Directions: Complete the following sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

　　72. Southern Africa has ________________________ (该病的患病率最高，几乎是亚洲的两倍).

　　73. It is time the authorities concerned________________________ (采取适当措施来解决交通).

　　74. In my opinion, playing video games ________________________ (既花费大量的时间也有害健康).

　　75. When it comes to education, ________________________ (多数人都认为教育是终生学习).

　　76. The situation will worsen ________________________ (除非采取措施加以阻止).

　　答案详解

　　Part I Writing

　　Precious Water

　　No one doubts the importance of water. Human beings live on water, animals live on water, plants live on water and all living things live on water. You can’t imagine what would happen if there were no water in the world!

　　China is one of the countries in the world that are badly short of water. Water problem has become more acute in recent years with the increase of water consumption and pollution. In big cities, the water problem has become even worse. With the growth of population, more and more water is needed. With the development of the industry, a large quantity of water has been and is being polluted. Water pollution is the most serious problem that China is facing. It has spread to rivers, lakes, and even the oceans.

　　In order to survive, man has to be wise enough to treasure water and try to prevent it from being polluted. Man should also know that all resources in the world are limited, including water. Make good use of them, otherwise, man will be punished by nature. To treasure water is to treasure life; to protect our environment is to protect ourselves.

　　Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)

　　1. A 细节题。根据题干信息词World Health Organization定位到第三段Air: the World Health Organization(WHO)says three million people are killed worldwide by outdoor air pollution annually from vehicles and industrial emissions，即：世界卫生组织公布，全世界每年有3百万人死于室外空气污染，故选A。

　　2. C 细节题。根据题干信息词Land can be polluted定位到第五段第三句话Agriculture can pollute land with pesticides, nitrate-rich fertilizers and slurry from livestock，即：来自农业的杀虫剂、富含硝酸盐的化肥以及家畜带来的泥浆都会污染土地，故选C。

　　3. D 细节题。根据题干信息词man. made chemicals和affected定位到第一个小标题下第二段末句Affected species include polar bears—so not even the Arctic is immune. And the chemicals climb the food chain, from fish to mammals，and to us，即：受人造化学制品影响的种类包括北极熊、从鱼到哺乳动物的生物链，也包括人，未提到鸟，故选D。

　　4. B 细节题。根据题干信息词local residents定位到第一个小标题下的末句So local residents，like many in poor communities around the globe，have faced the problem of investigating their claim that industries on their doorsteps are making them sick，即：当地居民声称他们门前的工业导致他们生病，故选B。