【正文】 the spreading of drug abuse. 　　D. Governments have no ability at act against the prodrug messages of the youth culture. 　　2. The expression under fire in the first paragraph means ________. 　　A. in an urgent situation 　　B. facing some problems 　　C. being criticized 　　D. in trouble 　　3. From the third paragraph, we learn that the youth ________. 　　A. tend to mourn the pop stars who died of overdose as role modes 　　B. are shocked to know even pop stars may abuse drugs 　　C. try to face the deadly effect of drug use 　　D. may stop abusing drugs 　　4. Which of the following is not mentioned as tolerant of drug abuse? 　　A. The spreading of pop music. 　　B. The media. 　　C. Political campaigns run by powerful pressure groups. 　　D. The low price of some drugs. 　　5. According to the passage, pop music ________ 　　A. has a great influence on young people of most cultures 　　B. attracts a small number of young people 　　C. is not a profitable industry 　　D. is alone responsible for drug abuse 　　Passage 2 　　Questions10 are based on the following passage: 　　There are many older people in the world and there will be many more. A littleknown fact is that over 60 percent of the older people live in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization, by 2020 there will be 1 billion, with over 700 million living in developing countries. 　　It is a surprising fact that the population ageing is particularly rapid in developing countries. For example, it took France 115 years for the proportion of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent. It is estimated to take China a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase. 　　What are the implications of these increased numbers of older folk? (76) One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live, the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability(殘疾). Attention is being paid to the need to keep people as healthy as possible, including during old age, to lessen the financial burden on the state. 　　(77)Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society. In some African countries, certainly in Asia, older people are respected and regarded as the ones with special knowledge. Yet traditions are fading away daily, which does not ensure the continued high regard of older people. As society changes, attitudes will change. 　　Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination(歧視)in employment. Lifelong learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active members in a country39。be valued by the yonger generations 　　9. Which of the following measure is NOT mentioned to solve the population ageing problem? 　　A. Getting rid of age discrimination in employment. 　　B. Ensuring adequate ine protection for older people. 　　C. Ensuring adequate ine protection for older people. 　　D. Providing free health care for sick older people. 　　E. Supplying lifelong learning programs to older people. 　　10. The author concludes in the last paragraph that ________. 　　A. governments have spent lots of time in solving the ageing problem 　　B. population ageing is a hard problem, but it needs to be solved urgently 　　C. people are too busy to solve the population ageing problem 　　D. much time and effort will be lost in solving the ageing problem 　　Passage 3 　　Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage: 　　(79)Extensive new studies suggest that the world has made extraordinary progress in reducing poverty in recent decades. The research suggests that the pace of economic progress has been rapid and continued for decades, built on the foundations of relative political stability, rising trade, and economic liberalization(自由化)after two world wars. One new study, published recently by the Institute for International Economics in Washington, find that the proportion of the billion people in the world who live on $1 a day or less shrank from 63 percent in 1950 to 35 percent in 1980 and 12 percent in 1999. by some other measures, the progress has been more modest. Still, economists agree that poverty has plunged in key nations such as India and especially China, thanks to slowing population growth as well as economic freedom. This is a huge success for the world as a whole, says Harvard University economist Richard Cooper. We are doing something right. 　　The news es as the World Bank is about to open its annual meeting in Washington an event that has been troubled in recent years by protests that the Bank and its sister Institution, the International Monetary Fund(IMF國際貨幣組織)， have done too little for the world39。s Contribution to the Reduction of Poverty in the World 　　B. World Bank39。s Leading Role in Reducing Global Poverty 　　D. Global Progress in Reducing Poverty 　　Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%) 　　Directions: In this part there are 30 inplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best pletes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 　　16. It was hard for him to learn English in a family, in which ________ of the parents spoke the language. 　　A. none B. neither C. both D. each 　　17. You39。 studying Chinese history. 　　A. of very important B. great significant 　　C. of great significance D. greatly importance 　　23. Sean39。t take steps now. 　　A. fall B. leak C. lack D. reduce 　　30. She always buys ________ my birthday. 　　A. something awful to B. anything awful to 　　C. something nice for D. anything nice for 　　31. He failed to live up to _______ had been expected of him. 　　A. what B. which C. that D. all 　　32. It is very ________ of you to arrange an early meeting between your boss and our team. 　　A. considerate B. considerable C. considering D. considered 　　33. I would have told him about the change of time for the class, _______ to class