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HereistheEightO’ClockNews.Chinesepeoplespentabout120billionyuanduringthefirstthreedaysoftheMayGoldenWeeklastyear.Thisyearithasincreasedto140billionyuan.ThechildrenofBeijingNo.2MiddleSchoolsangwithstudentsfromTorontoinCanadatocelebratethe25thanniversary.Theyhadbeensisterschoolssince1986.TheyspentabouttwoweekstogetherinBeijing.TheyvisitedtheGreatWallandtheSummerPalacE.TheytookalotofphotosinBeihaiPark.Haveyouevergottiredofheavyshoppingbags?A.newshoppingassistantrobotwhichwasinventedbyJapanesecompanycouldbetheanswer.Thehelpfulrobotcanfollowyouaroundandcarryseveralbags.TherobotwastestedatashoppingcenterinFebruary2011.About500peoplefromdifferentcountrieswereinthe2011RockPaperScissors剪刀WorldMatchinCanadA.Thiseventwasfoundedin1842.ItissaidplayingthisgameisfunandalsoagoodwaytosolveproblemsamongpeoplE.Andnowit’stimeforMorningMusiC.61.ThestudentsfromCanadaandBeijingNo.2MiddleSchooldidn’t________.A.takephotosB.visitplacesofinterestC.singsongsD.haveafootballmatch62.ThisyearduringthefirstthreedaysoftheMayGoldenWeekitcostChinesepeople___________yuanmorethanthatoflastyear.A.260000000000B.120000000000C.140000000000D.2000000000063.Whichofthefollowingisnottalkedaboutinthenews?A.Therobotcanhelpwithshoppingbags.B.A.Japanesecompanyinventedtherobot.C.TherobotwastestedatashoppingcentrE.D.Therearesuchrobotsinpeople’shomesnow.64.Theunderlinedwordanniversarymeans.A.birthdayB.yearlyreturnofthedateofaneventC.universityD.thenewbeginningofsomethingimportant65.Whichofthefollowingisagame?A.RockPaperScissorsB.MayGoldenWeekC.ShoppingassistantrobotD.A.visittotheschool
May262011—CitiesandprovincesalongtheYangtzeRiverincentralChinaarestrugglingwiththecountry’sworstdroughtinmorethan50years.Resourceanalystssaythedroughthighlights突出强调notonlytheimpactofclimatechangebutalsoChina’slong-lastingproblemoflackofwaterandhowitmustbalancethatwiththecountry’senormousdemandforenergyandeconomicgrowth.PoyangLakeisthelargestfreshwaterlakeinChinaandisjustoneexampleofhowseriousthedroughthasbecomE.ThelakewhichislocatedinJiangxiProvincealongtheYangtzeRiverhasbecomesmallertolessthanhalfitsusualsizeandthelackofwaterhashadamajorimpactonnearbyfishingandfarming.WithwaterlevelssolowstretchesoftheYangtzeRiverhavebecomeimpassableforcargovessels货轮destroyingsupplychainsthatfuelfactoriesalongtheriverandtransportmanufacturedproductsandagriculturalgoods.Analystssaytheriverisusedtotransportabout100billiontonsofgoodseachyear.Thereisalotofhydropower水力发电intheYangtzeRiverbasin.ForexampletheThreeGorgesDamandpowerproductionfromthosesourceshavegonedownby20percentaccordingtosomeestimates估算值asaresultofthisdrought.Anycompanythatreliesonthatpowerisfeelingtheimpact.SomeareevenbeingforcedtorationtheirpowerusehesaiD.AccordingtoChinesestatemediathedroughthasaffectedmorethanonemillionhectaresoffarmlandinsevenprovincesincentralChinA.Localgovernmentofficialsreportedlyhavefiredmorethan4000cloud-seedingrocketsintotheskytotrytobringraintodryregionsalongtheriver.Theforecasthowevercontinuestobeforlittlerainuntilatleastnextmonth.64.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.TheYangtzeRiver.B.TheseriousdroughtoftheYangtzeRiver.C.ThenegativeeffectofthedroughtalongtheYangtzeRiver.D.Thecauseofthedrought.65.TheareasalongtheYangtzeRiverhaven’thadsoseriousadroughtfor_______.A.50yearsB.morethan50yearsC.10yearsD.morethan20years66.Whichofthefollowingisn’tthecauseofthedrought?A.TheimpactofclimatechangE.B.Long-timelackofwater.C.Theincreasingdemandofenergyandeconomy.D.People’sattitudetowardswater.67.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordrationinParagraph4?A.IncreasE.B.Limit.C.Affect.D.Stop.
Maxwellhadnotheldasteadyjobinalmosttwoyears.Todaywasabigdaybecausehewasgoingtoajobinterviewthathefeltgoodabout.Thesecretaryhehadtalkedtoonthephonesoundedfriendlyandencouraging.Maxwellwasatypist.HisfingersdancedonthekeyboarD.Howeverhispeopleskillswerenotnearlyasgoodashistypingskills.Sometimeshismouthgotinthewayofhisemployment.Athislaststeadyjobhisbosshadtoldhimtostartmakingcoffeeeverymorning.MaxwelllaugheD.I’mnotmakingcoffeehesaiD.It’snotpartofmyjobdescription.ReadtheemployeemanualagainhisbosssaiD.YourjobdescriptionisanythingIsayitis.That’sawoman’sjobsaidMaxwell.Doityourself.HisbosswasstillyellingasMaxwellwalkedoutofthebuilding.Hefeltgreatabouttellingofftheboss.A.fewdayslatertherealityofnothavingajobhithomE.Hehadtopaytherentandutilitybillsandhehadtoeat.Whatwashegoingtodo?Hethoughtaboutapologizingandaskingforhisjobback.Buthowwouldthatlook?Thenagainwhocareshowitlookswhenyou’realmostbroke?AfterthinkingaboutitforanotherweekhefinallycalledhisbossandapologizeD.Hisbossacceptedhisapologybutsaidthathehadalreadyhiredareplacement.Maxwellcontactedatemporaryjobagencywhichprovidedhimenoughoccasionalworktopayhisbills.Butnoneofthecompaniesthathewassenttowerehiring.SoMaxwellwasexcitedaboutfinallygettinganinterviewforasteadyjoB.Maxwell’sdrivetotheinterviewwasdisappointing.Thetrafficwascongestedandtheneighborhoodlookedrough.Ittookhim45minutestogettherE.Thebuildingwascoveredwithgraffiti.涂鸦Theinterviewstarted30minuteslatE.Notbotheringtoapologizethemanagerlitacigaretteandtookasipfromhiscoffeecup.Heleanedbackinhischairandputhisfeetuponhisdesk.HeaskedMaxwellalotofquestions.Maxwellthoughtthateachquestionwasstupiderthantheprecedingquestion.ThefinalquestionwasWherewouldyouliketobe10yearsfromnow?Whatdoesthathavetodowithtyping?MaxwellwondereD.Stupidquestionsfromarudemaninalousyneighborhood!Wherewouldheliketobe10yearsfromnow?Anywherebutthisdump!Maxwellsaidangrilyashestoodupandwalkedout.51.Maxwelllosthislaststeadyjobbecause_________.A.hewasnotaqualifiedtypist.B.hecouldn’tmakecoffeeC.hewasnotskillfulenoughincommunicatingwithpeoplE.D.hedidn’tapologizeintimE.52.Theunderlinedword‘congested’mostprobablymeans_________.A.tooblockedorcrowdedB.dangerousandpoorC.lightandslow-movingD.constantbutfast-flowing53.Accordingtothepassagewhichstatementisrightaboutthejobinterview?A.Maxwellwas30minuteslatE.B.Themanagergotnomannersintheinterview.C.TheintervieweraskedalotofsillyquestionsexceptthelastonE.D.Maxwellmisunderstoodtheinterviewer’squestions.54.Aftertheinterviewwecaninferthat_________.A.Maxwellwillcelebratehisbigday.B.ThemanagerwillapologizetoMaxwell.C.Maxwellwillfinallygetthispost.D.Maxwellwillhavetofindanotherjobinterview.
