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In1961scientistsetupgiganticsensitiveinstrumentstocollectradiowavesfromthefarreachesofspacehopingtodiscoverinthemsomemathematicalpatternindicatingthatthewavesweresentoutbyotherintelligentbeings.ThefirstattemptfailedbutsomedaytheexperimentmaysucceeD.WhatreasonistheretothinkthatwemayactuallydetectintelligentlifeinouterspaceTobeginwithmoderntheoriesofthedevelopmentofstarssuggestthatalmosteverystarhassomesortoffamilyofplanets.Soanystarlikeourownsunandtherearebillionsofsuchstarsintheuniverseislikelytohaveaplanetsituatedatsuchadistancethatitwouldreceiveaboutthesameamountofradiationastheearth.Furthermoresuchaplanetwouldprobablyhavethesamegeneralcompositionasourplanet;soallowingabillionyearsortwoorthreetherewouldbeaverygoodchanceforlifetodevelopifcurrenttheoriesoftheoriginoflifearecorrect.ButintelligentlifeLifethathasreachedthestageofbeingabletosendradiowavesoutintospaceinadeliberatepatternOurownplanetmayhavebeeninexistenceforfivebillionyearsandmayhavehadlifeonitfortwobillionbutitisonlyinthelastfiftyyearsthatintelligentlifecapableofsendingradiowavesintospacehaslivedonearth.Fromthisitmightseemthateveniftherewerenotechnicalproblemsinvolvedthechanceofreceivingsignalsfromanyparticularearth-typeplanetwouldbeextremelysmall.ThisdoesnotmeanthatintelligentlifeatourleveldoesnotexistsomewherE.TherearesuchanunimaginablenumberofstarsthatevenatsuchmiserablepossibilityitseemscertainthattherearemillionsofintelligentlifeformsscatteredthroughspacE.Theonlytroubleisnonemaybewithineasydistanceofus.Perhapsnoneeverwillbe;perhapsthedistancesthatseparateusfromourfellowcreaturesofthisuniversewillforeverremaintoogreattobeconquereD.Andyetitisconceivablethatsomedaywemaycomeacrossoneofthemorfrighteninglyoneofthemmaycomeacrossus.Whatwouldtheybeliketheseoutside-the-earthcreatures1.WhatpointistheauthormakingbystatingthatalmosteverystarhassomesortoffamilyofplanetsA.Soonerorlaterintelligentbeingswillbefoundononeofthestars.B.Theremustbeoneortwooftheplanetsonwhichtherearenointelligentbeings.C.Therearesufficientplanetsfortheretobeonethatenjoysthesameconditionsastheearthdoes.D.Oneortwobillionyearslaterintelligentbeingswillgenerateonthoseplanets.2.WhatisthemaintopicofthepassageA.Someprobableintelligentlifeformsonotherplanets.B.Variousstagesundergonebytheintelligentlifeonotherplanets.C.Groundsforprobableexistenceofintelligentlifeonotherplanets.D.Thepossibilityofintelligentlifeexistingonourplanet.3.WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassageA.Anencounterisprobablebetweenpeoplefromtheearthandintelligentbeingsfromanotherplanet.B.Thoughthefirstattemptfailedscientistsdiddiscovertheradiowavessentoutbyotherintelligentbeings.C.Otherintelligentbeingswereabletosendourradiowavesintospacewellbeforethelastfiftyyears.D.Itiscertainthattherearemillionsofintelligentbeingsscatteredinspacebutonlytoofaraway.4.AccordingtotheauthorwhatisthedifferencebetweenwemaycomeacrossoneofthemandoneofthemmaycomeacrossusA.Theearthwouldbedangerouslydisadvantagedifitissoughtafterbypossiblymuchmoredevelopedcreatures.B.Itwouldprovethattherearetoomanyoutside-the-earthcreaturesifoneofthemcomesacrossus.C.Thehistoryofthedevelopmentoftheearthwouldbeprovedtobeshorterthanthatofthemiftheycomeacrossus.D.itwouldprovethatthedistanceinbetweenisnotsogreataswethinkifwecomeacrossoneofthemsomeday.
