Questions 21-25 are based on the following passage：
A group of ll delegates from the Chinese university retuned home last week．They came
in second place with 13 other university teams．
The conference is the world’s largest university－level UN simulation.It is held each April,
for a week，in New York，to give students a chance to debate international affairs.It is meant to mirror the real-life business of the UN.
Teams from more than 23 countries gathered this year to discuss and debate serious
issues such as the AIDS epidemic and water shortages．
Some UN senior staff members，u．S．professors，and former student participants formed the judge panel.
The Chinese team applied to take pare in the event and was assigned to represent Japan
this year，working on various committees and arguing Japan’s position on resolutions to
problems like international migration.
According to LI Xiaocong，the Chinese team leader，their efforts in finding approaches to resolutions made them stand out．Li attributes their success to“solid training”．
21．What’s the purpose of the conference?
A．To give students a chance to debate international affairs and to mirror the real-life business of the UN.
B．To enlarge students’ fields of vision．
C．To learn about other cultures．
D．To learn about how to portray their own．
22．How many Chinese students are involved in the conference？
A．17． B．23．
C．11． D．13．
23．The Judge panel Includes the following EXCEPT_____．
A．U．S．professors
B．former student participants
C．UN senior staff members
D．UN professors
24．According to the Chinese team leader，what’sthe key to their success?
A．Debate practice sessions．
B．Solid traing.
C．Research on Japanese．
D．kowledge of parliamentare procedure and public speaking．
25．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the report．
A．The Chinese team came out with one of the first prizes．
B．There were 23 teams in this year’s UN simulation．
C．There were a number of second place winners at the conference．
D．The Chinese team stood out representing their country attheconference．
Question 21-25 are based on the following passage：
As people cotinue to grow and age，our body systems continue to change．At a certain point in your body systems will begin to weaken．Your joints may become stiff．It may become more difficult for you to see and hear．The slow change of aging causes our bodies to lose some of their ablity to bounce back from disease and injury ．In oder to live longer，we have always tried to slow or Stop this process that leads us toward the end of our lives.
Many factors contribute to your health．A well－balanced diet plays an important role．
The amount and type of exercise you get is another factor．Your living environment and the
amount of stress you are under is yet another．But scientists studying senescence（哀老）want to know：Why do people grow old？They hope that by eXamining the aging process on a cellular level medical science may be able to extend the length of life.
21．When people become aging，they will lose some of their ability to bounce back from
disease and injury，“bounce back” here means____．
A．to imProve in health after one’s disease and injury
B．to recover from disease and injury
C．to jump after recovering
D．to run fast
22．In order to live longer，_____.
A．we have to try to be on a diet
B．We Should keep in high spirits
C．we should try to do more exercise
D．we should postpone the process of aging
23．Why are some scientists interested in studying senescence？
A．They want to increase the general ability of our bodies．
B．They may be able to find a better way to our life．
C. If they can pin down the biochemical process that makes us age，there will be
hope for extending the length of life．
D．They want to find out If their is a link between how efficiently a cell could repair itself and how long a creature lives.
24．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor contributing to one’s health？
A．The right food you eat．
B．Lots of exercise you get．
C．Your living conditions.
D．The amount of stress you are under．
25．This passage Is mainly concerned with_____．
A．man’s aging process
B．man’s life span
C．man’s health
D．man’s medical care
Questions 26-30 are based on the following passage：
Wall Street is the name of a street in New York and very famous in the whole world．It
is the financial center of the USA，exefting a significant influence upon the world’s
economy．Hetty Green，who was born In l835，was nicknamed the Wizard（奇才）of Wall
Street．She became almost a legendarp figure in Wall Street，because she made a lot of
money buying and selling shares in companies．
Hetty Green began making money when her father died and she inhented all his money．
By ivesting it wisely，she soon built up her fortune to over 100 million dollars．However，she hated spending money on herself on her family．Actually，she hated spending money On eVerything except buying Shares．She Was so mean that When her son Edward broke his
leg，she would not send for a doctor．She did not want to have to pay a doctor’s bill．She refused to send her son to a good hospital．Instead，she took the boy to a free charity
hospital．There he did not get very good treatment and，to save his life，he had to have his leg cut off．Still his mother would not pay for proper hospital treatment．She sent for ita doctor who cut Off the boy’S leg in her sitting room.It’s incredible, isn’t it?
26.Wall Street is_____.
A．the name of Chinatown in New York
B. the nickname Of NeW YOrk
C. the financial center of America
D. the tounst center of USA
27．Hetty Green was nlchamed the Wizard of Wall Street because she_____．
A．inhented a large sum of money
B．made a large sum of fortune with shares
C．built up a large company on shares
D．was very queer and cruel
28．The underlined word “mean” in the second paragraph probably can be replaced by_____.
A.vulgar B．croSS
C.wicket D．ungenerous
29．When her son broke his leg，Hetty Green_____.
A．sent him to a large hospital
B．sent for a doctor
C．didn’t pay the bill for the doctor
D．tOOk him to a Charity hospital
30．which of the following is rue according to the passage？
A．Hetty Green hated her son and refused to take him to a good hospital．
B．Hetty liked to earn a lot of money so as to live a good life．
C．Hetty Green preferred money to anthing else．
D．Hetty Green died a poor old woman.
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