Some experts argue that the money is well spent because ______. A. crime will cost m

rted a debate over the wisdom of spending billions of dollars to keep nearly 2 million people locked up. According to statistics, the United States ends 1999 with 1983084 men and women in prisons. That shows an increase of nearly 840,000 prisoners during the 1990s and makes the United States the country with the highest prisoner population in the world. With the cost of housing a prisoner at about $20,000 a year the cost in 1999 for keeping all these prisoners behind bars is about $39 billion.

Some experts argue that the money is well spent, saying the cost of keeping prisoners behind bars doesn't seem much in comparison in the 1990s coincided with (与……相一致) a steady drop in the US crime rates. It is reported that serious crime has decreased for seven years in a row. "There are noticeable number of people who don't do crimes because they don't want to go to prison," they say.

There is a heated debate among American experts because ______.

A．America has put 2 million people in prison

B．the cost for housing a prisoner keeps rising

C．billions of dollars has been spent on prisoners

D．the prisoner population is the largest in the world

Passage Two

America put more people in prison in the 1990s than in any decade in its history. That started a debate over the wisdom of spending billions of dollars to keep nearly 2 million people locked up. According to statistics, the United States ends 1999 with 1983084 men and women in prisons. That shows an increase of nearly 840,000 prisoners during the 1990s and makes the United States the country with the highest prisoner population in the world. With the cost of housing a prisoner at about $20,000 a year the cost in 1999 for keeping all these prisoners behind bars is about $39 billion.

Some experts argue that the money is well spent, saying the cost of keeping prisoners behind bars doesn't seem much in comparison in the 1990s coincided with (与……相一致) a steady drop in the US crime rates. It is reported that serious crime has decreased for seven years in a row. "There are noticeable number of people who don't do crimes because they don't want to go to prison," they say.

36. There is a heated debate among American experts because ______.

A. America has put 2 million people in prison

B. the cost for housing a prisoner keeps rising

C. billions of dollars has been spent on prisoners

D. the prisoner population is the largest in the world

, does everyone just smile and nod in agreement When you bring forward an idea, do people just accept it Well, if you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you are in an extremely unusual workplace. People are people. And people butt heads. They disagree, they argue, and they fight. You can’t get around it. But you can learn to deal with it. To hold your own, you need to learn how to argue effectively. If you’ve got an opinion, you need to defend it. And if you have a problem with something a colleague has done, you need to let them know. This can make for some difficult discussions and meetings, but this is just a part of life and business. So how can you argue effectively Well, you need several skills.

1.From the first paragraph we can know that in the office ().

A.people sometimes argue

B.people always agree

C.people always get around it

2.“And people butt head” means ().

A.people hit you with the top of their head

B.people dislike each other

C.people don’t always agree well with each other

3.The writer suggests that if you get an opinion, you need to().

A.get around it

B.learn how to deal with it

C.argue in support of it

4.You need several skills to ().

A.let your colleagues know

B.argue effectively C.make for discussions and meetings

5.The main point of this passage is about().

A.the fact of disagreement and argument in the office

B.how to avoid disagreement and argument in the office

C.how to argue effectively in the office

When you hear the word “farm”, you may imagine the countryside with cows and crops. But scientists say the farm of the future could be built in tall buildings in some large cities.

It may be difficult to believe, but in fact, the technology for growing crops indoors already exists. Farming in the city is already happening. Some vegetables are already grown in greenhouse. Even the scientists at the South Pole research station can enjoy fresh vegetables they grow in their own greenhouse.

Experts say indoor farming solves many problems. First, traditional farming takes up a lot of land. Growing crops in tall buildings—called vertical farming(垂直农业)—can solve the problem. Also, fruits and vegetables grown indoors would not face serious threats from insects and bad weather.

Though vertical farms don’t exist yet, experts have created a plan for recycling in such farms. The water from indoor fish ponds would be used to water chicken or pigs would be reused as a source of energy.

But experts believe vertical farming is not going to be easy. They say it can be difficult to control climate conditions indoors. Besides, plants differ in their weather and lighting needs. For example, some plants like warm, sunny weather, but other plants prefer cooler temperature.

That’s not to say these difficulties won’t be overcome—but it will take time. Most experts suggest it may take about 5 to 15 years before the first vertical farms could be created.

1. The word “farm” may make you think of the countryside.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

2. It is still a dream for people to grow crops indoors.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

3. Scientists at the South Pole research station live a hard life.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

4. Vertical farming does not need as much land as traditional farming.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

5. Fresh fruits and vegetables are very expensive in cities.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

6. Crops grown indoors would not be badly harmed by insects.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

7. Scientists do not know how to reuse the animal waste in vertical farms.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

8. Some experts say vertical farming could be difficult.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

9. Indoor plants need the same weather and lighting.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

10. The first vertical farms appeared 5 years ago.

A. True B. False C. Not Given

rime has many forms, including crimes against property, person, and government. Crime, in all its forms, penetrates every layer of society and touches every human being. You may never have been robbed, but you suffer the increased cost of store- bought items because of others’shoplifting.

Your house is not worth as much today as it was a few years ago because of the increased crime rate in your neighborhood. Perhaps your business is not doing as well as it used to because tourism is down due to increased terrorism in your part of the world.

