听力原文: Farmers usually use plows to prepare their fields for planting crops.Plows cut into the ground,and lift up weeds,and other unwanted plants.However,plowing is blamed for causing severe damage to top soil by removing the plants that protect soil from being blown or washed away.Many farmers in South Asia are now trying a process called Low Till Farming.Low Till Farming limits the use of plows.In this method of farming,seeds and fertilizer are put into the soil through small cuts made in the surface of the ground.Low Till Agriculture leaves much or all the soil and remains of plants on the ground.They serve as a natural fertilizer and help support the roots of future crops.They take in rain and allow it to flow into the soil instead of running off.It has been proved that Low Till Farming increases harvests and reduces water use,and this method reduces the need for chemical products because there are fewer unwanted plants.Scientists say Low Till Fanning is becoming popular in South Asia,which is facing a severe water shortage.They say the area will become dependent on imported food unless water is saved through methods like Low Till Farming.Currently,more than 150 million people in South Asia depend on local rice and wheat crops.Farmers grow rice during wet weather.During the dry season they grow wheat in the same fields.Farmers are using the Low Till Farming method to plant wheat after harvesting rice.Scientists say Low Till Agriculture is one of the best examples in the world of technologies working for both people arid the environment.
What is the main problem caused by the usual way of plowing?
A. The crop's blooming period is delayed.
B. The roots of crops are cut off.
C. The topsoil is seriously damaged.
D. The growth of weeds is accelerated.
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Health experts say that all kinds of people should drink at least about 2 liters of liquids every day.
A. Right
B. Wrong
A 15%~20% drop in body water can cause the blood system to fail.
A. Right
B. Wrong
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听力原文: The notorious Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Saturday made fallacious claim that the 14 World War U Class-A war criminals it enshrines are no longer war criminals in Japan.
According to a written statement of the shrine in response to the interview of Tokyo News, the Yasukuni Shrine doubted the just sentence on the war criminals by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East after the WWII, saying the IMTFE sentence is not unconditional correct.
"Japan has revised related laws to grant pension to families of those convicted war criminals as well as the ordinary war dead, both are called the dead of official duty," the shrine claimed. "In this term, the war criminals are no longer regarded as criminals in Japan because the government never grants pensions to criminals."
Yasukuni also rejected the call at home and abroad to establish new national memorial to separate enshrinement of the Class-A war criminals from the ordinary war dead in the shrine, urging Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to continue his Yasuunni visits.
Many Asian Countries have strongly protested Japanese leaders' visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, which honors the Class-A war criminals responsible for Japan's aggression war against its Asian neighbors.
Koizumi has paid annual visits to the shrine since he took office in 2001.
What did Yasukuni shrine claim?
A. It claimed that the 40 Class-A war criminals were no longer war criminals in Japan.
B. It claimed that the Far East Sentence was not just
C. The war criminals should be no longer regarded as criminals.
D. The government should not grant pensions to criminals.
Where was the finals of the World Cup in 1994 held?
A. In England.
B. In the USA.
C. In Mexico.
D. In France.