[填空题]Now the Brazil’s government thinks the conservation of the forest is more important than the economic development.

[填空题]Now the Brazil’s government thinks the conservation of the forest is more important than the economic development.

[单项选择]Fire ants from Brazil now infest the southern United States. Unlike queen fire ants in Broil, two queens in the United States share a nest. Ants from these nests are more aggressive than those from single-queen nests. By destroying virtually all insects in the nest area, these aggressive ants gain sole access to food sources, and the ant population skyrockets. Since certain predator insects in Brazil limit the fire-ant population there, importing such predator insects into the United States would be of overall benefit to the environment by stopping the increase of the fire-ant population in the United States.
Each of the following is an assumption made in the argument EXCEPT:
A. The imported insects would not prove more damaging to the environment in the United States than are the fire ants themselves.
B. The predator insects from Brazil could survive in the ecological environment found in the United States.
C. The especially aggressive fire ants from the two-queen nests would not be able to destroy the Brazilian predator insects.
D. The predator insects would stop the increase of the ant population before the ants spread to states that are farther north.
E. (E) The rate of increase of the fire-ant population would not exceed the rate at which the predator insects could kill the ants.

[单项选择]A. He thinks it is too beautiful.
B. He thinks she has good taste in clothes.
C. He thinks the skirt is pretty, but he doesn’t like the blouse.
D. He doesn’t think her choice is suitable to the occasion.

[填空题]In the author’s opinion, Brazil’s President Lula da Silva and his government lay emphasis on economic growth and environment conservation still comes second to economic development.

[填空题]Dave Rejeski thinks that nanotechnology research should be funded more money.

[单项选择]Conversation TwoA. He thinks it’s mainly for children. B. He feels it would be worthwhile.
C. He believes it is too complicated. D. He thinks it may not be very profitable.

[单项选择]During the meeting held in Brazil last month the supporters of free trade argued that these economic policies could benefit all nations．
A. 支持者上个月在巴西召开自由贸易会议，他们辩称这些经济政策有利于所有的国家。
B. 上月在巴西召开的会议上自由贸易的支持者辩称，这些经济政策会使所有国家都受益。
C. 自由贸易的支持者在上个月召开巴西会议时提出了这些经济政策，以帮助所有国家。
D. 在上个月的会议上，巴西的支持者就自由贸易政策是否有利于所有国家展开了辩论。

[单项选择]Brazil’s energy minister says the country is on the verge of an energy crisis that _________.
A. will force Brazil to undergo rationing and blackouts beginning next month
B. will force Brazil to increase investment in the energy sector
C. will force Brazil to build more reservoirs to keep up with growing demand for electricity
D. will force Brazil to import more energy resources from other countries

[填空题]Pele has played in all of Brazil’s World Cup victories.

[单项选择]Who was taken hostage in one of Brazil’s most dangerous jails
A. The prisoners’ relatives.
B. The prisoners’ friends.
C. The officials of the jail.
D. The guards of the jail.

[单项选择]Emily’s boss thinks that some customers
A. often receive faulty orders.
B. often make mistakes.
C. are not always honest.

[单项选择]Sharon’s boss thinks that some customers
A. often receive faulty orders.
B. are often honest.
C. are not always honest.

[单项选择]Text 1 In parts of Brazil’s poor northeast, snakes and parrots are on sale by the roadside for a few reais. In Brazil, as elsewhere in Latin America, wild animals have been kept as pets for centuries. But in recent years they have become the target of a vast and flourishing illegal trade that is threat-erring the survival of some species. Governments and others are now trying to do more to end the trafficking. In Brazil alone, the trade in animals is worth $1 billion a year, according to the National Network Against the Trafficking of Wild Animals (RENCTAS), a coalition of NGOs. Some of the sellers are simply the rural poor, seeking a means of subsistence. Others, especially those involved in exports, are organised networks. The buyers include pet shops, pharmaceutical laboratories and foreign collectors. The international trade in animals is regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which most Latin Amer
A. foreign collectors.
B. pet shop owners.
C. pharmaceutical laboratories.
D. poor people in the countryside.