Crime, especially violent crime, has risen to a point where many people are afraid to walk al one in their own neighborhoods, afraid to open their door after dark, afraid to speak out and voice their own opinions. Some citizens have reacted by arming themselves with various weapons, legal and illegal, to defend themselves. Citizen groups have taken the law into their own hands by forming their own vigilante groups to administer judgment when they feel that their criminal justice system has not performed its duty.

Experts argue whether the number of crimes committed is actually on the rise or whether there is simply a rise in the number of crimes reported. This issue is particularly true in cases of marriage violence, the abuse of spouse or children. Throughout much of history, cases of family violence and neglect often went unreported because of the attitude of society, which considered family matters to be private.

Other experts argue about who is really to blame for criminal behavior. the individual or society. Researchers in the United States and Canada have identified several factors in society that contribute to the crime rate: massive urbanization, unemployment and poverty, and a large immigrant population. Other countries are more affected by factors such as politics, government corruption, and religion.

(1)What does the passage mainly discuss？

A、Crime the widespread problem.

B、The results caused by increasing violent crime.

C、Factors contributing to the crime rate.

D、Citizen groups combating crimes.

(2)The word shoplifting in line 4 is closest in meaning to _____________.

A、the crime of lifting the ban

B、the crime of moving the shops away

C、the crime of robbing things from shops

D、the crime of stealing things from shops

(3)Why does the author in Paragraph 2 mention citizen groups forming their own vigilante groups？

A、To show the criminal justice system is not just

B、To show citizens are powerful in combating crimes

C、To show crime is a serious social problem

D、To show citizens have rights in combating crimes

(4)According to the passage, which of the following are the factors contributing to United States’criminal behavior？

A、Politics, unemployment, poverty and a large immigrant population.

B、Massive urbanization, unemployment and poverty, and a large immigrant population.

C、Politics, government corruption, poverty and religion.

D、Massive urbanization, unemployment and poverty, and government corruption.

(5)Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？

A、Since you have never been robbed, you are not a victim of crime.

B、Some people use illegal weapons to defend themselves.

C、Only the individual should be responsible for the criminal behavior.

D、Family violence and neglect are considered family matters, and therefore private, so they are not crimes.

Does everyone in your office always agree all the time？ When someone makes a suggestion, does everyone just smile and nod in agreement？ When you bring forward an idea, do people just accept it？ Well, if you answered“yes”to any of these questions, you are in an extremely unusual workplace. People are people. And people butt heads. They disagree, they argue, and they fight. You can't get around it. But you can learn to deal with it.

To hold your own, you need to learn how to argue effectively. If you've got an opinion, you need to defend it. And if you have a problem with something a colleague has done, you need to let them know. This can make for some difficult discussions and meetings, but this is just a part of life and business.

So how can you argue effectively？ Well, you need several skills.

21. From the first paragraph we can know that in the office().

A. people sometimes argue

B. people always agree

C. people always get around it

22. "And people butt head" means().

A. people hit you with the top of their head

B. people dislike each other

C. people don't always agree well with each other

23. The writer suggests that if you get an opinion, you need to().

A. get around it

B. learn how to deal with it

C. argue in support of it

24. You need several skills to().

A. let your colleagues know

B. argue effectively

C. make for discussions and meetings

25. The main point of this passage is about().

A. the fact of disagreement and argument in the office

B. how to avoid disagreement and argument in the office

C. how to argue effectively in the office

Some scientists argue that the complex organizational life of ants should be attributed to_____ _____ __（本能).

But that very anonymity is also behind the explosion of cyber-crime that has (1) across the Web.

Can privacy be preserved (2) bringing safety and security to a world that seems increasingly (3) ？

Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation's cyber-czar, offered the federal government a (4) to make the Web a safer place a "voluntary trusted identity" system that would be the high-tech (5) of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card, all rolled (6) one. The system might use a smart identity card, or a digital credential (7) to a specific computer, and would authenticate users at a range of online services.

The idea is to (8) a federation of private online identity systems. User could (9) which system to join, and only registered users whose identities have been authenticated could navigate those systems. The approach contrasts with one that would require an Internet driver's license (10) by the government.

Google and Microsoft are among companies that already have these "single sign-on" systems that make it possible for users to (11) just once but use many different services.

(12) , the approach would create a "walled garden" cyberspace, with safe "neighborhoods" and bright "streetlights" to establish a sense of a (13) community.

Mr. Schmidt described it as a "voluntary ecosystem" in which "individuals and organizations can complete online transactions with (14) ,trusting the identities of each other and the identities of the infrastructrue (15) which the transaction runs".

Still, the administration's plan has (16) privacy rights activists. Some applaud the approach; others are concerned. It seems clear that such a scheme is an initiative push toward what would (17) be a compulsory Internet "drive's license" mentality.

The plan has also been greeted with (18) by some computer security experts, who worry that the "voluntary ecosystem" envisioned by Mr. Schmidt would still leave much of the Internet (19) . They argue that all Internet users should be (20) to register and identify themselves, in the same way that drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads.

(1)

A．swept

B．skipped

C．walked

D．ridden

A.firm

B.tight

C.tense

D.close

Some experts suggest that we slow down the (economy) ______ growth in the country.