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Heat Is Killer Extremely hot weather is common in many parts of the world.Although hot weather just makes most people feel hot,it can_______(51)serious medical problems-even death.Floods,storms,volcano eruptions and other natural______(52)kill thousands of people every year.
So______(53) extreme heat.Experts say heat may be nature's deadliest killer, Recently,extreme heat was blamed ______(54)killing more than one hundred people in India.It is reported that the total heat of a hot day or several days can______(55)health.Several hot days are considered a heat wave.
Experts say heat waves often become dangerous when the nighttime temperature does not_______(56)much from the highest daytime temperature.This causes great stress on the human body.
Doctors say people can do many things to______(57)themselves from the dangers of extreme heat. Stay out of the sun,if possible.Drink lots of cool water.Wear light colored clothing made______(58) natural materials;avoid wearing synthetic clothing.
Make sure the clothing is______(59),permitting freedom of movement.
And learn the danger______(60)of the medical problems,such as headache and vomiting,that are linked to heat.Most people suffer only muscle pain as a(n)______(61)of heat stress.The fiain is a______(62)that the body is becoming too hot.Doctors say those suffering headache or muscle pain should stop all activity,rest in a cool place and drink cool liquids.Do not return to physical _______(63)for a few hours because more serious conditions could develop.
Doctors say some people face an______(64)danger from heat stress.Such persons have a weak or damaged heart,high blood pressure,or other problems of the blood system.
Hot Weather also increases dangers for people who must take______(65)for high blood pressure, poor blood flow,nervousness or depression.
51._________
A:cause
B:make
C:affect
D:form
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Smuggling
It is not unusual for a pet to be sent by air cargo from Columbia to New York,but last December's shipment of a 4-year-old sheep dog caught a New York Kennedy Airport Customs inspector's eye .The dog looked to be on its last legs,and there was an unusual lump on the side of its body.An X-ray and emergency surgery revealed the presence of 10 condoms tightly packed with fIve pounds of cocaine that had been surgically implanted in the dog's abdomen-yet another first for Customs in the war on drugs.
When it comes to transporting drugs,the methods used are only as limited as a smuggler's imagination.Kilo bricks of cocaine are routinely concealed beneath false bottoms of containers that hold poisonous snakes.“You've got snakes that are 12 feet long,”says a United States Fish and Wildlife Service agent-and sometimes the drug is in the snake.“Who's going to pull it out and feel it?”
In 1994,United States Customs seized 204,391 pounds of cocaine,559,286 pounds of marl-juana and 2,577 pounds of heroin,just how much actually flows into the country is anyone's guess.Some Customs officials estimate that only 10 percent of the drugs coming into the country are ever seized.In Miami,the District Attorney won't even prosecute small fry.“It's got to be over five kilos of cocaine,above a kilo of heroin and more than 5,000 pounds of marijuana or it's not something that we're going to stop the presses on,”says Tom Cash,a retired agent.
Given this deluge,one can only wonder if agents are ever confounded by some of the smug-gling methods.“There are things we haven't seen before,”says John McGhee,a Miami Customs special agent,“but nothing really surprises us.”
Which phrase could replace the expression“small fry”in the third paragraph?
A: Small dogs.
B: Small sheep dogs.
C: Small smugglers
D: Small ringleaders.
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Transport and Trade
1 Transport is one of the aids to trade.By moving goods from places where they are plentiful to places
where they are scarce,transport adds to their value.The more easily goods can be brought over the distance
that separates producer and consumer,the better for trade.When there were no railways,no good roads,no
canals,and only small sailing ships,trade was on a small scale.
2 The great advances made in transport during the last two hundred years were accompanied by a big
increase in trade.Bigger and faster ships enabled a trade in meat to develop between Britain and New Zealand,
for instance.Quicker transport makes possible mass-production and big business,drawing supplies from,
and selling goods to,all parts of the globe.Big factories could not exist without transport to carry the large
number of workers they need to and from their homes.Big city stores could not have developed unless
customers could travel easily from the suburbs and goods were delivered to their homes.Big cities could not
survive unless food could be brought from a distance.
