conference in New York. The leaders and top officials met before the opening of the United Nations General Assembly meeting. The French President called for a world tax to help finance an anti-poverty campaign. Diplomats said international finances, airplane tickets and sales of heavy weapons were just some of the things that could be taxed. Agriculture Secretary representing the United States at the conference said taxes on world trade would be impossible to put in place.

16.What is said about the general situation of poverty around the world?

A) World poverty has been greatly reduced in the last two decades. B) Little has been done to reduce poverty in some African countries. C) Poverty is becoming increasingly serious in some western countries. D) Asian countries have made the greatest progress in reducing poverty.

正确答案为 A 你没有作答。 解析：

题干的意思是：世界贫困人口的总体状况如何？音频中提到在过去的20年中，世界贫困人口的数量减少了一半（world poverty has been cut in half over the last 20 years），其中cut与选项A中的reduced表达的意思相同，都是指“减少”；20 years与选项A中的two decades表达的意思相近，都是指“20年”，所以选A。

17.According to the World Bank, what should developing countries do to reduce poverty?

A) Build social welfare systems. B) Reduce taxes of the poor people. C) Establish more technical schools. D) Encourage business and investment.

正确答案为 D 你没有作答。 解析：

题干的意思是：为了减少贫困人口数量，世界银行建议发展中国家应该怎样做？音频中提到为了减少贫困人口数量，世界银行建议发展中国家应该扩大贸易、加大投资（To reduce poverty, the World Bank says developing countries should expand the possibilities for business and investment），所以选D。 18.What is the French President's suggestion to fight against poverty?

A) Give poor countries technical support. B) Reduce the debts of poor countries. C) Collect a world tax. D) Boost world trade.

正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：

题干的意思是：为了抵制贫困，法国总统给出了什么建议？音频中提到法国总统倡导征收世界税，目的是为反贫困活动提供资金支持（The French President called for a world tax to help finance an anti-poverty campaign），所以选C。 Script

Health experts predict that soon, more people will die from cancer than from AIDS and tuberculosis and malaria combined. They expect that by 2010, cancer will become the world's leading cause of death.

Experts say one reason for more people dying from cancer is that more people are smoking cigarettes in developing countries. Forty percent of the world's smokers are believed to live in China and India.

The WHO report estimates that 12 million people will be found to have some form of cancer this year. It predicts that more than seven million people will die early as a result of cancer. And more than five million of new cancer cases will be found in developing countries.

Without new treatments, the WHO says, the number of new cancer patients could reach 27 million a year by 2030. The number of deaths could reach 17 million a year.

A separate report in December said the number of men and women dying of cancer in the United States had dropped for the first time on record. The report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute said the drop was mainly the result of fewer cases of lung cancer in men. In women, it resulted from fewer cases of breast cancer.

The American Cancer Society says governments can do things to help prevent the increase in cancer cases and deaths. And the cancer society says health officials and governments should invest more in cancer research and early detection.

19.What is the reason for the increase of deadly cancer in developing countries?

A) Polluted environment. B) Excessive drinking. C) Unhealthy dieting. D) Cigarette smoking.

正确答案为 D 你没有作答。 解析：

题干的意思是：发展中国家癌症增多的原因是什么？音频中提到专家认为在发展中国家，越来越多的人死于癌症的原因之一是吸烟人数的增多（Experts say one reason for more people dying from cancer is that more people are smoking cigarettes in developing countries），所以选D。 20.What is the general situation of cancer in the US?

A) Cancer cases for men have increased in recent years.

B) Effective medicine has been invented to fight against cancer. C) The number of people dying from cancer has declined. D) Cancer cases for women have been stable in recent years.

正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：

题干的意思是：在美国，癌症的总体情况如何？音频中提到报告显示在美国患癌症的人数首次开始减少（the number of men and women dying of cancer in the United States had dropped for the first time on record），其中drop与选项C中的decline表达的意思相同， 都是“减少、下降”的意思，所以选C。 21.What should governments do to prevent the increase of cancer?

A) Establish uniform health standards. B) Support cancer research financially. C) Enforce strict environment laws. D) Establish more cancer hospitals.

正确答案为 B 你没有作答。 解析：

题干的意思是：为了防止患癌症人数增加，政府应该采取什么措施？音频中提到政府应该在癌症研究和早期发现两方面加大投资（governments should invest more in cancer research and early detection），其中invest in与support financially表达的意思相近，都是指“提供资金支持”，所以选B。 Script

A study has found that most people with severe mental health problems go untreated in developing countries. The World Health Organization says between 75 and 85 percent had no treatment within the past year. In developed countries, between 35 and 50 percent went untreated.

Professors of Harvard University examined the results of questions asked of more than 60,000 adults in 14 countries between 2001 and 2003. They asked the same questions in every interview. They wanted to estimate how many people have mental disorders.

The percentage of people who said they had a mental disorder differed greatly from country to country. The researchers found that for most countries the rate was between 9 and 20 percent. The United States had the highest, at 26 percent of those questioned. China had the lowest, at four percent.

The researchers say they believe this difference shows how mental health is seen differently around the world. They say people in many non-Western countries are often less likely to admit they have problems.

In almost every country, the more severe a problem was, the more likely it was to be treated. Still, the researchers say many people with minor mental health problems are treated, while many with serious disorders are not. They say this is not simply a problem of limited treatment resources. It also shows that resources are not being used well. The researchers call for new efforts at early interference. They say early treatment of minor disorders could prevent many serious cases later.

22.What is the passage mainly talking about?

A) Effective measures to fight against mental disorders. B) Causes of mental disorders in developing countries. C) Serious consequences of mental disorders among adults. D) General situation of mental disorders around the world.

正确答案为 D 你没有作答。 解析：

题干的意思是：音频主要谈论了什么内容？音频开头提到存在精神健康问题的人（A study has found that most people with severe mental health problems），后面提到他们的治疗情况（treatment）以及美国和中国的患病比例，世界各地情况不同（mental health is seen differently around the world）。由此可见本段音频主要是对全世界患有精神疾病的情况的概述，所以选D。 23.What is the purpose of Harvard University professors' study?

A) To find out the number of people with mental disorders.

B) To examine the treatment of mental disorders in developing countries. C) To classify mental disorders around the world into several categories. D) To confirm the relationship between economic status and mental disorders.

正确答案为 A 你没有作答。 解析：

题干的意思是：哈佛大学教授们的研究目的是什么？音频提到关键词Professors of Harvard University，后面说研究这些问题（examined the results of questions）是因为他们想知道有多少人患有精神疾病（They wanted to estimate how many people have mental disorders），所以选A。 24.Which of the following statements is true according to the study?

A) 26 percent of people in US have mental problems. B) 4 percent of people in China have mental problems

C) The rate of interviewees admitting mental disorder was between 9 to 20 percent for most countries.

D) The rate of interviewees admitting mental disorder was about the same in different countries.

正确答案为 C 你没有作答。 解析：