of eating food as the play goes D.experienced in booking a play ticket
问题6：
A.go out for a drink B.go to the restroom C.chat about the actors D.show their inner feelings

His short （ ） in the living room had been long enough to keep him awake now.

A.dove B.dose C.dole D.doze

The only way he escaped from the bitter reality was to lose himself in a movie，allowing his imagination to（ ），viewing himself as a character in it.

A.take up B.take on C.take off D.take over