SHANGHAI—A.systemtotakehomelesschildrenoffthestreetsandreturnthemtotheirhomecommunitiesistobesetupthisyearbycityauthorities.Wewillimprovecommunicationwiththeciviladministrations民政局wherethesechildrencomefrominvitethemtotakebackthekidsandprovideassistancetosendthemhomesaidRenZshiyuedirectorofthesocialwelfaredivisionofShanghaicivilaffairsbureauonWednesday.ThisisShanghai’slatestattempttodealwithchildbeggarsfollowinganotherinitiative开端inDecember.Eightgovernmentagenciesincludingcivilaffairspublicsecurityandcitymanagementaretakingpartinthecampaignwhichaimstohavethestreetsclearofchildbeggarsbytheendofthisyear.Officialssaidthepolicewillincreasepatrols巡逻inareaswherethehomelessgathersuchasmetrostationssquaresbridgesandundergroundpassages.Vagrantchildrenareparticularlyprominent突出inthecity.Someresidentssaidtheyoftenseeyoungboysandgirlskneelingunderflyoversmanywithschoolbagsontheirbacksoraskingmoneyfromcardriverswhentheystopattrafficlights.MetrostationmanageratthePeople'sSquaresurnamedFeisaidthatatleastadozenhomelesschildrenaweekwerecaughtbeggingonthesubway.AccordingtoanofficersurnamedQiuatthePeople'sSquarepolicestationifahomelesschildisfoundalonetheywillconfirmhisorheridentityfirstandtrytogetintouchwiththelegalguardians.IfchildrencannotgivedetailsoftheirbackgroundbloodsampleswillbetakenandtheinformationinaDNAdatabasewillbeusedtohelptracetheirfamilies.ThenationaldatabasesetupinApril2009hadreunitedmorethan1400childrenwiththeirparentsbySeptember.Qiusaidthecity'snewpolicyonchildbeggarsshouldbethemosteffectiveyet.Wecouldonlypersuadethemtostopbeggingbeforebutnowwecanrepatriate遣返thechildwiththispolicyhesaiD.ZhangBaoyanfounderofBaobeihuijiaBabyBackHomeavolunteergroupthathelpssearchformissingchildrennationwideandofferssupporttotheirparentssaidthecampaignshowsthatthegovernmentisdeterminedtoputanendtochildrenbegging.Butshewondershowtopreventthechildrenbecominghomelessagain.ManyhomelesschildrenkeepreappearingnotlongafterleavingwelfarehomesbecausebegginghasbecometheirlivelihoodshesaiD.ThecentralauthoritybeganacampaigntohelphomelesschildreninDecember.Itrequiresthelocalgovernmentintheoriginalhomecommunitiesofvagrantchildrentoincreasesocialsecurityandeconomicsupporttopreventchildrenfromturningtobegging.Sothecampaignaddressesboththesymptomsandrootcauses.Wehopechildbeggingwilldisappearwhentherich-poordivideisgraduallynarrowedsaidZhouZhengchairmanofthesocialassistancecenterinShanghai.67.Themainideaofthenewsreportis_____.A.howandwheretofindhomelesschildreninShanghaiB.ShanghaiistostartasystemtoaidchildbeggarsC.Shanghaiistryingtograduallynarrowtherich-poordivideD.whysomehomelesschildrenarenotwillingtostayinwelfarehomes68.TheunderlinedwordvagrantinParA.4probablymeanssomeonewho_____.A.stealsthingsespeciallywithoutusingviolenceB.isgoodattellingjokesandmakingpeoplelaughC.hasnohomeespeciallysomeonewhobegsD.doesn’tdosomethingashisjobbutonlyforpleasureorinterest69.Ifahomelesschildcan’tgivedetailsofhisorherbackgroundwhatwilltherelevantpeopledo?A.Theywillkeeptryingtogetintouchwiththelegalguardians.B.Theywillaskacertainfamilytoadopthim/herforthetimebeing.C.He/Shewillbekeptinthelocalrescuestationandwaitingtobemadesureofhis/heridentity.D.BloodsampleswillbetakenandtheinformationinaDNAdatabasewillbeusedtohelptracetheirfamilies.70.AccordingtothepassageallofthefollowingisTRUEEXCEPTthat_____.A.thisisShanghai’sfirstattemptdealwithchildbeggarsB.thecampaignaddressesboththesymptomsandrootcausesC.thecampaignaimstohavethestreetsclearofchildbeggarsbytheendofthisyearD.BabyBackHomeisavolunteergroupthathelpssearchformissingchildrennationwide
A13yearoldAmericanboyonSaturdaybecametheyoungestclimbertoconquerMountEveresttheworld’shighestmountain.JordanRomerofromBigBearCaliforniaclimbedupthe8850metersummit峰顶fromtheTibetansidE.OnthesamedayaNepali尼泊尔的manApaSherpabrokehisownworldrecordofclimbingEverestwhenhereachedthesummitforthetwentiethtimE.ApaSherpa’steamsetofffromNepal’scapitalKathmandulastmonthheadingforthebasecamp大本营ontheChinesesideofthemountain.TheteamhasjustcalledinandbelievethattheyarestandingontopofMt.EverestRomero’sblogsaiD.TheirdreamshavenowcometruE.Everyoneishappy.TheclimbinghasputRomeroonestepclosertoreachinghisgoalofclimbingthehighestmountainsonallsevencontinents大洲.ItisjustagoalRomerosaiD.Hehadalreadyclimbedfivepeaks高峰andneedstoclimbonlyVinsonMassifthehighestpeakinAntarcticatohithisgoal.TheyoungestpersonbeforetoclimbEverestwas16yearoldTembaTsheriSherpaofNepal.RomeroclimbedtogetherwithateamincludinghisfatherPaulandthreelocalguides.HewantedtopickasmallpieceofrockfromthetopoftheworldandwearitinanecklacE.WhileNepalinsiststhatanyoneplanningtoclimbMountEverestmustbe16Chinadoesnothaveanyagerestrictions限制.Somemountainclimbershaven’tagreedwiththeRomerofamilyforlettinghimtryitbuthisfathersaidtheclimbingfromtheChinesesideislessdangerous.68.JordanRomeroclimbedupMountEverestmainlyto________.A.meetApaSherpaB.buildhisbodyC.breaktheworldrecordD.realizepartofhisgoal69.TostandonthehighestmountainsonallsevencontinentsthenextactofJordanRomeroistoclimbthepeakin________.A.AsiaB.AntarcticaC.EuropeD.Africa70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThegreatdreamofpickingrocksfromtopofEverestB.CaliforniateenbecomesyoungesttoclimbEverestC.ThemostnumberofsuccessfulEverestclimbsD.MountEverestclimbingbecomesmorepopular
BUKHANNONWestVirginia—Tworescueteamsslowlymovedalongatwo-milepathonMondaynighttothesiteofacoalmineexplosionthattrapped13minerswhohadnotbeenheardfromsincetheearlymorningaccident.Meanwhileatanearbychurchmorethan250familymembersandfriendsgatheredwaitingforupdates最新报道ontherescuers’progress.Theminersweretrappedatabout6:30andmanyfamiliesweren’tinformedoftheaccidentuntilabout10A.m-morethanthreehoursafterithappeneD.It’sveryupsettingbutyou’vegottobepatientIguesssaidJohnHelmswhosebrotherTerrywastrappedintheminE.Thetrappedminerswereabout260feetundergroundandabout10000feetfromtheSagoMine’sentrancesaidRogerNicholsongeneralcounselfromInternationalCoalGroup.AtalatenightnewsconferenceNicholsonsaidoneteamhadadvancedabout4800feetinthefourhourssinceenteringtheminejustbefore6p.m.Anotherteamenteredthemineabout30minuteslater.Hesaidthecrewwasveryexperiencedwithsomemembershavingworkedundergroundfor30to35years.Theminerswereequippedwithaboutonehourofbreathableoxygeneach.Thecompanyhasnotreleasedthenamesoftheminers.Theteamstesttheairaboutevery500feetandhavetodisconnectremovethepowertothephonestheyusetocommunicatewiththesurfacebeforedoingthat.Wedon’twanttobeenergizinganythingifit’sinanatmospherewithburnablegasesKipssaiD.Thecauseoftheexplosionwasnotimmediatelyknown.Highlevelsofcarbonmonoxideweredetectedshortlyaftertheexplosionwhichdelayedrescueeffortsbutthoselevelshavesincesubsided减退authoritiessaiD.69.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat______.A.alltheminerswhoweretrappedundergroundwerestillaliveB.communicationwiththetrappedminerswascutoffC.thetworescueteamsenteredthemineatthesametimeD.therescuestartedassoonastheaccidenthappened70.Ifthefirstteamadvancedatanaveragespeedtheycoulddigabout______perhour.A.1000feetB.2400feetC.1200feetD.4800feet
Wannabuyabody?ThatwastheopeninglineofmorethanafewphonecallsIgotfromself-employedphotographerswhenIwasaphotoeditoratU..S..News.LikemanyinthemainstreampressIwantedtoseparatetheworldofphotographersintothemwhotradeinpicturesofbodiesorrunafterfamouspeoplelikePrincessDianaandustheseriousnewspeople.Butafter16yearsinthatroleIcametowonderwhetherthetwoworldswereeasilydistinguishable.WorkinginthereputableworldofjournalismItoldphotographerstocoverotherpeople'sdifficultlifesituations.Ijustifiedmarchingintomomentsofsadnessundertheappearanceofthereader'srighttoknow.Iworkedwithprofessionalstalkingtheirwayintosituationsorshootingfrombehindpolicelines.AndIwasn'talone.InanyAmericantownafteracarcrashorsomeotherhorribleincidentwhenordinarypeoplearehurtorkilledyourarelyseephotographerspushingpastrescueworkerstotakephotosofthebloodandinjuries.Butyouarelikelytoseelocalnewspaperandtelevisionphotographersonthescene–andfast...Howcanwejustifydoingthis?Journalistsaretaughttoseparatedoingthejobfromworryingabouttheconsequencesofpublishingwhattheyrecord.Repeatedlytheyareremindedofanews-businesssaying:LeaveyourconscienceintheofficeA.victimmayliebleedingunconsciousordead.Yourjobistorecordtheimage图象.You'reaphotographernotanemergencymedicalworker.Youputawayyourfeelingsanddocumentthescene.Butcatastrophiceventsoftenbringouttheworstinphotographersandphotoeditors.Inthefirstminutesandhoursafteradisasteroccursphotoagenciesbuypictures.Theyrushtoobtaintherightstobetheonlyonetoowntheseshockingimagesanddeathisusuallythesubject.Oftenanagencybuysapicturefromalocalnewspaperoranamateurphotographerandputsitupforbidbymajormagazines.Themostsought-afterspecialpicturescommandtensofthousandsofdollarsthroughbiddingcontests.Iworkedonallthosestoriesandmanylikethem.Whentheyhappenyoumovequickly:buyingdealingtryingtobeattheagenciestothepictures.Nowmanypeoplebelievejournalistsarethehypocrites伪君子whoneedtobebroughtdownandit'sourpicturesthatmostangerothers.Readersmaynotbelieveaswedothatthereisadistinctionbetweenclear-mindedusandmean-spiritedthem.Intoomanycasesbyourchoicesofimagesaswellashowwegetthemweproveourreadersright.67.Whenjournalistsareworkingtheyaretoldto____.A.workwiththeirconscienceB.respecttheprivacyofthevictimC.separatetheirworkfromfeelingsD.askpoliceforpermissiontotakephotos68.The5thand6thparagraphsmainlytellusthat____.A.speeddeterminesthesuccessofanewsstoryB.photoagenciesaregreedierthanseriousnewspeopleC.photographershavefreeaccesstophotosofaccidentsD.profitisthedrivingforcebeliindthecompetitionforphotos69.Itcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphthatseriousnewspeople____.A.obtainphotosdifferentlyfromnewsagenciesB.arenobetterthanself-employedphotographersC.aremoredevotedtoworkthannon-professionalsD.haveahighermoralstandardthanself-employedphotographers70.Theunderlinedwordtheminthelastparagraphrefersto____.A.photoeditorsB.photoagenciesC.seriousnewspeopleD.self-employedphotographers
CHICAGO--BillClinton'seagerlyawaitedmemoir自传MyLifewillbepublishedthisJuneandissuretoignite点燃afirestormofinterestinanalreadypoliticallychargedelectionyear.BillClintonsaidthatmostpresidentialmemoirsarethoughttobedullandself-servingbutIhopemineisinterestingandself-serving.MyLifewhichisbeingpublishedbyKnopfandwillsellfor$35isexpectedbymanyindustrywatcherstorisetothetopofthebest-sellerlists.ClintonsaidthebooktellsthestoryofhislifefromhisbirthandchildhoodinArkansastohisyearsintheWhiteHousE.Fromthebookreaderscanhavealookathissuccessesandsetbacks.Hetellsthestoryasithappenstomesoyouseewhatit'sliketobepresident...toseehoweverythinghappensatoncE.WithoutofferingspecificsormentioningMonicaLewinskyClintonsaidIdon'tsparemyselfinthebook.Ihavenoideaifthisisagreatbookhesaidbutit'saprettygoodstory.Clintonwasreportedlypaidanadvanceof$10millionforthebookwhichwassupposedtobedoneayearago.TheminutethatbookgoesonsalepeoplewillbelinedupbuyingthebooksaidBobWietrakavice-president副总统andchiefmerchantforBarnes&NoblE.Somepredictthe957-pagebookwillbeoneofthefewpresidentialmemoirstoflyoffshelves.Booksellershavealreadytakenpre-orders.The1.5million-copyfirstprintingisbiggerthanthefirstrunforHillaryClinton'smemoirLivingHistorywhichsold1.8millioncopies.56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutthebookMyLife?A.ItwillcomeoutinJunE.B.Ithas957pagesinall.C.Itispricedat$35.D.ItwillbepublishedbyBarnes&Noble57.Readerswillnotfindmuchinformationaboutinthebook.A.Clinton'schildhoodB.Clinton’saffairwithMonicaLewinskyC.Clinton'spoliticallifeD.Clinton’spresidentialelection58.Theunderlinedwordsetbackmeans.A.achangefromworsetobetterB.achangefrombettertoworseC.achangefromworsetoworstD.achangebettertobest59.Whatcanwelearnaboutthesaleofbook?A.ThewholeprintingwillbebiggerthanthatofHillaryClinton'sLivingHistoryB.SomebooksellershaveplacedordersbeforehanD.C.ThebookwillbetakenofftheshelvesafteritmeetsfailurE.D.Peoplehavetoplaceanorderforthebookbeforeitcomesout.
SOUTHPARISMaineForeightstudentsintheWildernessLeadershipclassatOxfordHillsHighSchoolathree-dayweekendhikeintheWhiteMountainNationalForestsoundedlikeafunchallengingcourserequirement.Butwhenastormdumpedupto3feetofsnowonwesternMaineaharshlearningexperienceturnedintoacrashcourseinwintersurvival.ReportedmissingfromtheirscheduledmeetingplaceinGileadat5:30p.m.Sundaytheeightstudentsandtwoteacherswerenotfounduntil11A.m.yesterday[Monday]afterapilotspottedthegroupmovinginruggedsnow-blanketedarea.Thediscoveryfollowedanunsuccessfulgroundsearchbyvolunteersonsnowshoes.AfterthegroupwasreportedmissingSundayvolunteershiked3milesintothewoodstolookforthestudents.Thefive-houreffortturnedupnothingandthedecisionwasmadetowaituntilyesterdaymorningtoalsocanvasstheareabyair.AMaineWardenServicepilotliftedoffandspottedthegroupclosetotheirintendedtrailatabout11A.m.Strongairflowpreventedhimfromdescendingtowardthehikersbutthegroupclearlyrecognizedtheplaneaspartofasearchteam.TheywavedattheplanE.TheylaiddownspreadoutandwavedsaidMarkLattiaspokesmanfortheMaineWardenServicE.Thepilotthenguidedasearchpartyintotheirlocation.68.Beforeyesterdaythethree-dayweekendhikewassupposedtobea_____.A.funandrelaxingexcursionB.ridiculouscourserequirementC.crashcourseforwildernesssurvivalD.challenginglearningexperience69.Theunderlinedwordcanvassinparagraph4probablymeans_____.A.intrudeB.searchC.harvestD.exploit70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thevolunteersgaveupthesearchatlastbecauseoftheairflow.B.Thepilotsucceededinlandingbesidesthehikers.C.Thehikersalmoststucktotheirplannedrouteinspiteoftheheavysnow.D.Thesearchpartywentintothewoodsbyairandsavedthestudentsout.
HANGZHOUChina—MillionsofChinesebasketballfanswhowereupsetabouttheretirementofYaoMingareexcitedtoseeanotherevenmoreshiningstarJeremyLinrisingfromtheN.B.AandbecomingahouseholdnameallacrossChinA.WeareamazedbyLinShuhao’smagicperformanceandshouldcheerhimononeInternetuserwrotE.Hissportshirtshavesoldoutevenincludingthecounterfeit仿制品onessaidZhengXiaojuna24-year-oldclerk.Lin’samazingsuccessoverthelastmonthhascaughttheimaginationoftheChinesE.HehasbeenparticularlypopularhereinnorthernZhejiangprovincefromwhichhisgrandmotherwenttoTaiwaninthelate1940s.CaiQiawell-knownmicrobloggerpostedamessageonmicroblogovertheweekendstatingthatLin’shometownisJiaxingacitynearHangzhouwhereLin’sgrandmothergrewup.CaiQi’snephewYuGuohuaa56-year-oldfactoryworkerisLin’sclosestrelativestilllivinginnorthernZhejiang.HesaidinatelephoneinterviewthatLinhadcometoplaybasketballwiththeJiaxingHighSchoolteamlastMayandhadbeensurroundedbyadmirers.YusaidhedidnothaveachancetomeetLininthecrowdbutmanagedtospeakwithhisfamily.HisfatherwasverysupportiveofLin’splayingbasketballbuthisgrandmotherwasnotforfearhewouldbeinjuredYusaiD.Linmayowehisheight6feet3inchestohisgrandmother’sfamilyYusaiD.ChenWeijithefatherofLin’sgrandmotherwaswellover6feetandallofChen’schildrenweretallaswellhesaiD.TheN.B.A.believesthat300millionpeopleinChinaplaybasketball.TheretirementlastyearofYaoMingtookitsmainAsiandrawawayfromtheN.B.A.ButLin’sappearancehashelpedtheleagueremainahottopicofChineseonlinechatter.67.WhydoesLinShuhaoappealespeciallytopeopleinnorthernZhejiang?A.HewasborninZhejiang.B.HissportsshirtsaremadeinZhejiang.C.HeoncevisitedZhejiang.D.HisgrandmothergrewupinZhejiang.68.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A.LinonceplayedonJiaxingHighSchoolteamB.AllLin’srelativesmovedtoTaiwan60yearsagoC.Lin’sgrandmotherdidn’texpecthimtobeaplayerD.Lin’sfatherlovedplayingbasketball69.Lin’ssuccessinN.B.Ahas________.A.attractedmoreChinesechildrentoplaybasketballasacareerB.drawnChinesepeople’sattentionbacktotheleagueC.helpedhishometowndevelopsportsshirtsbusinessD.helpedhishometownattractmoreforeignvisitors70.Whichisthebesttitleofthereport?A.TheSecretofLin’sSuccessB.LinA.NewFocusinChinaC.LinandHisFamilyD.ChinesePlayersinN.B.A
Yearsafterthrowingabottle-upnoteintoalakeforaclassprojectandjustoneyearafterhisdeathaman’schildhoodmessagewasfoundandreturnedtohismother.Elevenyearsagoathen10-year-oldboyJoshuaBakerwrotethemessagefoldedandputitinanemptycontainerhismotherMaggieHolbrooksaiD.HediedlastFebruaryinamotorvehicleaccidentinCaliforniA.HehadrecentlyreturnedafteraservingintheMiddleEastasaUSmarinE.IthinkhewasjustlettingusknowhewasOkandkeepdoingwhatwearedoingHolbrooksaiD.ThemessagesurfacedinWhiteLakeinlateApriljustdaysafterthe11thanniversary周年纪日ofitsbeingthrownintothelakE.ItwasfoundbyoneofBaker’sclosestfriendsSteveLiedershesaiD.LiederandtwofriendswerechattingnearthelakewhenLiederlookeddownandsawthebottlE.HebrokeitopenandfoundthenoteinsidE.MynameisJoshuaBaker.Iam10.Ifyoufindthisputitonthenews.Thedateis4/16/98.TheyimmediatelytookittoHolbrookwhosaidsheisnowhavingthenotepreservedandwilldisplayitinherhomE.Shecanrememberwhenhersonwrotethemessagefortheschoolproject.Shesaidshealwayswonderedwhyhedidn’tputitinthenearbyWolfRiverwhichhasamuchstrongercurrent.IstillrememberthedayhewroteitHolbrooksaiD.Icouldn’tunderstandwhyhethrewitinthelakE.Noonewouldneverseeitagain.NowIknow.49.WhatwasJoshuaBakerwhenhediedinmotorvehicleaccidentinCalifornia?A.AnofficialB.AsoldierC.AworkerD.Ateacher50.Whofoundthebottleaccordingtothepassage?A.JoshuaBaker’smotherB.AfishermanC.JoshuaBaker’sfriendD.JoshuaBaker’smother’sfriend51.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaccordingtothepassage?A.ThemanthrewthebottleintothelakewithoutanypurposE.B.Themandidn’tputthebottleintothenearbyriverbecauseithadastrongcurrent.C.Notuntilrecentlydidhismotherunderstandwhyheputthebottleintothelake.D.Themanmadethebottle-upnotesoastolethisparentsknowhewasOK.52.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe____.A.Aman’sBottleMessageFoundAfterHisDeathB.ARidiculousandUnbelivableBottleMessageC.AStrangeBottle-upNoteAppearingInaLakeD.AnImportantChildhoodMessage11YearsAfterHisDeath
