42. Jane Goodall was different from other people who had studied chimpanzees because she_________.

A. was a professional scientist and had been trained by Dr. Leakey

B. observed the animal both in the wild and in laboratories and zoos

C. observed chimpanzees in their natural surroundings over a long period of time

D. was more qualified than most other scientists

43. The word closest in meaning to "remote" is ____.

A. famous B. suitable C. critical D. distant

44. According to the information, finding chimpanzees in Africa would be a difficult task for Jane because____.

A. the animals would stay away from humans

B. the chimpanzees may not remain in the area for ten years.

C. Jane would have to identify areas where prehistoric people had lived.

D. Dr. Leakey was not aware of the conditions in which the chimpanzees lived.

45. The title of Jane Goodall's book ______.

A. reflects Jane's passion for her work

B. hints at the difficulties that Jane faced

C. emphasized the link between chimps and mankind

D. indicates her experience mirrored that of other scientists

C

BEIJING, Sunday, March 5，2006— China's new "historic task" is to narrow the gap between rich and poor and improve the economy of the country's vast but still poor rural areas, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said in a national address Sunday morning.

Wen said officials must find a way to make sure that the two-thirds of China's 1.3 billion people who live in rural areas share the quick economic growth that has mostly taken place in urban regions.

"We need to see clearly that there are many hardships and problems in economic and social life," he said in the televised address before the National People's Congress. Some deeply seated problems that have built up over a long time have yet to be solved, and new problems have occurred that cannot be ignored (忽视)."

Wen focused a large section of his speech on the recently announced effort to build a "new socialist countryside", in which the central government has promised to spend more on agricultural and rural basic construction and social services for the country's 800 million farmers and rural residents.

He said the government had decided to put US$42.3 billon i n such spending this year, an increase of 14.2 per cent over 2005. That rate of growth is not particularly high for a country that recorded 9.9 per cent economic growth last year.

46. This passage is probably taken from _____.

A. a newspaper report B. a TV report

C. a letter D. a radio report

47. According to the passage, some old problems ____.

A. have been solved B. need to be solved

C. are ignored by the government D. are worsening

48.What does the word address (Para 1) mean?

A. speech B. location C. museum D. place

49.There are about _____urban residents in China.

A. 0.5 billion B. 5 billion C. 50 million D. 5000 million

50. The main idea is ____.

A. Wen Jiabao's speech at the tenth NPC

B. setting up a new socialist countryside

C. China's economy increased a lot this year

D. China's got new plans for the rural areas

D

Three members of an international crime ring had been arrested and were being brought to Will Ketchum's office for questioning.

"What do we know about these three?" the Inspector asked. "Are they South Americans?"

"All I know about them so far is what Officer Tall told me before he went off duty," said Sergeant Zupp. "He understands Spanish and that's what they speak,  though they seem to know some English. From what he heard by chance, two of them are brothers named Malo, and the other is called Bueno."

"I've heard of the Malo brothers," said the Inspector.