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Migrant（移民的）Workers
In the past twenty years,there has been an increasing tendency for workers to move
from one country to another. While some countries have restricted（限制）most
___________(1)to local people,others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers.
This is particularly the case in the Middle East,___________(2)increased oil incomes
have enabled many countries to call in outsiders to improve local facilities（设施）.Thus the
Middle East has attracted oil-workers___________(3)the U. S.
A. and Europe.It has
also brought in workers from many other countries,___________(4)South Korea and
Japan.
In view of the difficul州lying and working___________(5)in the Middle East,it is not
surprising that the pay is high to attract suitable workers.Many engineers and technicians
can___________(6)at least twice as much money the Middle East as they can in their
own country, and this is a major ___________(7).
Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating(补偿的) advantage.For example,
the___________(8)living conditions often lead to increased friendship when workers have
to___________(9)on each other for safety and comfort. In a similar way,many migrant
workers can save large sums of money partly because of the___________(10)of
entertainment（娱乐）facilities. The work is often complex and full of problems but this
merely presents greater challenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions to problems
rather than do___________(11)work in their home country.
One major problem which___________(12)migrant workers in the Middle East is that
their jobs are temporary ones.They are nearly always on___________(13),so it is not
easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence.This is to be___________(14)since
no country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents.In any
___________ (15),migrant workers accept this disadvantage,along with others,
because of the considerable financial benefits which they receive.
_________(14)
A:suggested
B:reported
C:argued
D:expected
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Homosexuals（同性恋者）
Many homosexuals prefer to be called gay or,for woman,lesbian.Most of them live quiet lives just______(51)anyone else.Some gay people have always raised children,______(52)or with partners,and the use of artificial insemination（人工受精）is increasing among lesbians.
Gay persons are in every kind of job.Some are very open about their homosexuality,and some are more private.Some______(53)their sexual orientation as a biological given and others as a choice.For those women who see it as a choice,one reason often given is the inequality in most heterosexual（异性恋的）relationships.
Homosexuality has been common in most cultures throughout history and generally______ (54).As a result,homosexual activity became a crime,______(55)which the penalty in early courts was death.Homosexual behavior is still______(56)in many countries and the United States.
Homosexuality later came to be viewed widely as less a sin than a sickness,but now no mentalhealth professional（具有专业资格的人）any longer ______ (57) homosexuality an illness. More recent theories to______(58)for homosexuality have included those based on biological and sociological factors.To date.______(59),there is no conclusive general theory that can explain the cause of homosexuality.
Attitudes______(60)homosexuality began to change in the second half of the 20th century. Gays attribute this,in part,to their own struggle for their rights and pride in their orientation. Some large companies now______(61)health-care benefits to the life partners of their gay employees. Many cities also have officially appointed lesbian and gay advisory（咨询的）committees.______(62)some attitudes have changed,however,prejudice（偏见）still exists,and in the late 1980s and early 1990s,there were considerable shouts against homosexuals,with attempt to ______(63)laws forbidding the granting of basic civil rights to gays.
The AIDS epidemic,which started in the 1980s,has devastated（毁坏）the gay community and brought it together as never before,The organized gay response to the lack of government financial support for fighting AIDS and to the needs of the thousands of AIDS victim______(64)they be gays or not,has been a model of community action.AIDS,however,has also______(65)people with another reason for their prejudice.
_________(61)
A:exclude
B:include
C:extend
D:intend
Homosexuals（同性恋者）
Many homosexuals prefer to be called gay or,for woman,lesbian.Most of them live quiet lives just______(51)anyone else.Some gay people have always raised children,______(52)or with partners,and the use of artificial insemination（人工受精）is increasing among lesbians.
Gay persons are in every kind of job.Some are very open about their homosexuality,and some are more private.Some______(53)their sexual orientation as a biological given and others as a choice.For those women who see it as a choice,one reason often given is the inequality in most heterosexual（异性恋的）relationships.
Homosexuality has been common in most cultures throughout history and generally______ (54).As a result,homosexual activity became a crime,______(55)which the penalty in early courts was death.Homosexual behavior is still______(56)in many countries and the United States.
Homosexuality later came to be viewed widely as less a sin than a sickness,but now no mentalhealth professional（具有专业资格的人）any longer ______ (57) homosexuality an illness. More recent theories to______(58)for homosexuality have included those based on biological and sociological factors.To date.______(59),there is no conclusive general theory that can explain the cause of homosexuality.
