79 ERIPassage 1 睡眠 sleep 1. What is the passage mainly about?Sleep and the activity of a mans mind during his sleep. 2. According to zoologists, primitive forms of animal life_ _might not sleep 3. What does the write try to show in the second paragraph?The amount of sleep human beings need varies with different people. 4. What is true about Europeans when talking about sleep?They sleep more than the Japanese. 5. When a man is asleep, what is subconscious mind probably doing?It may still be working. Passage 2 能源危机energy shortage 1.What is the passage mainly concerned with? It is concerned with the worlds problems like energy, population and food supply in the near future. 2.What is the present situation of the worlds population? The worlds population keeps increasing fast. 3.Why does the write mention “ supermarkets“ in the passage? To demonstrate the tightening relation between food supply and population increase. 4.What will happen if the U. S. Has to export foods by 2001? The food supply will be more serious and tighter for its own people. 5.Why must people eat more “unnatural food“ in the future? Because the great demand for better food cannot be supplied. Passage 3 电视 television 1.What are the advantages of television mentioned by the writer? It is an inexpensive form of entertainment, amuses people in the comfort of their own homes, keeps people well informed about current events and is a great comfort to many lonely old people. 2.What does the writer imply in the second paragraph? Television is both useful for the same reason. 3.What is the harm of television mentioned in the second and the third paragraph? Television dominates peoples lives so greatly that people do nothing without their efforts. 4.What did he and his family realize when the television set of the writers friend broke down? They realized that they had much to do without the television. 5.What does the writer think of television on the whole? It is neither good nor bad in itself, but has great value to the society. Passage 4 语言环境 1.What is homestay program? Living with the teacher to learn English better. 2.If a person takes the homestay program, he will: Learn English better. 3.What does the author suggest? If students want to learn English better they should take homestay programs 4.In order to make sure of the quality of the programs, they must: Be inspected. 5.What is the main idea of the passage? How to learn English better. Passage 5 计算机文化 1.What does “ computer literate“ mean? Knowing how to use a computer. 2.What should be done for educators in computer education? Teaching computer use to students. 3.What does the passage mainly deal with? The Importance of Teaching Computer Use. 4.By the year of 2000, much fewer people will:Become computer illiterate.5.What does the last sentence of this passage imply? Teaching of computer use is the most important. Passage 6 工业污染 1.Why dont developing countries have strict pollution controls? If the put stricter controls on industry, fewer companies would build new plants in their countries. 2.What is the authors purpose in mentioning Cubatao? To show that industrial growth can cause pollution problems for developing countries. 3.How is the health of the population of Cubatao? More people suffer from lung diseases because of poisonous substances. 4.Why do some foreign companies like to set up their plant in Brazil? They will not be severely punished if they cause pollution in Brazil. 5.How to reduce the pollution in Brazil? Laws should be strictly enforced and the government should put strong controls on the industries which cause pollution. Passage 7 食物状况 1.Why is there “widespread uneasiness and confusion“ about the food situation in Britain? Food prices keep rising despite the abundance. 2.What is the main reason for the rise in food prices? The main reason is that the government is providing less support for agriculture. 3.Why didnt different government expansion program work very well? Because the farmers were uncertain about the benefits of expanding production 4.The decrease in world food prices was a result of: the over-production on the part of the main food-exporting countries 5.What did the future look like for Britains food production at the time this article was written? It looks depressing despite government guarantees. Passage 8 能源 1.What is this passage mainly about? The suns energy is unlimited and free for taking. 2.What will replace fossil fuels in the future? Solar energy. 3.What problem may arise when solar energy is used to heat the house? During night time and rainy spells, the sun is not available. 4.How can solar energy be stored for continuous use? Use storage tanks to hold energy. 5.What can be expected of our life in the future if the suns energy is widely used? There will be a lot of great changes. Passage 9 橡胶 1.When and by whom was natural rubber made use of for the first t