They may be one of Britain’s most
successful exports and among the world’s most popular TV shows, ranking
alongside the World Cup Final and the Olympic Games opening ceremony in terms of
audience. But, in Britain, beauty competitions are unfashionable. To most
people, beauty contests seem as out-dated as bowing. Nicolas Barker, a lawyer in
London, said that "As much as I think it’s fine for women to do it. I don’t
think it’s interesting and in fact. I think they’re irrelevant to today." Last
year, Miss World was broadcast to 142 countries, but it wasn’t even shown in
this country where it started in 1951.
It wasn’t always this way
in Britain. Once, beauty queens dated footballers, traveled the world and were
guaranteed fame, fortune and fun. Now, they open new supermarkets, are sponsored
by dry-cleaning companies and, if the
A. bringing huge benefits for the country
B. as popular as the World Cup Final
C. no longer popular in the country
D. widely protested in the country
[单项选择] Passage Two
Britain’s emissions of greenhouse gases, blamed by
many scientists for contributing to global warming, have fallen by 14 percent
since 1990, according to the latest government report.
British
lakes and rivers are also on the road to recovery from acid rain poisoning,
following successful curbs to air pollution from cars and heavy
industry.
The report by the National Atmospheric Emissions
Inventory (NAEI) attributed the drop in greenhouse gas emissions to several
factors including: the introduction of catalytic converters on cars, a move
toward low sulphur and lead-free petrol and a switch to gas from coal and oil in
power generation.
Environment Minister Michael Meacher said the
downward trend was welcome, but warned of complacency.
"Even
though these figures are encouraging, we must not be complacent. There are still
A. reducing emissions of greenhouse gases
B. recovering lakes and rivers from pollution
C. preventing acid rain from falling
D. curbing air pollution from cars and heavy industry
[填空题]According to the passage, how should Britain’s unions develop to achieve the improvement of procedure for fixing wage levels ______
[单项选择]Passage 1
Britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards，that is to say of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high blocks of flats．It is said that the Englishman objects to this type of existence，but if the case is such, he does in fact differ from the inhabitants of most countries of the world today．In the past our own blocks of flats have been associated with the lower-income groups and they have lacked the obvious provisions，such as central heating，constant hot water supply, electrically operated lifts from top to bottom，as well as such details，important notwithstanding(然而)，as easy facilities for disposal of dust and rubbish and storage places for baby carriages on the ground floor, playgrounds for children on the top of the buildings，and drying grounds for washing．It is likely that the dispute regarding flats versus(对抗)individual houses will continue to rage on for a long time as far as Brit
A. English people，like most people in other countries，dislike living in flats
B. people in most countries of the world today are not opposed to living in flats
C. people in Britain are forced to move into high blocks of flats
D. modern flats still fail to provide the necessary facilities for living
[单项选择] Passage Three
Doctors in Britain are warning of all obesity time
bomb, when children who are already overweight grow up. So, what should we do
Exercise more Eat less Or both The government feels it has to take
responsibility for this expanding problem.
The cheerful Mr.
Pickwick, the hero of the novel by Charles Dickens, is seen in illustrations as
someone who is plump (胖乎乎的) and happy. In 18th century paintings beauty is
equated with rounded bodies and soft curves. But nowadays being overweight is
seen as indicating neither a cheerful character nor beauty but an increased risk
of heart disease and stroke.
So what do you do Diet Not
according to England’s chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson. He says that
physical activity is the key for reducing the risks of obesity, cancer and heart
disease. And the Health Secretary John Reid eve
A. Being on diet.
B. Giving up smoking.
C. Being as inactive as possible.
D. Doing physical activities.
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