Attitudes______(60)homosexuality began to change in the second half of the 20th century. Gays attribute this,in part,to their own struggle for their rights and pride in their orientation. Some large companies now______(61)health-care benefits to the life partners of their gay employees. Many cities also have officially appointed lesbian and gay advisory（咨询的）committees.______(62)some attitudes have changed,however,prejudice（偏见）still exists,and in the late 1980s and early 1990s,there were considerable shouts against homosexuals,with attempt to ______(63)laws forbidding the granting of basic civil rights to gays.
The AIDS epidemic,which started in the 1980s,has devastated（毁坏）the gay community and brought it together as never before,The organized gay response to the lack of government financial support for fighting AIDS and to the needs of the thousands of AIDS victim______(64)they be gays or not,has been a model of community action.AIDS,however,has also______(65)people with another reason for their prejudice.
_________(61)
A:exclude
B:include
C:extend
D:intend
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Giant Structures
It is an impossible task to select the most amazing wonders of the modern world since every year more______(1)constructions appear. Here are three giant structures which are worthy of our admiration______(2)they may have been surpassed by some more recent wonders.
The Petronas Twin Towers
The Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world when they were completed in 1999.______(3)a height of 452 metres,the tall twin towers,like two thin pencils,dominate the city of Kuala Lumpur. At the 41st floor,the towers are______(4)by a bridge,symbolizing a gateway to the city. The American architect Cesar Pelli designed the skyscrapers.
Constructed of high-strength concrete,the building______(5)around 1,800 square metres of office space on every floor. And it has a shopping centre and a concert hall at the base.Other______(6)of this impressive building include double-decker lifts,and glass and steel sunshades.
The Millau Bridge
The Millau Bridge was opened in 2004 in the Tarn Valley,in southern France. At the ______(7)it was built,it was the world,5 highest bridge,______(8)over 340m at the highest point. The bridge is described as one of the most amazingly beautiful bridges in the world. It was built to ________ (9) Millau's congestion（拥堵）problems. The congestion was then caused by traffic passing from Paris to Barcelona in Spain. The bridge was built to with-stand the______(10) extreme seismic（地震的）and climatic conditions. Besides , it is guar- anteed for 120 years!
The Itaipu Dam
The Itaipu hydroelectric power plant is one of the largest constructions of its kind in the world.
It______(11)of a series of dams across the River Parana,______(12)forms a natural border between Brazil and Paraguay. Started in 1975 and taking 16 years to complete, the construction was carried out as a joint project between the two______(13).The dam is well-known for both its electricity output and its size. In 1995 it produced 78% of Paraguay's and 25% Of Brazil's______(14)needs. In its construction,the amount of iron and steel used was equivalent to over 300 Eiffel Towers.It is a______(15)amazing wonder of engineering.
7._________
A: place
B: map
C: time
D: view
Giant Structures
It is an impossible task to select the most amazing wonders of the modern world since every year more______(1)constructions appear. Here are three giant structures which are worthy of our admiration______(2)they may have been surpassed by some more recent wonders.
The Petronas Twin Towers
The Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world when they were completed in 1999.______(3)a height of 452 metres,the tall twin towers,like two thin pencils,dominate the city of Kuala Lumpur. At the 41st floor,the towers are______(4)by a bridge,symbolizing a gateway to the city. The American architect Cesar Pelli designed the skyscrapers.
Constructed of high-strength concrete,the building______(5)around 1,800 square metres of office space on every floor. And it has a shopping centre and a concert hall at the base.Other______(6)of this impressive building include double-decker lifts,and glass and steel sunshades.
The Millau Bridge
The Millau Bridge was opened in 2004 in the Tarn Valley,in southern France. At the ______(7)it was built,it was the world,5 highest bridge,______(8)over 340m at the highest point. The bridge is described as one of the most amazingly beautiful bridges in the world. It was built to ________ (9) Millau's congestion（拥堵）problems. The congestion was then caused by traffic passing from Paris to Barcelona in Spain. The bridge was built to with-stand the______(10) extreme seismic（地震的）and climatic conditions. Besides , it is guar- anteed for 120 years!
The Itaipu Dam
The Itaipu hydroelectric power plant is one of the largest constructions of its kind in the world.
