Passage 1

　　Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:

　　(76)Within a few short years, girls in Europe have become heavier smokers than boys, for reasons experts still fail to understand, according to a British study presented last week to an international conference on smoking.

　　Anti-smoking activists at the second "Tobacco or Health" conference in the Canary Islands pointed out that while adults were giving up smoking in ever growing numbers, more and more young people were taking it up, particularly girls.

　　One 15-year-old in four is a regular smoker, according to a study made in 27 countries in Europe and the United States, Canada and Israel--by Edinburgh University together with the World Health Organization.

　　In Western Europe, girls were more likely than boys to smoke. In Germany or in England, one third of the girls were smokers compared to one in four boys. In Eastern Europe, the girls "still fall behind" those in the Western Europe but were "catching up" quickly, said the study. The study dealt with the behavior of 15-year-old in seven European countries over four year periods between 1986 and 1998.

　　The percentages of young women smoking went from 17 percent to 36 percent in Austria, from 17 percent to 28 percent in Norway, from 21 percent to 28 percent in Hungary.

　　In the seven countries and regions studied Austria, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Wales--more girls smoked than boys in 1998, with the exception of Hungary.

　　1. According to the article, more and more __ in Europe were giving up smoking.

　　A. adults B. boys C. girls D. old men

　　2. The number of boy smokers is __ that of girl smokers.

　　3.. larger than B. as large as C. smaller than D. as small as

　　3. The study was made by_

　　A. Edinburgh University

　　B. the World Health Organization

　　C. Oxford University

　　D. Edinburgh University and the World Health Organization

　　4. The country where the number of young women smokers increases fastest is____

　　A. Norway B. Austria C. Hungary D. Sweden

　　5. The main idea of the passage is____

　　A. to introduce something about girl smokers in Europe

　　B. to report something interesting happened in England

　　C. to describe the present condition of European smokers

　　D. to warn young people around the world against smoking

　　Passage 2

　　Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage,

　　Elephants are perhaps the only animals that are hunted for their teeth. Elephants' tusks, or verylarge teeth growing on either side of their mouths, are composed of a valuable material called ivory (象牙).

　　(77)An elephant uses its long, pointed tusks as tools for digging in the ground for food. He also uses them as weapons in combat.

　　The tusks of male elephants are usually large and heavy. In Africa, female elephants have long, light tusks. In India and other parts of southern Asia, female elephants have small, short tusks or none at all.

　　(78)Tusks in good condition are in great demand, and may sell for as high as two thousand dollars or more. Because of this, large numbers of elephants have been killed. Some countries have initiated (开始)methods of trying to protect elephants. They have established elephant preserves, or areas of land set aside for herds of elephants where no one is allowed to harm them. Elephants on the preserves are safe from ivory hunters.

　　6. Female elephants in India and southern Asia have____

　　A. large and heavy tusks.

　　B. small, short tusks or not any teeth at all.

　　C. small and short tusks.

　　D. tong, light tusks.

　　7. How much may a tusk in good condition sell for?

　　A. Exactly $ 2000. B. Almost $ 2000.

　　C. Nearly $ 2000. D. $ 2000 or more.

　　8. How do some countries protect elephants from being hunted?

　　A. By persuading ivory hunters.

　　B. By trying to take more care of elephants.

　　C. By establishing elephant preserves.

　　D. By fighting with ivory hunters.

　　9. "this" in paragraph 4 probably refers to____

　　A. The tusks of male elephants are usually large and heavy.

　　B. Tusks in good condition are in great demand, and may sell for as high as two thousand dollars or more.

　　C. Elephants are perhaps the only animals that are hunted for their teeth.

　　D. An elephant uses its long, pointed tusks as tools for digging in the ground for food.

　　10. What does the writer imply according to the passage?

　　A. Male elephants are hunted more than female elephants.

　　B. Both male elephants and female elephants are equally hunted.

　　C. Each elephant has a long life.

　　D. There are not any ivory hunters in the world now