3 Transport also prevents waste.Much of the fish landed at the ports would be wasted if it could not
be taken quickly to inland towns.Transport has given us a much greater variety of foods and goods since we
no longer have to live on what is produced locally.Foods which at one time could be obtained only during a
part of the year can now be obtained all through the year. Transport has raised the standard of living.
4 By moving fuel,raw materials,and even power,for example,through electric cables,transport has
led to the establishment of industries and trade in areas where they would have been impossible before.
Districts and countries can concentrate on making things which they can do better and more cheaply than oth-
ers and can then exchange them with one another. The cheaper and quicker transport becomes,the longer
the distance over which goods can profitably be carried.Countries with poor transport have a lower standard
of living.
5 Commerce requires not only the moving of goods and people but also the carrying of messages and
information.Means of communication,like telephones,cables and radio,send information about prices,
supplies,and changing conditions in different parts of the world.In this way,advanced communication sys-
tems also help to develop trade.
Paragraph 3_____________
A:Higher Living Standard
B:Importance of Transport in Trade
C:Various Means of Transport
D:Birth of Transport-related Industries and Trade
E:Role of Information in Trade
F:Public Transportation
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Economic Reform in China
More US sinologists have expressed confidence in China'S economic reform and the prospects for Chi-
na's modernization.
"if the reforms are implemented,"said Doak Barnett,professor of Johns Hopkins University,they
would________(51)the trend towards more significant and the broader economic ties between China and
the United States,which will have in some respects,a favorable impact________(52)political rela-
tions.
"Also these__________(53)will reinforce trend for China to become more steadily involved in the in-
ternational economics and the international community."Barnett believes the________(54)is desirable,
from China's point of________(55),and for the international community,the more active China is in
the international community,the larger role it may________(56)in world affairs."He said.
In the direction of changing the economic system,China has made________(57)progress.
"Personally,I think China has a capacity for moving________(58)in this direction,and I'm fair-
ly confident that the Chinese leadership will________(59)to move in this direction."
Alfred D.Wilhelm,project director of China Policy________(60)the Next Decade and senior fellow
at the Atlantic Council,________(61)the economic changes will enable China and US to deal with each
other on a more equal basis.
"Chinese and Americans now have opportunity to________(62)fully in China's economic develop-
ment and reciprocally（相互）,Chinese will be able to ___________ (63) technical and financial support
from the American business community."
Wilhelm said,"________(64) China has established laws and legislations（法规）to help its open-
policy,American business now has the confidence to deal with the system,as they know their________(65)
will be protected."
_________(56)
A:suffer
B:activate
C:imitate
D:play
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Inflation
Business and government leaders also consider the inflation rate to be an important general mndi-cator. Inflation is a period of increased spending that causes rapid rises in prices.________(51) your money buys fewer goods so that you get________(52)for the same amount of money as be-fore,inflation is the problem. There is a general rise_________(53)the price of goods and serv-ices.Your money buys less.Sometimes people describe inflation as a time when"a dollar is not worth a dollar anymore".
Inflation is a problem for all consumers.People who live on a fixed income are hurt the __________(54).Retired people,for instance,cannot count on an increase in income as prices rise. Elderly people who do not work face serious problems in stretching their incomes to_________(55) their needs in time of inflation.Retirement income________(56)any fixed income usually does not rise as fast as prices.Many retired people must cut their spending to_________(57)rising prices. In many cases they must stop_________(58)some necessary items,such as food and clothing. Even_________(59)working people whose incomes are going up,inflation can be a problem.The __________(60)of living goes up,too.People who work must have even more money to keep up their standard of living. Just buying the things they need costs more.When incomes do not keep ________(61)with rising prices,the standard of living goes down.People may be earning the same amount of money,but they are not living as well because they are not able to buy as many goods and services.
Government units gather information about prices in our economy and publish it as price indexes _________(62)the rate of change can be determined.A price index measures changes in prices using the price for a_________(63)year as the base.The base price is set at 100,and the other prices are reported as a________(64)of the base price.A price index makes________(65)possible to compare current prices of typical consumer goods,for example,with prices of the same goods in previous years.
_________(51)
A:Because
B:While
C:Since
D:When
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