【正文】 among countries. Usually the Council’s first step is to encourage the countries to settle their disagreements without violence. The Council can mediate a dispute or remendguidelines for a settlement. It can send peacekeeping troops into a distressed area. If war breaks out, the Council can call for a ceasefire. It can enforce its decisions by imposing economic sanctions on a country, or through joint military action.11. Which is TRUE in the following statements according to the passage?A) The Security Council convenes annually.B) All UN members should abide by the decisions adopted by the Security Council.C) Although one member seriously plains about another member’s action, the Security Council will not convene at its request.D) The five permanent members of the Security Council hold less than one half armed forces in the world. 12. The Security Council is effective only when its permanent members canreach a consensus because ____. A) every permanent member has the veto right of great powersB) all the permanent members won in the World War IIC) the other members of the Security Council are in the charge of the permanent membersD) of some other reasons not mentioned in this passage 13. One motion（提議）is adopted by the Security Council only if ____. A) 14 of 15 members accept this motionB) all the members have no objection to the motion C) 9 members agree on it and all the permanent members approve of itD) all the permanent members pass it14. The passage introduces all things about the Security Council EXCEPT____.A) mission B) membershipC) rights D) history 15. The last paragraph of this passage may be concluded with the statement that ____. A) UN gives priority to peaceful settlement of the conflicts among countriesB) the peacekeeping troops are most powerful in the conflicts between countriesC) economic sanction will be imposed on the countries involved in warD) joint military action is the last resort of the Security Council in dealing with conflicts between among countriesPassage FourQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.Few observers have a better view of that ocean of exchanging gossip called Email than Mark Sunner. The chief technology officer of Email management pany MessageLabs, Sunner oversees a network that processes million letters each day. Servers operated and maintained by MessageLabs manage mail delivery and routing for a number of panies, including Bank of England and Cond233。Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.Teachers always plan down to the minute what their students will be doing. This is good for kids, because it teaches them to stay on task and follow a schedule.But most homes aren’t run this way. If parents do plan their children’s livesminute by minute, what happens when that child grows up and goes to college? At some point, kids need to learn to manage their own time. This can be one of the valuable skills you help your kids develop outside of school. But it generally won’t happen all by itself, because there’s a big transition that happens when kids leave the structured school environment and e home. If you have kid stay alone at home, think hard about trying to find an adult whocan be there and provide the support your child needs. If a supportive adult isn’t available, an expert named Martin remends you find an afterschool program led by experienced professionals who will engage them in creative activities, nourish them with healthy snacks, and assist them with their schoolwork. If you are at home on the contrary, to take some break after the guys get started on diversions, because it’s hard to stop and do something like homework. “If that little bit of downtime is television, good luck ... getting them to do theirhomework.” says a professor of child development at California State University, “TV is addictive.” A better way to help your child unwind is with a healthy snack. “Wait until dinner, make a plate full of energizing food. You could even dish up part of the dinner you’re preparing a little early for the kids,” she says. While you’re sharing a snack, you can make a list of what your kids will get todo during their study breaks. The types of breaks remended include shooting baskets, getting a drink, using the bathroom, or even playing a quick card game with parents. Your kids can be the ones to decide which breaks they’d like to take. But, as Freimuth says, your children will have to be honest about what kind of break will energize them and not upset their momentum.1. The main purpose of this passage is ____.A) to provide some advice for the parents about children’s educationB) to explain how to prepare a pretty snack for your children C) to explain why the parents spoil their childrenD) to describe children’s lives after school2. The words “this way” in the sentence “But most homes aren’t run this way” in the first paragraph most possibly means ____. A) to stay on the taskB) to arrange everything in detailsC) to give some lessons to childrenD) to behave in the structured school 3. According to the passage, the expert named Martin, appearing in the second paragraph, most probably takes up the following jobs EXCEPT ____. A) a specialist in children educationB) a professional consultant in a afterschool programC) the leader of a research group about sports, such as basketball D) mostly the same as what Freimuth (in the last paragraph) does 4. According to the last two paragraphs, the appropr