Which city had the world&8217;s oldest financial exchange system（）

A . Bangkok B . Chicago C . NewYork D . Oslo

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A . is still ran B . are still run C . are still ran D . is still ru

(30) A．Our company will arrange an exhibit for the Science and Technology Week. B．Our company has been upset by the city authorities' final decision. C．We are displeased with the arrangement of the Science and Technology Week D．We have dissuaded the city authorities from setting up the week's display.

A．looked B．surveyed C．prepared D．measured

A．Montreal B．Quebec city C．St John’s

A．petitioned B．reasoned C．reckoned D．rebuked

Buses offered a more flexible service than trolleys, because they were not restricted to operating only on fixed tracks. General Motors acquired many of the privately owned streetcar companies and replaced the trolleys with buses that the company made. But bus ridership has declined from a peak of 11 billion riders per year in the late 1940s to 5 million in the 1990s. Commuter railroad service, like trolleys and buses, has also been drastically reduced in most U.S. cities. The one exception to the downward trend in public transportation in the United States is the subway, now known to transportation planners as fixed heavy rail. Cities such as Boston and Chicago have attracted new passengers through construction of new lines and modernization of existing service. Chicago has been a pioneer in the construction of heavy rail rapid transit lines in the median strip of expressways. Entirely new subway systems have been built in recent years in a number of U.S. cities, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Miami, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Public transportation is particularly suited to bringing a large number of people into a small area in a short period of time. Consequently, its use is increasingly confined in the United States to rush-hour commuting by workers in the central business district. A bus can accommodate thirty people in the amount of space occupied by one automobile, while a double-track rapid transit line can transport the same number of people as sixteen lanes of urban freeway. Despite modest recent successes, most public transportation systems are caught in a vicious circle, because fares do not cover operating costs. As patronage declines and expenses rise, the fares are increased, which drives away passengers and leads to service reductions and still higher fares. Public expenditures to subsidize construction and operating costs have increased, but public officials in the United States do not consider that public transportation is a vital utility deserving subsidy to the degree long assumed by European governments. In contrast, even in the relatively developed Western European countries and Japan, where automobile ownership rates are high, extensive networks of bus, tram, and subway lines have been maintained, and funds for new construction have been provided in recent years. Since the late 1960s, London has opened 27 kilometers of subways, including two new lines, plus 18 kilometers in light rail transit lines to serve the docklands area. During the same period, Paris has built 65 kilometers of new subway lines, including a new system, known as the Reseau Express Regional (R. E. R.) to serve outer suburbs. Smaller cities have shared the construction boom. In France alone, new subway lines have been built since the 1970s in Lille, Lyon, and Marseille, and hundreds of kilometers of entirely new tracks have been laid between the country's major cities to operate a high-speed train known as the TGV. Which of the following is NOT true of the public transportation systems in the developed countries？ A．Commuter railroad service, trolleys and buses have been reduced in the U. S. B．Subways have largely been maintained. C．Fares usually can not cover operating costs. D．U.S. officials think it worthwhile to subsidize public transportation.

A．diversified B．disseminated C．converged D．accelerated

The United Nations Environment Program says that air pollution reduces the amount of crops produced, h also reduces the nutrient level of crops. As a result, both the buyer and the seller of crops are hurt by air pollution. The UN says dirty air is a major source of metal in crops. These metals include lead, zinc and copper. These metals can build up to dangerously high levels in the parts of plants that people eat. The German Appropriate Technology Exchange, GATE, reports that eating these metals can cause developmental problems and low intelligence levels among children. Some kinds of cancers and kidney damage have also been linked to metals in crops. Who is hurt by air pollution？ A．The buyer. B．The seller. C．Both the buyer and the seller. D．None.

The 140 cities in the survey are judged on five broad categories:stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. The top scorers tend to be mid-sized cities in wealthy countries with a low population density. Some seven of the top ten – including Vancouver, Toronto and Sydney – are in Australia or Canada. Vienna, Helsinki and Auckland also made the top ten. Of the cities surveyed – and some like Kabul and Baghdad were not included for safety reasons – Dhaka in Bangladesh was rated the least livable. Lagos, Harare, Algiers and Karachi all scored poorly as well. The city that has dropped fastest down the list in the last year is Damascus, due to the ongoing conflict in Syria, while infrastructure improvements in China mean that cities like Shanghai and Suzhou have scored better than they did last year. 31. Which of the following cities are not surveyed for livability？__________ A. Damascus B. Shanghai C. Baghdad D. Lagos 32. Which of the following cities is the most livable in the world？__________ A. Helsinki B. Melbourne C. Auckland D. Vancouver 33. Which of the following elements is not considered in the survey？__________ A. Infrastructure B. Stability C. Culture D. Income 34. Which of the following cities has dropped fasted in terms of livability？__________ A. Damascus B. Sydney C. Suzhou D. Kabul 35. Which of the following is not correct according to the passage？__________ A. The most livable cities are all located in Europe and America. B. Environment is surveyed in determining how livable a city can be. C. Kabul is not surveyed for safety reasons. D. Melbourne is one of the most enviable tourist resorts.

A．Edinburgh B．Cardiff C．Belfast D．London

A: deposiled ; B: assured ; C:measured; D: insured

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