Socialnetworkingisn’tonlyfortheunder40s.Morethan25percentofAmericans50yearsandolderstayconnectedusingsitessuchasFacebookMySpaceandTwitteraccordingtonewresearch.ThelatestdatatellsusthatmoreandmoresocialnetworkingisbecomingapartofeverydaylifeforAmericans50plussaidKevinDonnellanthechiefcommunicationsofficeratAARPwhichreleasedthereport.NearlyaquarterofolderAmericansareonFacebookand73percentsaidtheyuseittostayintouchwithrelativesbutnotjusttheirchildrenandgrandchildren.TheyareusingtheInternettokeepupwiththeworldandthepeoplewhoareimportanttothemsaidJeanKoppentheauthorofthereport.SheaddedthatolderadultsarealsoonFacebooktostayconnectednotonlywiththeirfamilybutwiththeirfriendsandthoseinthesameagegroup.Almost50percentofolderadultswereintroducedtothesocialnetworkingsitesbyafamilymembermainlyachildorgrandchild.Justunderone-fifthofadultsaged50andoldersaytheydonotusetheInternetaccordingtothereport.Thefindingsarebasedonatelephonesurveyof1863adults.InadditiontokeepinguponFacebookandTwitterolderadultsareawareofthelatesttechnology.Eighty-threepercenthadheardabouttheAppleiPadand11percentintendedtobuyone.DespitethepopularityoftheInternetamongtheover50stheystillmostlygotoprintnewspapersandmagazinesfornews.Onlyonepercentsaidtheyfollowedblogs.64.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Socialnetworkingisn’tfortheunder40sintheU..S..A.B.Americanoldpeople’swayoflifeisquitefashionable.C.SocialnetworkingisbecomingpopularamongolderAmericans.D.FacebookMySpaceandTwitterarethemostpopularwebsitesintheUS.65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.85%ofAmericans50pluschoosetheInternetoverprintmedia.B.About460peopleinthetelephonesurveyoftenuseFacebook.C.About20%ofadultsaged50plushaveaccesstotheInternet.D.ThreequartersofthepeoplesurveyedgottoknowtheInternetthroughtheirfamily.66.Fromthetextitcanbeconcludedthat______.A.manyolderAmericansareopen-mindedaboutnewdevelopmentsB.KevinDonnellanapprovesofthischangeamongolderAmericansC.YoungpeopleshouldintroducetheirelderstonewtechnologyD.Inahightechageitisdifficulttoavoidsocialnetworking67.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.A.novel.B.A.newspaper.C.A.technologyguide.D.A.student’sresearchpaper
Sydney—Mobilephonehasbecomeaproblemformiddleschool.SomemiddleschoolsinAustraliahavebanned禁止studentsfromcarryingmobilephonesduringschoolhours.Mobilephoneuseamongchildrenhasbecomeaproblemfortheschoolthisyear.SeveralchildrenhavegotmobilephonesasChristmasgiftsandmorestudentswantthem.MaryBluettanofficialsaidmobilephoneuseisadistraction分心的事tostudentsduringschoolhoursanditalsogivesteacherssomuchtroubleintheirclassrooms.Teacherswerealsosayingthatsometimesstudentsmightusephonemessagestocheatduringexams.Shesaidsomeschoolshadtriedtobanmobilephones.Someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn’tgetintouchwiththeirchildren.Manyteacherssaidstudentsshouldnothavemobilephonesatschoolbutiftherewasagoodreasontheycouldleavetheirphonesatschooloffices.Theyalsosaidthereweremanyreasonswhythestudentsshouldnothavemobilephonesatschooltheywereeasytoloseandwereadistractionfromstudies.Manypeoplesaythattheyunderstandwhyparentswouldwanttheirchildrentohavephonesbuttheythinkschoolsshouldletthestudentsknowwhentheycanusetheirmobilephones.56.SomemiddleschoolsinAustraliahavebannedstudentsfromcarryingmobilephones________.A.becausetheyarestudentsB.whentheyarefreeC.whentheyareatschoolD.becausetheyareyoung57.Weknowfromthepassagethatsomechildrengetmobilephonesfrom________.A.themakersandsellersB.someotherstrangersC.theirparentsandfriendsD.somemobilephoneusers58.Someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn’t________duringschoolhours.A.usethemobilephonesB.leavetheirmobilephonesC.helptheteacherswiththeirworkD.getintouchwiththeirchildren59.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthefifthparagraphrefersto______.A.manyteachersB.somemessagesC.mobilephonesD.somestudents60.Thetopicmainlytalkedaboutinthepassageis________.A.whythestudentsshouldnotusemobilephonesinsomeAustralianschoolsB.whenthestudentsofsomeAustralianschoolscanusetheirmobilephonesC.whethertheAustralianstudentscanhavemobilephonesatschoolD.howsomeparentsfeelwhentheirchildrenshouldnotcarrymobilephones
OfficialsinSouthAfricaaretryingtomakesuretheycansolveanunusualprobleminthe2010WorldCupFinals—baboonjacking狒狒打劫.Forthosewhodon’tknowwhatthisisjustaskanypersonfromCapeTown.Theywilltellyouthatthelocalbaboonsliketoentercarsandhousesinsearchoffoodanddrink.OnespecialmonkeyFredhasbecomequitefamous.MarkDuffyleaderofagrouptrackingFredandhis26strongpartnerssaidEverydayithappens.He’llhitfourorfivecarsinaboutfiveminutes.ThewayFredoperatesistoopencardoorslookingforfoodanddrink.Healsonormallytakesahandbag.MrDuffyhadawarningforanyonewhomeetswithFredDon’ttrytogetthebagback.Thisisgoodadviceforthethousandsofsoccersupporters.TheCapeTowngovernmentistakingthebaboonproblemveryseriously.TheywanttomakesuretheWorldCupisawonderfuleventforeveryonE.Theyareworriedaboutmoreobviousproblemslikepickpockets小偷orrudepeoplE.Thelastthingtheyneedisforsoccerfanstobeattackedorbittenbybaboons.TheyhavealreadyspentoverUS$650000tryingtoprotectthecityfromthebaboons.ManysoccerfansmaynotknowhowdangerousthebaboonscanbE.Theyhaveapowerfulbitethatwouldmeanhospitaltreatment.CityofficialStephenGrangerbelievesthesoccertournament足球联赛willpasswithoutincidentIdon’tthinkthereisgoingtobeanyseriousdisruption困扰totourists...Wehaven’tseenbaboonsintheCapeTownstadiumyet.68.Itcanbelearnedfromthesecondparagraphthat________.A.theadviceforsoccerfansisnottobringhandbagsB.FredgoesintocarstakingnotonlyfoodbuthandbagsC.MarkDaffylikesthemonkeysinCapeTownD.MarkDuffyistheleaderofFred’sgroup69.Theunderlinedwordincidentinthelastparagraphreferstoaneventthatis________.A.usefulB.satisfyingC.commonD.unpleasant70.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlytotellus________.A.soccerfansarewelcomeinCapeTownB.soccerfansloveSouthAfricanbaboonsC.SouthAfricawillsucceedinholdingthe2010WorldCupD.thebaboonjackingproblemisbeingtakenseriouslyinSouthAfrica
Item1:JKRowlingtheHarryPotterauthorhassignedapublishingdealwithLittleBrowntoreleaseherfirstevernovelforadults.ThedealmeansthatRowling’slong-standingrelationshipwithBloomsburytheLondon-basedpublisherthatlaunchedtheHarryPotterbookshascometoanendatleastintermsofnewworksbytheauthor.Rowlingwhoisworthanestimated£530millionsaidthatthenewnovelwillbenothingliketheHarryPotterserieswhichsoldover30millioncopiesintheUKalonE.Shesaidthatwiththemovefromchildren’stoadultfictionamovetoanewpublisherseemedlikealogicalstep.[More]Item2:China'shurdlerLiuXiangwasdisqualifiedThursdayattheStockholmindoorathleticstournamentduetofalsestartgivinghisrivalDayronRoblesofCubaaneasywinof7.66seconds.LiuwasnotwillingtoexplainthereasonofhisfalsestartbuthetoldXinhuathatitwasnotrelatedtohisfootinjury.AnotherCubanOrlandoOrtegafollowedin7.68secondsandBalazsBajiofHungarystoodthirdin7.70seconds.LastSaturdayLiuwonthemen's60mhurdlefinalin7.41secondsattheBirminghamindoortournamentsettinganewAsianrecorD.HesaidWednesdaythathehopedtohaveanevenbetterperformancethanhedidinBirminghamattheStockholmindoortournament.[More]Item3:FormerNBAstarandcurrentBobcatsownerMichaelJordanfiledsuitinaChinesecourtagainstQiaodanSportsCompanyLimitedasportswearandfootwearmanufacturerfortheuseofhisnamewithoutpermission.JordansaysThiscomplaintisnotaboutmoneyit'saboutprincipleandprotectingmynamE.TheChinesecompanyhasregisteredandusesthenameQiaodan.JordanhasbeenknowninChinasincehegainedwidespreadpopularityinthemid-1980s.[More]Item4:A.commutertraincrashedatabusycentralstationinBuenosAiresonWednesdaykilling49passengersandinjuringmorethan600peoplethedeadliestinaseriesoftrainaccidentsinArgentinaoverthepastyears.Thetraincrashedatabout8:30A.m.atitsfinalstopattheOnceStationnotfarfromdowntownBuenosAires.Thetrainwascarryingmorethan800passengersandtravelingatanestimated16milesperhourwhenitenteredthestationslammingintothebarrieroftheplatformdestroyingtheenginE.[More]66.WhatisthepublisherofRowling’snewbookforadult?A.TheLondon–basedpublisherB.BloomsburyC.LittleBrownD.Wedon’tknow67.WhatisthefinalresultofLiuXiang’sStockholmindoorathleticstournament?A.7.41B.7.66C.7.68D.noresult68.Whichofthestatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ItissaidthatJKRowlingisworthabout£530billion.B.LiuXiang’sfalsestartisbecauseofhisfootinjury.C.JordancomplainsnotonlyaboutmoneybutprotectinghisnamE.D.Thetrain’speedisabout16milesperhourwhenitenteredthestation.69.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.HarryPotterbooksareverypopularintheUK..B.LiuXiangwonthemen's60mhurdlefinalattheBirminghamtournament.C.MichaelJordanistheownerofQiaodanSportsCompanyLimiteD.D.Thereabout800passengersinjuredonthecrashedtrain.70.Wherecanweseethepassage?A.TextbookB.GuidebookC.MagazineD.Website
