A)the heart would beat faster B)the skin would become pale C) the muscles would get tense D)the hands would cover up the ears 37. The word "it(Line 4, Paragraph 1)refers to A)harm noise D)technology Passage Two Questions 38 to 42 are based on the following passage It is estimated that some seven million people-about half the worlds adult population-are unable to read or write, and there are probably two hundred and fifty million more whose level of reading and writing is so limited that it barely qualifies as literacy Recently the attack on illiteracy (xh) has been stepped up. a world plan as been drawn up by a committee of UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) experts in P aris, as part of the United Nations Development Decade, and an intemational conference on the subject has also been held. UNESCO stresses that functional literacy is the aim. To be a qualified citizen, one must learn some basic skills; the ability to read notices, news papers, timetables, letters, price-lists to keep simple records and accounts, to sort out the significance of the information gathered and to fill in forms The major areas of illiteracy are in Asia, Africa and Central and South America. In Africa there are at least one hundred million illiterates, comprising 80% to 85% of the total population In Europe the figure is about twenty-four million, most of them is in Southern Europe, with Spain, Italy, Portugal and Yugoslavia heading the list. (The UK has about seven hundred thousand. 38. The figure of world illiteracy was obtained by A)a committee of UNESCO B)experts in Paris C)an international organization D)none of these 39. According to the passage, we leam that the total population of africa is B)approximately one hundred and twenty-five million )approximately eight or eight point five thousand millior D)exactly twenty-four million A)zero point one percent of that of illiteracy in the world B)zero point two percent of the world s adult population D)three point five percent of that of the illiteracy in Southen Europe 41. It is obvious that UNEsco A)is a company in Fra ance B)is a world org 42. The author implies that this world plan is to a) be carried out in the major areas of illiteracy like Africa b)be debated at an intemational conference c)be realized in ten ye5 A) the heart would beat faster B) the skin would become pale C) the muscles would get tense D) the hands would cover up the ears 37. The word “it” (Line 4, Paragraph 1) refers to __________. A) harm B) life C) noise D) technology Passage Two Questions 38 to 42 are based on the following passage. It is estimated that some seven million people—about half the world’s adult population—are unable to read or write, and there are probably two hundred and fifty million more whose level of reading and writing is so limited that it barely qualifies as literacy. Recently the attack on illiteracy(文盲) has been stepped up. A world plan as been drawn up by a committee of UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) experts in Paris, as part of the United Nations Development Decade, and an international conference on the subject has also been held. UNESCO stresses that functional literacy is the aim. To be a qualified citizen, one must learn some basic skills; the ability to read notices, newspapers, timetables, letters, price-lists; to keep simple records and accounts, to sort out the significance of the information gathered – and to fill in forms. The major areas of illiteracy are in Asia, Africa and Central and South America. In Africa there are at least one hundred million illiterates, comprising 80% to 85% of the total population. In Europe the figure is about twenty-four million, most of them is in Southern Europe, with Spain, Italy, Portugal and Yugoslavia heading the list. (The UK has about seven hundred thousand.) 38. The figure of world illiteracy was obtained by ________. A) a committee of UNESCO B) experts in Paris C) an international organization D) none of these 39. According to the passage, we learn that the total population of Africa is __________. A) approximately four hundred million B) approximately one hundred and twenty-five million C) approximately eight or eight point five thousand million D) exactly twenty-four million 40. The figure of illiteracy in Britain comprises __________. A) zero point one percent of that of illiteracy in the world B) zero point two percent of the world’s adult population C) thirty-five percent of Europe’s population D) three point five percent of that of the illiteracy in Southern Europe 41. It is obvious that UNESCO _____________. A) is a company in France B) is a world organization attached to the U.N. C) works mainly at combating illiteracy D) has many experts whose level of attainment is far from literacy 42. The author implies that this world plan is to ___________. A) be carried out in the major areas of illiteracy like Africa B) be debated at an international conference C) be realized in ten years