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uman Development Index used to do?A. Record more roads in the world. B. Improve education in all countries. C. Grade countries on human development. D. Lead more people to make more money. 【解析】選C。細節(jié)理解題。第三段中的The index uses information about life length, education and earnings to grade countries on human development. 該指數(shù)使用有關(guān)壽命、教育和收入的信息對各國人類發(fā)展水平進行分級??芍? the Human Development Index就是對國家人類發(fā)展水平進行分級。選項C根據(jù)人類發(fā)展對國家進行評級, 切題。3. What can be the best title for the text?A. People May Cause Harm to Plants and AnimalsB. Nature Reserves May Not Protect Wildlife SafelyC. Nature Reserves in the World Should Be IncreasedD. Local People Should Focus on the Natural Environment【解析】選B。主旨大意題。文章一開始的Scientists say only enlarging the world’s nature reserve to help protect plants and animals may be useless. 科學家們認為擴大世界自然保護區(qū)以幫助保護植物和動物可能毫無用處。接著文章給出了相關(guān)的論據(jù): 人類活動在自然保護區(qū)有增無減, 保護資金短缺, 還舉了the northern Australia、 South America、Southeast Asia和African countries這些具體國家和地區(qū)的實例來論證論點, 所以這篇議論文的開頭就是它的論點, 就是文章的主旨, 作為文章標題最合適。選項B自然保護區(qū)不能安全保護野生動物, 切題。B My sister and I were flying by ourselves from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota. Our plane had a twohour stop at the airport in Omaha, Nebraska. A flight attendant took us to a souvenir shop, where a toy airplane looked just like the plane my sister and I were flying on. I really wanted that airplane. I had $10 and the plane cost $8. I had no idea what I needed to buy at camp, but I bought the plane anyway. When we reached the camp, I discovered that there were no showers! Instead, we bathed in a lake every night. I needed to buy special soap because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could harm the fish. The special soap cost $4 at the camp store. However, I had only $2 left. What upset me was that I couldn’t get clean without the soap, which was soon found by my teacher, Sally. I had to tell her that I had spent most of my money on a toy airplane. She laughed and explained to me that a budget was necessary and it was a plan for spending money to help make sure you set aside enough for things you need, like soap, before you buy fun things, lik