Herearesomeoftheworld’smostimpressivesubwaysTheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesFeatures:TheTokyoMetroandToeilinesthatcomposeTokyo’smassive庞大的subwaysystemcarryalmost8millionpeopleeachdaymakingitthebusiestsystemintheworlD.Thesystemisfamousforitsoshiya—literallypusher—whopushespassengersintocrowdedsubwaycarssothedoorscanclosE.Andyouthinkyourcommute上下班路程ishell.TheMoscowMetroFeatures:TheMoscowMetrohassomeofthemostbeautifulstationsintheworlD.ThebestofthemwerebuiltduringtheStalinisteraandfeaturechandeliers枝形吊灯marblemoldingsandelaboratemurals精美的壁画.Withmorethan7millionridersadaykeepingallthatmarblecleanhasgottobeaburden.TheHongKongMTRFeatures:TheHongKongMTRhasthedistinctionofbeingoneofthefewsubwaysystemsintheworldthatactuallyturnsaprofit.It’sprivatelyownedandusesrealestatedevelopmentalongitstrackstoincreaseincomeandridership.ItalsointroducedOctopuscardsthatallowpeopletonotonlypaytheirfareselectronicallybutbuystuffatconveniencestoressupermarketsrestaurantsandevenparkingmeters.It’sestimatedthat95%ofalladultsinHongKongownanOctopuscarD.ShanghaiMetroFeatures:ShanghaiisthethirdcityinChinatobuildametrosystemandithasbecomethecountry’slargestinthe12yearssinceitopened.ShanghaiMetrohas142milesoftrackandplanstoaddanother180mileswithinfiveyears.Bythat.pointitwouldbethreetimeslargerthanChicagoL.Thesystemcarriesabout2.18millionpeopleaday.TheLondonMetroFeatures:LondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUndergroundeventhough55percentofitliesabovegrounD.Nomatterwhenyou’vegottheoldestmass-transitsystemintheworldyoucancallitanythingyoulike.Trainsstartedin1863andthey’vebeenrunningeversincE.Some3millionpeoplerideeachdayeveryoneofthemrememberingtoMindthegap.60.Whichonecanprovidetheriderssomewonderfuldecorationsatthestations?A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheMoscowMetroC.TheLondonMetroD.TheHongKongMTR61.________isdonewiththepurposeofmakingmoney.A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheMoscowMetroC.TheLondonMetroD.TheHongKongMTR62.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatShanghaiMetro____________.A.carriesthemostpeopleeachdayB.istheworld’slargestC.maybelargerthantheChicagoLinthefutureD.isthebusiestintheworld63.WhatdoweknowabouttheHongKongMTR?A.ItisnotownedbystatE.B.Ithasbecomethecountry’slargestsubwaysinceitopeneD.C.Itcarriesthemostpeopleeveryday.D.ItisthebusiestsystemintheworlD.
BERLIN—WiththecrisisinJapanraisingfearsaboutnuclearpowerGermanyandSwitzerlandsaidonMondaythattheywouldreassessthesafetyoftheirownreactors.DorisLeuthardtheSwissenergyministersaidSwitzerlandwouldputoffplanstobuildnuclearplants.Shesaidnonewoneswouldbepermitteduntilexpertshadreviewedsafetystandards.GermanywillputofftherecentlydecidedextensionoftherunningtimeofGermannuclearplantsChancellorAngelaMerkeltoldreporters.Thismoratorium延缓willrunforthreemonthsanditwillallowforathoroughexaminationofthesafetystandardsofthecounty’s17nuclearpowerplants.TheEuropeanUnioncalledforameetingonTuesdayofnuclearsafetyauthoritiestoassessEurope’spreparedness.Germany’sforeignministerGuidoWesterwellecalledforanewriskanalysisofthecountry’snuclearplantsparticularlyregardingtheircoolingsystems.HeistheleaderoftheFreeDemocraticPartywhichstronglysupportsnuclearpower.ApreviousgovernmentledbytheSocialDemocratspassedalawin2001tocloseallthecountry’snuclearplantsby2021.ButMrs.Merkel’sgovernmentchangedthatdecisionlastyeartoextendthelivesoftheplantsbyanaverageof12years.InSwitzerlandDorisLeuthardsaidshehadalreadyaskedtoanalyzetheexactcauseoftheproblemsinJapananddrawupnewortoughersafetystandardsparticularlyintermsofseismic地震的safetyandcooling.InRussiathePrimeMinistersaidhisgovernmentwoulddrawconclusionsfromwhat’sgoingoninJapan.60.Wherecanyoumostlikelyreadthispassage?A.Inanewspaper.B.InamagazinE.C.Inasciencereport.D.Inadiary.61.HowwillGermanyreacttoJapan’snuclearcrisis?A.Germanywillcloseallthecountry’snuclearplants.B.Germanywillholdameetingofnuclearsafetyauthorities.C.Germanywillchangethedecisionmadelastyear.D.GermanywilldelaytheextensionofnuclearplantsrunningtimE.62.TheauthormentionsallthefollowingEXCEPT______.A.ThemoratoriuminGermanywillgivetimetoexaminethenuclearplantssafetystandards.B.Switzerlandwillnotbuildnewnuclearplantsunlesstheymeettheexperts’safetystandards.C.TheSocialDemocratsinGermanysharesthesameviewwiththeFreeDemocraticParty.D.RussiawilltrytolearnsomethingfromthenuclearpowercrisisinJapan.63.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.WatchOutfortheDangerofNuclearPowerB.EuropeIsagainstBuildingNuclearPlantsC.NuclearPlantsinEuropeAreDelayedD.OpinionsonNuclearPowerAreOppositE.
NEWSN.EWRIE.nvironmentalM.asterofS.cienceNEWRI:N.anyangE.nvironment&W.aterR.esearchI.nstituteBealeaderinenvironmentalscienceandengineeringthroughtheNEMSprogrammeNEWRIEnvironmentalMasterofScienceNEMSisaprimarygraduateeducationandresearchprogrammeconductedbyNanyangTechnologicalUniversity’sNTU’sNEWRIwithsummerattachmentatStanfordUniversity.ItaimstotrainengineersandscientiststomeettheincreasingenvironmentalchallengesforAsiaandthewiderregion.NEWRI-NanyangEnvironment&WaterResearchInstituteNEWRIisenablingSingaporetobeaglobalcenterofenvironmentalscienceandtechnologyinprovidingtechnologicalsolutionstotheworlD.Itiscommittedtoenvironmentalandwatertechnologiesthroughitsecosystemofeducationresearchanddevelopmentalactivities.NEWRIistryingitsbesttopulltogetherNTU’swaterandenvironment-relatedcentresandinstitutesgatheringoneanother’sstrengthsforthebenefitofindustryandsociety.MasterofScienceApplications●Applicationsopennowandcloseon30May2012forSingaporeapplicants.●Graduateshavingrelevantengineeringorsciencebackgroundincludingfinal-yearstudentsareinvitedtoapply.●ApplicantsarerequiredtohaveacertificateofGRE.FurtherinformationandapplicationmaterialsareavailableattheWebsite:http://www.CeE.ntu.edu.sg/Graduate/NEMSHighlightsofProgramme:★StudentsspendafullsummertermatStanfordtakingregularcoursesandcontinuewiththerestoftheiracademicprogrammeatNTU.★Itisa12-monthfull-timecourseinenvironmentalscience&engineering.★StudentsunderNEMSwillhaveopportunitiestodoresearchprojectsunderNEWRIaswellastocontinuefortheDoctor’sdegreE.★GraduatingstudentsreceivetheNTUdegreeandacertificatefromStanfordfortheirsummerattachment.ScholarshipfortuitiongrantsandlivingexpensesatbothStanfordandNTUareavailableEnquirycontact:MsChristianSohTel6568610507Fax:6568614606Email:nems@ntu.edu.sgInformationonothergraduateprogrammesavailableatwww.ntu.edu.sg/cee/program/postgraD.asp
LOSANGELES?TheArtistwonin5categoriesofthe84thAnnualAcademyAwardsSundaynightincludingBestPictureBestDirectorandBestActor.ThefilmalsogottheOscarstatuettesforCostumeDesignandOriginalScore.ItisthefirsttimeamostlysilentfilmtowinbestpicturesinceWingswonatthefirstOscarceremonyin1929.Anditisalsothefirstblack-and-whitemovietowinbestpicturesinceSchindler'sListin1994.ThefilmbeatoutTheDescendantsHugoTheHelpMoneyballWarHorseExtremelyLoud&IncrediblyCloseMidnishtinParisandTheTreeofLifetobetheBestPicture.AdditionallyitisthefirsttimeinAcademyAwardshistorythataFrenchactorandaFrenchfilmmakertookthetopactinganddirectingawards.MichelHazanaviciuswontheBestDirectorandJeanDujardinwhoplaysthesilentfilmstarGeorseValentinwontheawardforBestActor.ThefilmalsowonawardsoftheProducersGuildofAmericatheBritishAcademyofFilmandTelevisionArtsandbestmotionpicturemusicalorcomedyfromtheGoldenGlobes.Itwasnominatedin10categoriesoftheAcademyAwards.41.Whichofthefollowingawardsdidn'tTheArtistwinatthe84thOscarceremonyin2012?A.TheBestForeignLanguageFilm.B.TheBestCostumeDesign.C.TheBestDirector.D.TheBestOriginalScore.42._______wontheBestPictureatthefirstOscarceremony.A.WingsB.Schindler'sListC.TheTreeofLifeD.MidnightinParis43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Wingsisablack-and-whitefilm.B.Schindler'sListwontheBestFeature.C.TheArtistwontheawardoftheBritishAcademyofFilm.D.Schindler'sListbeatoutTheDescendantstobetheBestPicture.44.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheArtistwonmanyotherawardsbesidestheOscarAwards.B.FrenchfilmsseldomwonOscarAwards.C.TheOscarAwardsisprobablythemostinfluentialawardinthefilmindustry.D.AnyfilmhastowinotherawardsbeforewinningtheOscarAwards.
