58.Which of the following statements about TechnoServe is true?

A.It was named after Ed Bullard.

B.The TechnoServe channel has programs for teenagers.

C.It has held 15 business plan competitions already.

D.It gained about 45,000,000 dollars this year.

解析：选B。细节理解题。由第一段“The name comes from the idea of technology in the service of mankind.”可知A错误;第三段“She tells us the group has an estimated budget this year of about forty­five million dollars.”可知D错误;由第六段“TechnoServe has held nine national competitions in Central America since 2002.Five competitions have been held in Africa，including one in Tanzania last year.”可知C错误;由倒数第二段“Luba Vangelova says TechnoServe also supports programs for teenagers and young adults.”可知答案为B。

59.From this passage we can infer that ________.

A.Latin America，Africa，Asia and Eastern Europe are very poor

B.one can’t start a business without the help of TechnoServe

C.Charity Navigator thinks poorly of TechnoServe

D.TechnoServe makes great contributions to the world

解析：选D。推理判断题。由第二段“The group has helped create or improve more than two thousand businesses in about thirty countries.”以及第四段内容可以看出TechnoServe为世界做出了很大贡献。答案D。

B

Science Daily —World Wildlife Fund scientists have just announced the discovery of 11 new animal and plant species in a faraway area in central Vietnam.They say this proves the importance of conservation efforts in the ancient tropical forests of the region.

Within the ancient tropical forests of a region known as Vietnam’s “Green Corridor，”scientists found a snake，five orchids (兰花)，and two butterflies as well as three other plants new to science and exclusive (独有的) to the Annamites Mountain Range.Ten other plant species，including four orchids，are still under examination but also appear to be new species.

“Discoveries of so many new species are rare and occur only in very special places like the Green Corridor，”said Dr.Chris Dickinson，WWF’s chief conservation scientist in the Green Corridor.“Several large mammal species were discovered in the 1990s in the same forests so these latest discoveries may be just the tip of the iceberg.”

The rainforests likely have existed as continuous undisturbed forest cover for thousands of years，and，as a result，offer unique habitats for many species，said WWF experts.

The new snake species，called the white­lipped keelback，prefers living by streams where it catches frogs and other small animals.It can reach 31 inches.

Three of the new orchid species are entirely leafless，which is unusual even among orchids，containing no chlorophyll (叶绿素) commonly found in plants.The other new plants include an aspidistra which produces a nearly black flower and a newly­discovered species of plant with beautiful yellow flowers.

The two new butterfly species are among eight discovered in the province since 1996.One is a skipper—a butterfly with quick，darting flight habits—from the genus Zela and the other is a new genus in the sub­family of Satyrinae.

60.According to what Dr.Chris Dickinson said，we can infer that ________.

A.it’s impossible for us to find new species in any other places

B.it’s a pity that they didn’t find new large mammal species

C.many more new species will probably be discovered in the region

D.the mountain is too large for all the new species to be discovered

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段Dr.Chris Dickinson说的话“Several large mammal species were discovered in the 1990s in the same forests so these latest discoveries may be just the tip of the iceberg.”(最近的发现可能只是冰山一角)可以推断出还有更多的新物种可能被发现。