1.Generally speaking,government regulations normally ban anything from smoking in public places to parking in certain zones.But officials in the Brazilian town of Biritiba Mirim,70km (45miles) east of Sao Paulo,have gone far beyond that.They plan to prohibit residents from dying early because the local cemetery(墓地) has reached full capacity.
There's no more room to bury the dead,they can't be cremated(火化) and laws forbid a new cemetery.So the mayor has proposed a strange solution:outlaw death.Mayor Roberto Pereira says the bill is meant as a protest against federal regulations that prohibit new or expanded cemeteries in preservation areas."They have not taken local demands into consideration",he claims.
A 2003decree(法令) by Brazil's National Environment Council forbids burial grounds in protected areas.Mr.Pereira wants to build a new cemetery,but the project has been stopped because 98% of Biritiba Mirim is considered as a preservation area.
Biritiba Mirim,a town of 28,000inhabitants,not only wants to prohibit residents from passing away.The bill also calls on people to take care of their health in order to avoid death."I haven't got a job,nor am I healthy.And now they say I can't die.That's ridiculous,"Amarido do Prado,an unemployed resident said.
The city council is expected to vote on the regulation next week."Of course the bill is laughable,illegal,and will never be approved,"said Gilson Soares de Campos,an assistant of the mayor."But can you think of a better resolution to persuade the government to change the environmental decree that is prohibiting us from building a new cemetery?"The bill states that"offenders will be held responsible for their acts."However,it does not say what the punishment will be.
32.What is the bill to be proposed by the officials in Biritiba Mirim?D
A.Ban on building a new cemetery.
B.Ban on parking in certain zones.
C.Forbidding buried grounds in preservation.
D.Prohibiting residents from dying early.
33.What can we infer from the phrase"have gone far beyond that"in the first paragraph?C
A.The officials in Biritiba Mirim have made these regulations.
B.The officials in Biritiba Mirim have been to many places around the world.
C.The bill to be proposed by officials in Biritiba Mirim is much too unexpected.
D.The officials in Biritiba Mirim have built too many cemeteries in their town.
34.What's the attitude of the mayor of Biritiba Mirim towards the federal regulations?C
A.He remains silent about them.
B.He gives strong backing to them.
C.He objects to them.
D.He asks the residents for advice on them.
35.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?C
A.The mayor of the town wants to build a new cemetery against federal regulation.
B.The residents of the town sing high praise for the bill.
C.No better resolution of the problems has been thought out.
D.The government is going to change the environmental decree.
分析 由于墓地短缺,Biritiba Mirim的官員草擬了一份不準人過早的死去的法案,這引起了當?shù)鼐用竦臓幷摚?/p>
解答 32.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段中"They plan to prohibit residents from dying early…"可知,Biritiba Mirim政府計劃頒布法令禁止小鎮(zhèn)居民"英年早逝".故選D項.
33.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)前句中"Generally speaking,government regulations normally ban anything from smoking in public places to parking in certain zones."可知,一般來說政府頒布在公共場所的"禁煙令"、某些地段"禁止泊車令"很正常.本句用but轉折,說明"have gone far beyond that"意為"不正常,意料之外".故選C項.
34.C.觀點態(tài)度題.根據(jù)最后一段中"Of course the bill is laughable,illegal,and will never be approved,"可知,他認為這個法令是可笑的,不合法的,并且不會得到批準的.故他對這個法令持反對的態(tài)度.故選C項.
35.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段中"But can you think of a better resolution to persuade the government to change the environmental decree that is prohibiting us from building a new cemetery?"可知,還沒有想出更好的辦法來解決墓地的問題.故選C項.
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