C

Though it is mere 1 to 3 percent of the population, the upper class possesses at least 25 percent of the nation’s wealth. This class has two segments: upper-upper and lower-upper. Basically, the upper-upper class is the “old rich”－families that have been wealthy for several generations－an aristocracy of birth and wealth. Their names are in the Social Register, a listing of acceptable members of high society. A few are known across the nation, such as the Rockefellers, Roosevelts, and Vanderbilts. Most are not visible to the general public. They live in grand seclusion(深居简出), drawing their income from the investment of their inherited wealth. In contrast, the lower-upper class is the “new rich”. Although they may be wealthier than some of the old rich, the new rich are anxious to make their money like everybody else beneath their class. Thus their prestige(威望) is generally lower than that of the old rich, who have not found it necessary to lift a finger to make their money, and who tend to look down upon the new rich.

However its wealth is acquired, the upper class is very, very rich. They have enough money and leisure time to cultivate an interest in the arts and to collect rare books, paintings, and sculptures. They generally live in exclusive areas, belong to exclusive social clubs, communicate with each other, and marry their own kind－all of which keeps them so distant from the masses that they have been called the out-of-fight class. More than any other class, they tend to be conscious of being members of a class. They also command an enormous amount of power and influence here and abroad, as they hold many top government positions, run the Council on Foreign Relations, and control multinational corporations. Their actions affect the lives of millions.

64. According to the author, the “old rich” get richer ___________.

 A. through the Social Register B. through their reputation

 C. by investing their inherited wealth D. by collecting paintings and sculptures

65. The reason why the “old rich” look down upon the ‘new rich” is that ___________.

 A. the former are wealthier than the latter

 B. the latter sweat themselves to make money

 C. the “new rich” have no interest in arts

 D. the “old rich” are conscious of being members of the upper class

66. The upper class is also called the out-of-sight class because ____________.

 A. they keep away from the general public

 B. they spend most of their time abroad.

 C. they don’t communicate with any people

 D. they move frequently from place to place

67. We can learn from the passage that ____________.

 A. the upper class is powerful and influential

 B. the upper class collects rare books to make money

 C. the upper class holds all top government positions

 D. the “old rich” make much more money than the “new rich”

D

Cafe Hub

Next to the Castle lies The Hub, home of the Edinburgh International Festival and one of the most talked about spots in town. Our cafe is open every day for mouth-watering lunches, snacks and fine dining. Come in and enjoy the atmosphere of The Hub or watch the world go by from our beautiful terrace.

The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh.

Open every day from 9: 30 a.m. till late.

Tel: 0131173 2067  www. thehub-edinburgh.com

Farm World

Enjoy being" A Farmer for a Day". Join in delivering and feeding our spring babies---bottle feeding sessions twice daily. Fun for all family. Horse Rides, BMX Bikes Cross Country Course. Tractor Ride through 600 acres, New Adventure Playground, Nature Trails. Full details on website.

Open: May---Oct Wednesdays to Saturdays and daily during school holidays 11 a.m.---5 p.m.

Tel: 01797 260256/260321 www.farmworldrye.co.uk

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68. You'll have to register first if you want         .

A to enjoy delicious food

B. to try Tractor Ride through 600 acres

C. to enter the Europe-wide student competition

D. to watch the world go by from the beautiful terrace

69. According to the passage, there will be rewards for the Europe-wide student competition.

A only one         B. two         C. three        D. four

70. You can visit Farm World

A on Monday in May        B. any day in October

C. at 2 p. m. at Christmas     D. at 10:30 a.m. during school holidays

71. From the advertisements above, we can learn that __     __.

A Cafe Hub is a popular place in the local area

B. families can enjoy Horse Rides on New Adventure Playground

C. Farm World provides lunches, snacks and fine dining

D. the Europe-wide student competition will be held on June 15,2006

E

It was once thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy automobile traffic. Today, we know that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the entire eastern half of the United States and led to health warnings even in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be affected by air pollution. Some scientists feel that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil) is creating a “greenhouse effect”－holding in heat reflected from the earth and raising the world’s average temperature. If this view is correct and the world’s temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be under water.

Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particulate matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth’s temperature－a result that would be equally disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to new ice age and would made agriculture difficult of impossible in many of our top farming areas. At present we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen (though one recent government report prepared by experts in the field concluded that the greenhouse effect is very likely). Perhaps, if we are very lucky, the two tendencies will offset each other and the world’s temperature will stay about the same as it is now.

72. As pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that air pollution _____.

 A. caused widespread damage in the countryside

 B. affected the entire eastern half of the United States

 C. was literally worldwide

 D. existed merely in urban and industrial areas

73. As far as the greenhouse effect is concerned, the author _____________.

 A. shares the same view with the scientists

 B. is uncertain of its occurrence

 C. rejects it as being ungrounded

 D. thinks that it will increasingly destroy the world

74. It can be inferred from the passage that ____________.

 A. raising the world’s temperature only a few degrees would not do much harm to life on earth

 B. lowering the world’s temperature merely a few degrees would lead many major farming

      areas to disaster

 C. almost no temperature variations have occurred over the past decade

 D. the world’s temperature will remain constant in the years to come

75. This passage is primarily concerned with _____________.

 A. the greenhouse effect B. the burning of fossil fuels

 C. the potential effect of air pollution D. the likelihood of a new ice age

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