It______(11)of a series of dams across the River Parana,______(12)forms a natural border between Brazil and Paraguay. Started in 1975 and taking 16 years to complete, the construction was carried out as a joint project between the two______(13).The dam is well-known for both its electricity output and its size. In 1995 it produced 78% of Paraguay's and 25% Of Brazil's______(14)needs. In its construction,the amount of iron and steel used was equivalent to over 300 Eiffel Towers.It is a______(15)amazing wonder of engineering.
7._________
A: place
B: map
C: time
D: view
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Animal's"Sixth Sense"
A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December,2004.It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa. Wild animals,______(51),seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami .This phenomenon adds weight to notions that they possess a"sixth sense"for______(52),experts said.
Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island's coast clearly______(53)wild beasts,with no dead animals found.
"No elephants are dead,not______(54)a dead mbbit. I think animals can______(55)dis-aster. They have a sixth sense.They know when things are happening,"H. D. Ratnayake,deputy director of Sri Lanka's Wildlife Department,said about one month after the tsunami attack. The______(56) washed floodwatei up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast,Sri Lanka's biggest wildlife______(57)and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards.
"There has been a lot of apparent evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating______(58)volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. But it has not been proven,"said Matthew van Lierop,an animal behavior______(59)at Johannesburg Zoo.
"There have been no______(60)studies because you can't really test it in a lab or field setting,"he told Reuters.Other authorities concurred with this______(61).
"Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certain______(62),especially birds... there are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters,"said Clive Walker,who has written several books on African wildlife.
Animals certainly______(63)on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid dan-ger such as predators.
The notion of an animal"sixth sense”-or______(64)other mythical power-is an endur-ing one which the evidence on Sri Lanka's ravaged coast is likely to add to.
The Romans saw owls______(65)omens of impending disaster and many ancient cul- tures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special powers or attributes.
61._________
A:. modification
B: detection
C: assessment
D: value
Animal's"Sixth Sense"
A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December,2004.It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa. Wild animals,______(51),seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami .This phenomenon adds weight to notions that they possess a"sixth sense"for______(52),experts said.
Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island's coast clearly______(53)wild beasts,with no dead animals found.
"No elephants are dead,not______(54)a dead mbbit. I think animals can______(55)dis-aster. They have a sixth sense.They know when things are happening,"H. D. Ratnayake,deputy director of Sri Lanka's Wildlife Department,said about one month after the tsunami attack. The______(56) washed floodwatei up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast,Sri Lanka's biggest wildlife______(57)and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards.
"There has been a lot of apparent evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating______(58)volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. But it has not been proven,"said Matthew van Lierop,an animal behavior______(59)at Johannesburg Zoo.
"There have been no______(60)studies because you can't really test it in a lab or field setting,"he told Reuters.Other authorities concurred with this______(61).
"Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certain______(62),especially birds... there are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters,"said Clive Walker,who has written several books on African wildlife.
Animals certainly______(63)on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid dan-ger such as predators.
The notion of an animal"sixth sense”-or______(64)other mythical power-is an endur-ing one which the evidence on Sri Lanka's ravaged coast is likely to add to.
The Romans saw owls______(65)omens of impending disaster and many ancient cul- tures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special powers or attributes.
61._________
A:. modification
B: detection
C: assessment
D: value
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Men Too May Suffer from Domestic Violence
Nearly three in 10 men have experienced violence at the hands of an intimate（亲密的）partner during their lifetimes,according to one of the few studies to look______(51)domestic violence and health among men.
"Many men actually do experience domestic violence,although we don't hear about it ______(52),"Dr. Robert J. Reid of the University of Washington in Seattle,one of the authors,told Reuters Health."They often don't tell______(53)we don't ask. We want to message out（传达这样一个信息）to men who______(54)experience domestic violence that they are not alone and there are resources available to______(55)."
The researchers asked study participants about physical abuse（伤害）and non-physical ______(56)such as threats that made them______(57)for their safety,controlling behavior (for example,being told who they could associate with and where they could go),and constant name-calling（辱骂）.
Among men 1 8 to 54 years old,14.2 percent said they had experienced intimate partner______(58)in the past five years,while 6.1 percent reported domestic violence in the previous year.
Rates were lower for men 55 and______(59),with 5.3 percent reporting violence in the past five years and 2.4 percent having experienced it in the past 12 months.Overall,30.5 percent of men younger than 55 and 26.5 percent of older men said they had been victims of______(60)violence at some point in their lives.About half of the violence men______(61)was physical.