2011TopEducationNewsTigerMotherbecamewellknownbothintheUSandChinaafterthepublicationoftheBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherbyAmyChuaaprofessorofYaleUniversityandaChineseimmigrantmother.InthebookChuadescribeshowsheeducateshertwodaughtersinastricttypicalChineseway.TheSouthUniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChinaSUSTCbecameChina'sfirstindependentuniversity-theonlyuniversitytorecruitstudentsthroughitsindependentexamratherthantheNationalCollegeEntranceExamadoptedbyalmostallpublicuniversitiesinChinA.WuhanschoolboyHuangYibo13knownasthedeputychiefofallWuhan'syoungpioneersbecameanovernightsensationafterbloggingaboutwatchingprimetimenewsonChina'sCentralTelevisionsincehewastwoyearsoldandreadingPeople'sDailysincetheageofsevenbecausehisfatheraskedhimtodoso.TheFirstExperimentalElementarySchoolofWeiyangdistrictinXi'anShaanxiprovincehittheheadlinesforrequiringstudentswithapoorperformancetowearagreenscarfdistinguishingthemfromthegoodperformanceoftheredscarfasymbolfortheYoungPioneerorganization.DongFanaprofessorfromBeijingNormalUniversitythedirectoroftheuniversity’srealestateresearchcenterrefusedtoseeanyofhisstudentswhodonotpossess40millionyuanbythetimetheyare40.Dongsaidpeoplewhohadreceivedhigh-leveleducationshouldbeashamediftheydonotliveawealthylifE.TheNo4classroombuildingonthecampusofTsinghuaUniversityoneofChina'selitecollegestookonthenameofapopularclothingcompanytheHongKong-basedJeanswestClothinginMay.A.golden-coloredplatebearingthenameofthecompanywasaffixedontothewalloftheteachingbuilding.53.Howmanypiecesofthenewsabovehavesomethingtodowithfamilyeducation?A.2B.3C.4D.554.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothenewsabove?A.TigerMotherisfamousforherbookabouthowsheeducateshertwodaughters.B.Studentscaringaboutenvironmentalprotectionwillwearagreenscarf.C.TsinghuaUniversitybecameChina'sfirstindependentuniversity.D.HuangYibobegantoreadPeople'sDailyattheageoftwo.55.WecaninferfromthenewsaboutDongFanthat_______.A.heworkshardB.hesparesnoeffortstohelphisstudentsC.hetendstomeasuresuccessbymoneyD.heisaprofessorofYaleUniversity56.Allthesixpiecesofnewsabovedealwiththesubjectof______.A.schoolsB.parentsC.studentsD.education
GuangzhouXinhuanewsagency——12peoplewerekilledand20injuredearlyyesterdaymorningwhentheyjumpedfromaburningtraincarintothepathofanoncoming即将到来的goodstraininSouthernChinA.WhenNo.247Wuchang——GuangzhoupassengertrainwaspassingtheDayaoshanTunnelinGuangdongProvinceSouthChinaat00:17hoursyesterdayafirecausedbypassengers'smokingbrokeoutonNo.17car.TheywantedtoextinguishfirE.Howeverwhilethetrainwasstoppingsomefrightenedpassengersjumpedfromwindows.Asaresult12passengerswerecrushedtodeathand20otherswereinjuredbyanoppositenorthwardpassinggoodstrain-No.1766.71.WhatwasthecauseofthefireA.A.heavyrain.B.HightemperaturE.C.Carelessness.D.Fear.72.WhendidtheaccidenthappenA.At00:17am.B.At00:17pm.C.AtseventeenpastoneD.Atseventeentoone73.WheredidtheaccidenthappenA.InWuchang.B.InGuangzhou.C.InHubei.D.InGuangdong.74.Theunderlinedwordextinguishinthepassagemostprobablymeans.A.putoutB.putupC.comeupD.comeout75.InwhichdirectiondidthepassengertraintravelA.NorthwarD.B.SouthwarD.C.EastwarD.D.WestwarD.
SANFRANCISCO—SalesforApple’sthirdgenerationiPadhashitrecordinthefirstdaysafteritwasonthemarketAppleandcarrier电信公司AT&TsaidonMonday.ThenewiPadwentonsaleonMarch16intheUnitedStatesalongwithnineadditionalcountriesandareas.WehadarecordweekendandwearethrilledwithitApple’sCEOTimCooksaidMondayataconferencE.ShortlyaftertheconferencecallAT&TsaidthelaunchofthenewiPadsetanewsingle-dayrecordforitssales.OnFridayMarch16AT&Tsetanewsingle-dayrecordforitsiPadsalesshowingstrongdemandforthenewiPadonthenation’slargest4Gnetworksaidthemobilecarrierinabriefannouncement.ThenewiPadisApple’sfirst4G-capableproductfeaturingretina视网膜displayHDcameraandfasterprocessor.BeforehittingstoresthenewiPadpre-salesweresoldoutworldwideintwodays.BEIJING—A.Chinesefarmerwassentencedto13yearsinprisonMondayforstealingartpiecesfromtheForbiddenCitylastyearcourtauthoritiessaiD.ShiBaikui27wasfined13000yuan$2059andwasdeprived剥夺ofhispoliticalrightsfor3yearsaccordingtotherulingannouncedbytheSecondIntermediatePeople’sCourtinBeijingMondaymorning.ShifromEastChina’sShandongProvincebrokeintotheheavilyguardedformerhomeofChineseemperorsintheheartofBeijingandstolenineartpiecesmadeofgoldandjewelsonMay82011thecourtsaidinastatement.WhilehurriedlyescapingShileftbehindfiveofthepiecesintheForbiddenCity’scompound场地.FailingtoimmediatelysellthetreasureshethrewtheotherfourpiecesawaythenextdaythedocumentsaiD.Sixpieceswererecoveredandthethreemissingwereworthabout150000yuan$23760intotal.ShiwasarrestedbypoliceatanInternetcaféinBeijing’sFengtaidistrict58hoursafterthetheft.56.WecaninferfromthenewsthatthenewiPad______.A.wassoldoutonMar.16B.ismoreadvancedthanthelastversionC.ischeaperthanothercellphonesD.issoldonlyintheUnitedStates.57.ThenewiPadissopopularbecause_______.A.it’sbetterequippedB.it’smadeintheUnitedStatesC.itisApple’sfirstproductD.itdependsonthenation’slargest4Gnetwork58.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestolenartpieces?A.TheywereallrecovereD.B.Theywereallsoldoff.C.Somewereleftbehindandsomewerethrownaway.D.Someweremissingandsomeweresoldoff.59.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.NooneguardedtheForbiddenCity.B.Thethiefwassentencedtothreeyearsinprison.C.Thenineartpieceswereworthabout150000yuan.D.Thethiefwascaughttwodayslater.
Nowit’stimeforsomebriefnewsitems.TeensGoOnlineSome13millionEuropeanchildrenunder18usetheInternetforschoolworkgamesandmusicaccordingtoresearchdonebyNielsen’sNet-rating.ThestudycoveredBritainGermanyFranceItalyandSpain.Expertsadvisedparentstolimitthetimetheirkidsonlineandkeepthemawayfromchatrooms.ChattothemagicMumBritishauthorJ.K.RowlingmotherofmagicboyHarryPotterwilldoanInternetinterviewabouthernewboolHarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrinceonJune26.BeforetheeventchildrenareinvitedtosendtheirquestionsaboutHarrytothewebsitE.ThebookwillhitstoresintheUSandUKonJune21andwillarriveinChinainAugust.SchoolSoldiersRussianschoolstudentswillhavetodobasicmilitarytrainingintheirfinalyearofschoolthegovernmenthasdecided.Thelessonwillincludelearningtofiregunsmarchingdrillsandhowtodealwithachemicalnuclearorbiologicalattack.Theactivityisseenaspartofadrivetowardtheeducationoftheirlovefortheircountry.Isithardforyoutogetupearlyandgetreadyforclasses?SomestudentsatWinterParkHighSchooljustrollourofbedintheirpajamas睡衣andgotoclassintheirownbedrooms.Ofcoursetheirteachersandclassmatesdonotseethembecausealltheirclassworkisonthecomputer.TheFloridaHighSchoolthestate’sonlyonlineschoolhad250studentswhoaretakingclassedathomebycomputer.Studentsinthisfirstonlineprogramtakeclassedinalgebra代数Americangovernmentchemistrycomputereconomicsandweb-pagedesign.Theyalsohavetogotoregularschooltoattendotherclasses.70.InthefirstnewsitemwhichcountryisNOTcoveredintheresearch?A.Britain.B.France.C.Sweden.D.Spain.71.WhywillRussianschoolstudentshavebasicmilitarytraining?A.TogetreadyforamilitaryparadE.B.Tolearntoprotectthemselves.C.TogainsomemilitaryknowledgE.D.Todeveloptheirloveforthecountry.72.Whatisthesecondnewsitemmainlyabout?A.J.K.RowlingwillhaveanInternetinterview.B.ChildrenwillmeetHarryPotter’smother.C.TheHarryPotterbookwillbeavailableontheInternet.D.TheHarryPotterbookwillarriveinChinainearlyJunE.
