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To protect you and your fellow passengers， the Transportation Security （安全） Administration （TSA） is required by law to check all checked baggage. As part of this process， some bags are opened and checked. Your bag was among those selected for check.

During the check， your bag and its contents may have been searched for items banned by law such as fireworks， fuels， gunpowder， etc. At the completion of the check， the contents were returned to your bag， which was resealed （重新封口） with a “special” lock.

If the TSA screener was unable to open your bag for check because it was locked， the screener may have been forced to break the locks on your bag. TSA sincerely regrets having to do this， and has taken care to reseal your bag upon completion of check. However， TSA is not liable for damage （損壞） to your locks resulting from this necessary security precaution （預防措施）.

For packing tips and other suggestions that may assist you during your next trip， visit： www.TSATravelTips.us.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. If you have questions， comments， or concerns， please feel free to contact the Transportation Security Administration Consumer Response Center：

Phone： toll-free at （866） 289-9673

Email： TellTSA@tas.dot.gov

1. The passage is most probably written to those who ___ .

A. left their baggage unlocked

B. refused to check their baggage

C. had their baggage selected for checking

D. kept some damaged items in their baggage

2. The underlined word “l(fā)iable” means “ ___ ”.

A. suitable B. changeable

C. responsible D. valuable

3. If someone wants packing tips， he can visit ___ .

A .TellTSA@tas.dot.gov

B. www.TSATravelTips.us

C. toll-free at （866） 289-9673

D. TSA Consumer Response Center

4. What is the purpose of writing the passage？

A.To introduce the security acts.

B. To tell people about baggage check.

C. To advise people to take baggage check.

D. To warn against the damage of the baggage.

B

Brazil has become one of the developing worlds great successes in reducing population growth—but more by accident than design. “While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates， Brazil has had better result without really trying，” says George Martine at Harvard.

Brazils population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1.93% a year between 1981 and 1990， and Brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on average. Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990， an achievement that makes it the envy of many other third world countries.

Martine puts it down to， among other things， soap operas and installment （分期付款） plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important， although indirect， role in lowering the birth rate. Brazil is one of the worlds biggest producers of soap operas. Colobo， Brazils most popular television network， shows three hours of soaps six nights a week， while three others show at least one hour a night. Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities.

“Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of reproduction （生育）， they describe middle and upper class values—not many children and women working，” says Martine. “They sent this message to all parts of Brazil and made people realize other patterns of family life and other values， which were put into a very attractive package.”

Meanwhile， the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers. “This led to a change in consumption （消費） patterns and consumption did not get along well with unlimited reproduction，” says Martine.

5. According to the passage， Brazil has lowered its population growth ___ .

A. by chance

B. by limiting birth rate

C. by educating its citizens

D. by careful family planning

6. According to the passage， many third world countries ___ .

A. have no plans to control the birth rate

B. plan to join Brazil in controlling their birth rate soon

C. havent yet found a better measure to control their population

D. havent known the importance of TV plays in Brazils family planning

7. Why have soap operas helped in lowering Brazils birth rate？

A. Their fascinating package attracts peoples attention.

B. They have gradually changed peoples way of life.

C. They popularize birth control measures.

D. They disappointed people.

8. What is Martines conclusion about Brazils population growth？

A. Consumption goes with reproduction.

B. Consumption helps to reduce birth rate.

C. The increase in birth rate will be controlled.

D. A countrys production is limited by its population growth.

選詞填空

用方框里單詞的正確形式填空，使其句意完整。每空一詞，有兩個詞是多余的。

hunger expectancy top income poverty

progress develop human bottom expression

1. The ____ children were impatient for their meal.

2. The average ____ in some of those countries is only 250 dollars a year.

3. Great men have often risen from ____ —Lincoln and Edison， for example.

4. With the ____ of our countrys economy， we are living a better life.

5. A（n） ____ can talk and think， but an animal cannot.

6. He ____ no return when he decided to give us full support.

7. We have made some ____ towards reaching an agreement.

8. But unfortunately， a lot of our packages ended up those days at the ____ of the Atlantic.

句子翻譯

1. 那條船在海底躺了有二百年了。

2. 你們測量了那兩幢樓之間的距離了嗎？

3. 在這一頁的頂部寫下你的姓名、地址和電話號碼。

4. 醫(yī)生們正在盡一切努力搶救那個男孩。