By 2012，the world may need to cope with as many as 50 million people who have fled their homeland，not for political or economic reasons but because the environment has been so badly changed that it cannot support life. The statement has been released by the United Nations to mark UN Disaster Reduction Day.
More people are made homeless by environmental disasters than by war，according to the research by the Red Cross. That reality is proved by the earthquake in Pakistan.
The widely publicized disaster has brought aid from the global community，according to Janos Bogardi，director of the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security. “If we can move swiftly in and give them a new start where they are，then they may stay in the area. Otherwise，they become environmental refugees. Environmental­related migrations are most acute in Sub­Saharan Africa，but they also affect millions of people in Asia and India. Meanwhile，the United States is witnessing increased pressure from victims of mismanaged and worsening soil and water conditions in Mexico and Latin America.” he says. Janos Bogardi says these refugees suffer from the impact of gradual environmental change—global warming，sea level rise，air and water pollution and more intense storms，floods and droughts that degrade the land. This is a slow process，but unfortunately a process that is very difficult to go backwards once final damage is done.
Janos Bogardi says they are calling on the global community to recognize the serious situation of environmental refugees and to work together to lessen the impact of environmental disaster.
小題1:What may be the best title of the passage?
A．50 Million environmental refugees by 2010
B．Environmental refugees—an international problem
C．The cause of environmental disasters
D．Global aid pouring in
小題2:Janos Bogardi’s attitude towards solving the problem is that of being ________.
A．constructive　　　　　　　B．compromising
C．controversialD．conservative
小題3:According to the passage，the following are the main reasons for migrations except ________.
A．earthquakeB．water conditions
C．global communityD．worsening soil
小題4:What is implied in the passage?
A．People all over the world have realized the impact of environmental disasters on refugees.
B．It is time for us to take some measures to solve the problem of environmental refugees.
C．The damaged soil can recover soon if people take care of it.
D．It is good for people to go elsewhere to make a living.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
文章談?wù)摰挠森h(huán)境變化而導(dǎo)致的難民問(wèn)題將成為全球的一個(gè)災(zāi)難。并舉例進(jìn)行了說(shuō)明。
小題1:B 主旨大意題。文章談?wù)摰挠森h(huán)境變化而導(dǎo)致的難民問(wèn)題將成為全球的一個(gè)災(zāi)難。并舉例進(jìn)行了說(shuō)明，故B正確。
小題2:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段，Janos Bogardi對(duì)于這個(gè)問(wèn)題的認(rèn)識(shí)是非常到位的，提出解決問(wèn)題的方法也是很有建設(shè)性的，故A正確。
小題3:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段倒數(shù)2,3行g(shù)lobal warming，sea level rise，air and water pollution and more intense storms，floods and droughts that degrade the land.及第四段7,8行of mismanaged and worsening soil and water conditions in Mexico and Latin America.”說(shuō)明ABD都是原因，C沒(méi)有提及。
小題4:B 推理題。文章闡述了這個(gè)問(wèn)題的嚴(yán)重性，那么我們就應(yīng)該采取措施來(lái)解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題，故B正確。
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First, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil（惡行）.                           
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Thirdly, there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of pride and self-dependence.
There is an opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people. Some people think the local government department should help the beggars
It is hard to come to any final conclusion: there are various cases and we must deal with them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the giver. 
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C．Moral goodness of the giver.
D．Religious activities of the church.
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C．We don’t meet with those who need help any more.
D．Now it is the government’s duty to help the beggars.
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A．Some people dress up to pretend to be beggars.
B．Some beggars have no excuse for begging.
C．Some beggars use the money to buy drugs.
D．Some beggars need money for their children’s schooling.
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B．there are so many beggars
C．the cases can be so different
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