LOSANGELES?TheArtistwonin5categoriesofthe84thAnnualAcademyAwardsSundaynightincludingBestPictureBestDirectorandBestActor.ThefilmalsogottheOscarstatuettesforCostumeDesignandOriginalScore.ItisthefirsttimeamostlysilentfilmtowinbestpicturesinceWingswonatthefirstOscarceremonyin1929.Anditisalsothefirstblack-and-whitemovietowinbestpicturesinceSchindler'sListin1994.ThefilmbeatoutTheDescendantsHugoTheHelpMoneyballWarHorseExtremelyLoud&IncrediblyCloseMidnishtinParisandTheTreeofLifetobetheBestPicture.AdditionallyitisthefirsttimeinAcademyAwardshistorythataFrenchactorandaFrenchfilmmakertookthetopactinganddirectingawards.MichelHazanaviciuswontheBestDirectorandJeanDujardinwhoplaysthesilentfilmstarGeorseValentinwontheawardforBestActor.ThefilmalsowonawardsoftheProducersGuildofAmericatheBritishAcademyofFilmandTelevisionArtsandbestmotionpicturemusicalorcomedyfromtheGoldenGlobes.Itwasnominatedin10categoriesoftheAcademyAwards.41.Whichofthefollowingawardsdidn'tTheArtistwinatthe84thOscarceremonyin2012?A.TheBestForeignLanguageFilm.B.TheBestCostumeDesign.C.TheBestDirector.D.TheBestOriginalScore.42._______wontheBestPictureatthefirstOscarceremony.A.WingsB.Schindler'sListC.TheTreeofLifeD.MidnightinParis43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Wingsisablack-and-whitefilm.B.Schindler'sListwontheBestFeature.C.TheArtistwontheawardoftheBritishAcademyofFilm.D.Schindler'sListbeatoutTheDescendantstobetheBestPicture.44.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheArtistwonmanyotherawardsbesidestheOscarAwards.B.FrenchfilmsseldomwonOscarAwards.C.TheOscarAwardsisprobablythemostinfluentialawardinthefilmindustry.D.AnyfilmhastowinotherawardsbeforewinningtheOscarAwards.
CHICAGOReuters-Smokingnotonlycanwrinklethefaceandturnityellow—itcandothesametothewholebodyresearchersreportedonMonday.ThestudypublishedintheArchivesofDermatologyshowsthatsmokingaffectstheskinalloverthebody-evenskinprotectedfromthesun.Weexaminednon-facialskinthatwasprotectedfromthesunandfoundthatthetotalnumberofpacksofcigarettessmokedperdayandthetotal.yearsapersonhassmokedwerelinkedwiththeamountofskindamageapersonexperiencedDr.YolandaHelfrichoftheUniversityofMichiganwholedthestudysaidinastatement.Inparticipantsolderthan65yearssmokershadsignificantlymorefinewrinklingthannonsmokers.Similarfindingswereseeninparticipantsaged45to65years.Helfrich'steamaddedintheirreport.Theresearcherstested82peoplesmokersandnonsmokerstakingpicturesoftheinnerrightarms.Theyrangedinagefrom22to91andhalfweresmokers.Independentjudgesdecidedhowwrinkledeachperson'sskinwas.Whenskinisexposedtosunlightnotablythefaceitbecomescoarse粗糙的.WrinkledanddiscoloredwithapaleyellowtintHelfrich'steamwrote.Severalpreviousstudieshavefoundthatcigarettesmokingconducestopremature过早的skinagingasmeasuredbyfacialwrinklesthestudysaidbutlittlehasbeendonetomeasuretheagingofskinnotexposedtolight.Thereportdidnotdiscussdiemechanisminvolvedbutpreviousresearchhasfoundthatcigarettesmokeamongotherthingscausesbloodvessels血管beneaththeskintoconstrict紧缩reducingbloodsupplytotheskin.Smokingcanalsodamagetheconnectivetissuethatsupportsbothdieskinandtheinternalorgans.31.WhenyourskinisexposedtosunlightlongitbecomesallofthefollowingExcept________.A.discoloredB.coarseC.roughD.flexible32.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseconducestoinParagraph7mean?A.helpB.encourageC.preventD.stop33.Howwrinkledaperson'sskinisdoesn'trelateto.A.thenumberofcigarettesapersonsmokesB.thekindandcharacteristicsofskinC.howlongapersonsmokesD.howlongskinisundersunlight34.Fromthepassagesmokingresultsinskinagingmainlybecause.A.itcanmakeskincomeoffB.itcanmakeyoufeeltiredC.itwilllowerbloodsupplytoskinD.itcanmakebloodrunfaster35.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.A.informpeopleabouttheresultofthestudyB.advisepeoplehowtoprotectskinC.warnpeoplenottosmokeagainD.introduceanewwayofavoidskinaging
WritingalongbookseemedtobetoomuchformE.SoforalongtimeIjustwroteshortarticles.Onedayinspiration灵感foranarticlehitmeandasIstartedwritingparagraphsbeganflowingoutfast.ItturnedouttobetoolongtobeanarticlE.Ithoughtitwouldnothurttotryselfpublishingabooklet小册子.Thefirstprintingofthis32pageblackandwhitebookletsoldoutwithinaweek.HereissomethingthatIhavelearnedthroughmyexperiencE.1.Startsmall.Don’ttrytohavea400pageworkasyourfirstpublication出版物.Isuggestyoupublishabookletunder50pagestolaunchyourcareerasanauthor.2.AskforadvicE.Ifyouknowsomepeoplewhohavepublishedsomethingaskthemforadviceandhelp.Youwillgainusefulinformationfromthemandsaveyourselfmanyproblems.3.____________________WhenyouputyourheartintosomethingonlytohearWe’renotinterestedyoumaygethurt.Butyoumustremindyourselfthatthisisquitecommon.Everyyesyoureceivecomesafteratleastfivenoesespeciallyatthebeginning.Youneedtorevise校订yourbookmanytimestoreducethechancesofbeingturneddown.4.Themoreyoumarketthemoreyousell.Youcanpublishanexcellentbook.Butifnopeopleknowaboutityoucannotexpectmanybuyers.Sendoutanemailtofriendsfamilyandbusinesspartnerstellingthemyourbook’spublicationdatE.Askthemtohelpsellyourbook.Donotbeafraidtotrynovelideas.58.Welearnthatbeforeselfpublishinghisfirstbookletthewritermostprobably________.A.hopedthathewouldwritesomefamouslongstoriesB.hadnothingpublishedinnewspapersC.wasnothappywithwhathehadwrittenD.thoughtitdifficulttofinishalongbook59.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordlaunchinPoint1heremean?A.Begin.B.Develop.C.LeaD.D.DescribE.60.What’sthebesttitleforPoint3?A.Noonewilllikewhatyouwroteatfirst.B.Youwillgethurtbywhatyouwroteatfirst.C.Prepareforayesratherthanano.D.Bepreparedtodealwithnoes
Around200peoplewhothoughttheironlyexperienceoftheLondon2012OlympicGameswouldbeminorheatsofsynchronizedswimming花样游泳havereceivedanunexpectedchangetothemen's100mfinalbecauseofanembarrassingticketingmistakE.TheLondon2012OrganizingCommitteeLocogconfirmedonWednesdaythatanerrorinitsticketsellinghadledtofoursynchronizedswimmingcompetitionsbeingoversoldby10000tickets.LocoganditsticketagentspenttheChristmasperiodcontactingticketholdersandofferingthemalternativesthatincludedtheticketstheyhadappliedforbutunsuccessful.Thechangesneednoadditionalcost.Ithasalsoofferedtoreturnanydiscrepancy差额ifthenewticketscostlessthantheoriginals.LocogsaidthereplacementticketswouldcomefromanumberofunsoldseatsacrosstheOlympicGamesanitwasdoingallitcouldtomakeuptheerrortothefanswhoboughttickets.Locogsaidtheerroroccurredinthesummerbetweenthefirstandsecondroundofticketsaleswhenamemberofstaffmadeamistakeentering20000intothecomputerratherthanthecorrectfigureof10000remainingtickets.TheerrorwasdiscoveredwhenLocogcheckedthenumberofticketsthathadbeensoldagainstthefinalseatingnumbersandbegancontactingticketholdersbeforeChristmas.Thousandsofticketholdershavealreadystruckluckychangingtoticketsformajoreventsincludingswimmingandathleticsfinalsandinaround200casesthehottestofallthemen’s100mfinal.Locogsaidthedecisiontoaward100mfinalticketswasmadebecauseoneofthesynchronizedswimmingcompetitionswasonthesameafternoonastheeventAugust5.36.Asaresultoftheticketingmistakeabout200people____.A.willluckilybeabletowatchthemen’s100mfinalB.willnotenjoythesynchronizedswimmingeventsC.willhavetochangetheirticketstoothergamesD.haveappliedforticketstothemen’s100mfinal37.InordertosolvetheproblemtheLocog____.A.requiredtheholderstoreturntheticketsB.allowedtheholderstoapplyforanotherticketC.wouldchargethediscrepancyforchangingtheticketsD.offeredtochangetheticketswithoutanyextracost38.TheunderlinedworditParagraph3refersto____.A.LocogB.theticketingmistakeC.theOlympicGamesD.theadditionalcost39.Howmanyticketholderswillhavetochangetheirtickets?A.200.B.10000.C.20000.D.30000.40.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.ThesynchronizedswimmingisthehottestoftheOlympics.B.Thousandsofticketholdersrefusedtochangetheirtickets.C.Themen’s100mfinalwilltakeplaceonAugust52012.D.Thenumberofticketsforsynchronizedswimmingis10000.