However,the physical violence men reported wasn't as harsh as______(62)suffered by women in a previous study;20 percent to 40 percent of the men rated it as severe,compare to 61 percent of______(63).
Men who reported experiencing domestic violence had more emotional and mental problems ______(64)those who had not,especially older men,the______(65)found.
_________(63)
A:women
B:people
C:adults
D:children
Men Too May Suffer from Domestic Violence
Nearly three in 10 men have experienced violence at the hands of an intimate（亲密的）partner during their lifetimes,according to one of the few studies to look______(51)domestic violence and health among men.
"Many men actually do experience domestic violence,although we don't hear about it ______(52),"Dr. Robert J. Reid of the University of Washington in Seattle,one of the authors,told Reuters Health."They often don't tell______(53)we don't ask. We want to message out（传达这样一个信息）to men who______(54)experience domestic violence that they are not alone and there are resources available to______(55)."
The researchers asked study participants about physical abuse（伤害）and non-physical ______(56)such as threats that made them______(57)for their safety,controlling behavior (for example,being told who they could associate with and where they could go),and constant name-calling（辱骂）.
Among men 1 8 to 54 years old,14.2 percent said they had experienced intimate partner______(58)in the past five years,while 6.1 percent reported domestic violence in the previous year.
Rates were lower for men 55 and______(59),with 5.3 percent reporting violence in the past five years and 2.4 percent having experienced it in the past 12 months.Overall,30.5 percent of men younger than 55 and 26.5 percent of older men said they had been victims of______(60)violence at some point in their lives.About half of the violence men______(61)was physical.
However,the physical violence men reported wasn't as harsh as______(62)suffered by women in a previous study;20 percent to 40 percent of the men rated it as severe,compare to 61 percent of______(63).
Men who reported experiencing domestic violence had more emotional and mental problems ______(64)those who had not,especially older men,the______(65)found.
_________(63)
A:women
B:people
C:adults
D:children
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Water and its importance to human life were the center of the world's attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and______(51)the theme"Water for Life”.
There are more than one billion people in the world who live without______(52)drinking water. The United Nations______(53)to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a big problem seems like a(n)______(54)challenge.But everyone,even teenagers,can do something to help.A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the______(55)of her age around the world.
Rene Haggerty,13,was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work—_______(56) discarded（废弃的）batteries（电池）which pollute water.
In 2003,Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio.There she saw an exhibit about how______(57)in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.
Haggerty learnt that______(58)the batteries was an easy solution."I think everybody can do it,because everyone uses batteries,and it can make a big difference."With these words,she began to.______(59)awareness in her area.
She______(60)her county government and school board. She got permission to start a re-cycling program in schools,hospital,churches______(61)the public library. With the help from her family,friends and local waste-management______(62),she gathered containers,arranged transportation,and made an educational video.
Over the past two years,she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling program but had made______(63)progress.
When asked______(64)she feels like a hero,Haggerty is quite modest."Not really. Well,maybe for the fish I saved!"
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize is______(65)to young Americans aged 8 to 1 8 who have shown leadership and courage in serving the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US MYM 2,000 each,to help with their education costs or their public service work.
_________(61)
A:and
B:besides
C:as long as
D:as good as
Water and its importance to human life were the center of the world's attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and______(51)the theme"Water for Life”.
There are more than one billion people in the world who live without______(52)drinking water. The United Nations______(53)to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a big problem seems like a(n)______(54)challenge.But everyone,even teenagers,can do something to help.A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the______(55)of her age around the world.
Rene Haggerty,13,was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work—_______(56) discarded（废弃的）batteries（电池）which pollute water.
In 2003,Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio.There she saw an exhibit about how______(57)in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.
Haggerty learnt that______(58)the batteries was an easy solution."I think everybody can do it,because everyone uses batteries,and it can make a big difference."With these words,she began to.______(59)awareness in her area.
She______(60)her county government and school board. She got permission to start a re-cycling program in schools,hospital,churches______(61)the public library. With the help from her family,friends and local waste-management______(62),she gathered containers,arranged transportation,and made an educational video.
Over the past two years,she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling program but had made______(63)progress.
When asked______(64)she feels like a hero,Haggerty is quite modest."Not really. Well,maybe for the fish I saved!"
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize is______(65)to young Americans aged 8 to 1 8 who have shown leadership and courage in serving the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US MYM 2,000 each,to help with their education costs or their public service work.
_________(61)
A:and
B:besides
C:as long as
D:as good as
