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36、根据以下资料，回答36-55题。 　　First, the spotted owl was threatened by logging in the Pacific Northwest．Now it's in danger from a new enemy, the barred owl．Barred owls have been moving to the Northwest from the eastern part of the United States．Stan Sovern has studied spotted owls．Now when he calls for spotted owls, barred owls are starting to appear．Sovern threw a mouse on the ground, and a barred owl grabbed it.
　　Scientists have learned that spotted owls start to vanish when barred owls come．Some barred and spotted owls have mated and produced hybrid babies．One spotted owl was killed by a barred owl.
　　Professor Ned K．Brown of the University of California-Berkeley says, "In some areas of Washington, the barred owls moved into very dense, deep woods．The same kind of woods that arc opened up, or destroyed by logging, that adversely influences the spotted owls."
　　Ten years have passed since the federal government began protecting the spotted owl．Loggers were forced to limit logging on seven million acres of government land．No one is sure how the arrival of the barred owls will impact laws that protect spotted laws．The barred owls like to live in the deep forests where loggers like to cut down trees．The barred owls will likely keep migrating to the Northwest. Scientists learned about the barred owl migration by __.
A． decoding spotted owl sounds
B． feeding mice to the owls
C． monitoring spotted owl populations
D． researching the Internet

37、 When Stan Sovern calls the spotted owl, __.
A． a mouse appears
B． the spotted owl ignores him
C． no one answers
D． barred owls appear

38、 Logging was greatly reduced __.
A． in the northeasten United States
B． on seven million acres of public land
C． two decades ago
D． to save the barred owls

39、 Barred owls like to live in
A． the northeastern United States
B． Canada
C． deep, dense woods of Washington
D． warm climates

40、根据以下资料，回答40-59题。 　　Pub hours shake-up revealed next week
　　By James Hardy Political Editor
　　PUBS and clubs will be allowed to stay open round-the-clock under a planned radical change of Britain's outdated licensing (许可证发放) laws.
　　Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday revealed a Bill (议案) to bring in the long-awaited improvement will be contained in the Queen's Speech next week．Some public bars and clubs could be open all hours while others could choose different closing times into the early hours.
　　Police forces around the country have said different closing times will mean the explosion in violence and vandalism (破坏行为) after 11p.m.-when aggressive drunks are sent out at the same time．
　　The move will be opposed by some MPs (下院议员) who fear it will lead to increased alcoholism, drunken behavior and crime．But ministers say there will be controls on which pubs and clubs are allowed to open 24 hours a day.
　　Places which consistently attract violent drunks and troublemakers will be turned down.
　　Mr．Blair said: "We believe there should be greater flexibility in licensing．In the end, the evidence that we have is that it may help in the fight against anti-social behavior．At the moment the very fixed nature of the hours sometimes means that you get particular problems outside pubs and city centers at particular hours of the evening."
　　The big change will be accompanied by a strict action on petty criminals who cause misery to urban and rural communities.
　　In a bid to prevent criticism of the licensing improvement, the Govenment is to extend on-the-spot fines to a range of offences from vandalism.
　　The PM said yesterday petty crime was the single biggest cause of daily aggressive behavior for millions.
The "Bill" in the second paragraph refers to __．
A． some new pubs and clubs will be open
B． some pubs and clubs will be closed
C． pubs and clubs can be open at different times
D． pubs and clubs can be open day and night

41、 Some people say that when this law is passed, __
A． everybody will be happy
B． criminal actions will increase
C． criminal actions will be forgotten
D． everybody will be angry

42、 When the new law is passed, __.
A． the police will go to pubs with other customers
B． the police will commit crimes if they drink too much
C． the police will watch people closer to prevent crimes
D． the police will catch potential criminals

43、 Underlined words "petty crime" in the last paragraph means
A． the crime which is not very serious
B． the crime which is very serious
C． violent crime
D． car crime

44、根据以下资料，回答44-63题。 　　Years ago our cities were full of cars, buses and trucks．Now the streets are completely congested (拥挤的) and it is very difficult to drive a car along them．Drivers must stop at hundreds of traffic lights．What are our cities going to be like in ten or twenty years? Will enormous ( 巨大的 ) motorways be built across them? With-big motorways cutting across them, full of noisy, dirty cars and lorries, our cities are going to be awful places．How can we solve the problem?
　　There are some good ideas to reduce the use of private cars．In 1989, for example, the authorities in Rome began an interesting experiment: passengers on the city buses did not have to pay for their tickets.
　　In Stockholm there was another experiment: people paid very little for a season ticket to travel on any bus, trolley bus, train or tram in all the city.
　　In many cities now some streets are closed to vehicles, and pedestrians are safe there.
　　In London there is another experiment: part of the street is for buses only, so the buses can travel fast．There are no cars or taxies in front of them.
What the writer worries about in a big city is __.
A． the number of traffic lights
B． the shortage of buses
C． the lack of motorways
D． the traffic congestion

45、 In London, how does they solve the problem of the traffic congestion?
A． They take a completely-free bus servic
B． They experimented a very cheap bus servic
C． Part of the street is for buses onl
D． They closed the streets to car