WASHINGTONJan.21—Iwanttobeabuilder.IwanttobuildhousesandbuildingsforthehomelesssaidAmanEfremathird-gradestudentfromHearstElementaryinWashington.D.C.ForanotherstudentAzaleaWestraythedreamisthatallpeoplestopviolenceandallpeopleloveandrespectoneanother.ThetwowereamongvariousanswerstotheWashingtonPost’sblankfillingtoMydreamiswhenAmericansobservedtheMartinLutherKing’sDayMonday.FromAtlantatoChicagomemorialservicesforumsandralliesareheldnationwideMondaytohonortheadvocateofpeacefulresistanceandequalityforpeopleofallraces.TheWallStreetinNewYorkinparticularkickedoffthecelebrationoftheMartinLutherKing’sDAYonFridayinanunusualwaywiththeleaderofAmerican’smostimportantcivilrightsgroupalsochairmanoftheCongressofRacialEqualityRoyInnisringingtheopeningbellinthemorningattheNasdaqstockexchangE.MemoryofMartinLutherKing’sunfulfilleddreamaddsfueltothespeculation推测onthefirstAfricanAmericanpresidentialhopefulIllinoisSenatorBarackObamaasthe2008presidentialprimarywillmovetoSouthCarolinaonJan.26whichhomesalargeblackpopulation.ObamaandtwootherDemocraticpresidentialcandidatesNewYorkSenatorHillaryRodhamClintonandformerNorthCarolineJohnEdwardsMondayturnedthememorialeventsintotheircampaignstagestopersuadetheblackwhoaccountsforasignificantpercentageofthetotalDemocraticvotersinthestatE.AttherallyObamaechoedMartinLutherKing’sdreamandcalledfortheendofdivisionsthathesaidhasdamagedthepresidentialcontest.AndClintonontheotherhandrecalledlisteningtoKing’sspeechinherchildhoodandremindedvotersofhisvisionofracialequality.ThedreamisnowherefulfilledshesaiD.NowwearecalledtoriseupspeakupandfinallygetitdonE.66.Thispassagemainlytellsusthat.A.thedreamofMartinLutherKingJr.hasnotbeenfulfilleduntilnowB.MartinLutherKing’sDaywascelebratedintheU.S.onMondayC.everybodyhashisowndreamincludingschoolchildrenD.U.Spresidentialcandidatesseeksupportfromtheblacks67.Thetwostudentsmentionedinthefirstparagraph.A.expressedtheirwishesinreplytoanAmericannewspaperB.wereblackchildrenwhosufferedpovertyandviolenceC.wereaskedtomakeaspeechentitledIhaveadreamD.weredeterminedtofulfillthedreamofMartinLutherKingJr.68.TheWallStreetinNewYork.A.refusedtocelebratetheMartinLutherKing’sDayB.observedtheMartinLutherKing’sDayonFridayinsteadofonMondayC.startedthecelebrationoftheMartinLutherKing’sDayinanunusualwayD.invitedBarackObamatoringtheopeningbellatthestockexchange69.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatSouthCarolinaisthehometownof.A.MartinLutherKingB.BarackObamaC.manyblackpeopleD.theU.S.president70.AttherallyClintontriedtoshowtovotersthat.A.sheoncelistenedtoKing’sspeechB.shewasfortheequalityamongdifferentracesC.thedreamhasalreadybeenfulfilledD.shewastheonewhocouldfulfillKing’sdream
TheLondonOrganizingCommitteeoftheOlympicGamesannouncedthedetailsofthelightingoftheOlympicFlameandtravelaroundtheUKtobestartedinMay.OrganizedbytheHellenicOlympicCommitteeHOC希腊奥委会theOlympicFlamewillbeignitedmid-morningonMay10usingthesun'sraysattheTempleofHerainOlympiainanhour-longceremonyamongthehistoricruinsofthehomeoftheancientGames.FromtheLightingCeremonyinOlympiatheHOCwilltaketheOlympicFlameonan8-dayrelayaroundGreecebeforearrivinginAthensonMay17fortheofficialhandoverceremony.Duringanearlyeveninghour-longceremonytheOlympicFlamewillbehandedovertoaLondon2012representativE.BritishAirwaystheofficialairlinepartneroftheLondon2012GameswillcarrytheOlympicFlameonboardflightBA2012一agoldenaircraftfromAthensintotheUKonMay18.TheFlamewillarriveintotheUKatRoyalNavalAirStationCuldroseonearlyeveningofMay18.OnthemorningofMay19theFlamewillthentravelfromRNAStoLand'sEndreadyforthestartoftheLondon2012OlympicTorchRelay.TheOlympicFlamewilltravel8000milesacrosstheUKtowithin10milesof95percentofthepopulation^8000torchbearers火炬手willcarrytheOlympicFlameforapproximately300meterseachpassingtheOlympicFlamefromtorchtotorchuntilitreachestheOlympicStadiumontheeveof27July.56.TheunderlinedwordignitedinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto____.A.changedB.replacedC.litD.kept57.TheofficialhandoverceremonyoftheOlympicFlamewilllast____.A.anhourB.oneeveningC.aweekD.8days58.Welearnfromthetextthat____.A.theOlympicFlamerelaywilltakeplaceonlyintheUKB.the2012LondonOlympictorchrelaywilllastoverthreemonthsC.theOlympicFlamewilltravelfromGreecetotheUKbylandD.mostpeopleintheUKneedn'ttravelfartoseetheOlympicFlame59.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Welcometoenjoythe2012LondonOlympictorchrelayB.OlympicFlamelightingandUKarrivaldetailsannouncedC.ThehardjourneyofOlympicFlamefromhometoLondonD.AbriefintroductiontothehistoryofOlympicFlamerelay
WhentheJapaneseattackedAmerica’sshipsatPearlHarboron7December1941theydiditsecretly.ThemakersofthemoviePearlHarborhavebehaveddifferently.ThenoiseaboutPearlHarbormadebyDisneyhasreacheditshighestpointwithitspremiere首次公演beforethemovieopensincinemasacrosstheUSatthestartoftheMemorialDayholidayweekendatimetorecallnationalheroeswhosacrificedtheirlivesonthebattlefielD.AsBenAffleckisthemainstarthemovieseemssuretobecomeasuccessintheUnitedStatesatleast.AtalmostthreehoursinlengthitpromisestobeagoodoldHollywoodmovie.Thereisalovestory.Affleckandhisco－starJoshHartnettbothfallinlovewiththenavynurseKateBeckinsaleandofcoursethereismuchhumancourageandloveofcountry.It’scertainthatDisneywillbeaccusedofchanginghistory.Theshowingofactualeventsinamoviealwayscausesarguments.Bitsofthestoryaredeliberatelynotmentionedinthemovie.ItdoesnotaddressthetheoryheldbysomehistoriansthatPresidentFranklinRooseveltknewaboutJapan’sintentiontoattacktheshipsinPearlHarbor.ItissaidhedidnothingashewasawarethatsuchablowwouldallowhimtotakeAmericaintotheSecondWorldWar.Japanremainssensitiveaboutbeingaccusedofwartimeatrocities暴行.AndDisneyissensitiveaboutitsbusinessinJapanwhereithasathemepark.Notallthereviewsofthemoviehavebeenfullofpraise.AreviewerforNewsweekwhowasgivenanearlypreviewacknowledgedthatthe40－minutesequence连续镜头showingtheattackitselfwaspowerful.Theattackcomesquitelateinthemoviehoweverandthereviewerwaslessimpressedwiththecharactersandthelovestory.AlmosteverylineofthedialoguesoundslikeitcomesfromanoldmoviethereviewerwrotE.66.FromthepassagewecaninferthattheMemorialDayrefersto________.A.thedaytheUnitedStateswasfoundedB.thedaypeopleremembertheirancestorsC.adaypeoplecelebratethevictoriesofWorldWarⅡD.adaypeoplerememberthosewhodiedinwars67.FromthepassageweknowthatBenAffleck________.A.regardedJoshHartnettasanenemyB.maybeaverypopularmoviestarC.experiencedthePearlHarborIncidentD.wasinlovewiththeactressKateBeckinsale68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutPearlHarbor?A.Themoviewillcausealotofarguments.B.ThemoviehasmadetheJapaneseangry.C.ThemovietrulydescribesthePearlHarborIncident.D.ThemovieshowsthatPresidentRooseveltknewaboutJapan’sintention.69.AccordingtothepassagewhatdoesthereviewerforNewsweekthinkofthemovie?A.Thescenesoftheattackleavenoimpression.B.ThedialogueinthemovieisoriginalandcreativE.C.TheattackscenesoccupytoomuchtimeofthemoviE.D.ThecharactersandthelovestoryarelessattractivE.70.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BenAffleckinPearlHarbor.B.TheTrueFactofPearlHarbor.C.ReviewerPearlHarborisasuccess.D.Attention！PearlHarborisarriving.
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