SYDNEY:Astheysatsharingsweetsbesideaswimmingpoolin1999.ShaneGouldandJessicahSchipperweresimplygettingalongwellchattingaboutsportlifeandanythingelsethatcameup.YetinSydneynextmonththeywillmeetagainbythepoolandforashorttimethefriendswillraceagainsteachotherinthe50–meterbutterflyintheAustralianchampionshipsatHomebuBay.Gouldnowa47–year–oldmotheroffourhasannouncedshewillbemakingareturntoelitecompetition顶级赛事toswimtheoneeventhavingsetaqualifying合格的timeof30.32secondsinwinninggoldatlastyear’sUnitedStatesMasterschampionships.Hercomebackcomes32yearsaftershewonthreegoldsattheMunichOlympics.Schippernowa17–year–oldgirlfromBrisbanewithabrightfutureofgoingtoAthensforherfirstOlympicsyesterdayrecalled回忆hertimewithGouldfiveyearsago.IwasatanationalyouthcampontheGoldCoastandShanehadcomealongtotalktousandwatchustrain.SchipperexplaineD.Itseemedasifwehadlongbeengoodfriends.Idon’tknowwhy.WejuststartedtalkinganditwentfromtherE.Shehadalottosharewithallofusatthatcamp.SheoldusstoriesaboutwhatitwaslikeatbigmeetslikeOlympicsandwhatitwasliketobeonanAustralianteam.Itwasreallyinteresting.Nexttimethingswillbemoreserious:Iwillstillbeswimminginthe50mbutterflyatthenationalssothereisachancethatIcouldactuallybecompetingagainstShaneGoulD.saidSchipperwhoburstontothesceneatlastyear’snationalchampionshipswithsecondplacesinthe100mand200butterfly.46.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Storieshappeninginswimmingcompetitions.B.TwowomenswimmerswinningOlympicgolds.C.Lessonslearnedfrominternationalswimmingchampionships.D.Friendshipandcompetitionbetweentwoswimmers.47.GouldandSchipperaregoingto____________.A.talkaboutsportandlifeB.gobacktoelitecompetitionC.setaqualifyingtimeandwingoldD.takepartinthesamesportsevent48.GouldwonherthreeOlympicgoldswhenshewas____________.A.15B.17C.22D.3049.Theunderlinedworditinthefifthparagraphprobablyrefersto.A.theOlympicsB.theyouthcampC.thefriendshipD.theAustralianteam50.WhatSchippersaidshowedthatshe___________.A.wasnolongerGould’sfriendB.hadlearnedalotfromGouldC.wasnotinterestedinGould’sstoriesD.wouldnotliketocompeteagainstGould
OneofIndia'stopengineeringschoolshasrestrictedInternetaccessinitsboardinghousessayingaddictiontosurfinggamingandbloggingwasaffectingstudents'performancemakingthemlonelyandevensuicidal.AuthoritiesatthebestIndianInstituteofTechnologyIITinMumbaisaidstudentshadstoppedsocializingandmanywerelateformorningclassesorsleptthroughthem.Nowastudentdoesn'tevenknowwholivestwodoorsawayfromhimbecauseheissobusyontheInternetsaidPrakashGopalandeanofstudentaffairs.TheolddormitorycultureofcompanionshipandsocializingamongstudentsisgonE.Thisisnothealthyinouropinion.IIT-Mumbaiwithabout5000studentsisoneofsevenIITsacrossIndiawhichareconsideredtobeamongthefinestengineeringschoolsintheworlD.Theyarealsoatalentpoolforglobaltechnologygiants.Buttheirhardcoursestoughcompetitionandlonelycampuslifestylehavetakenaneffectonstudents.Depressiveanddysfunctional不正常的lifestylesareknowntobecommonamongIITstudentsandatleastninehavecommittedsuicideinthepastfiveyears.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirboardinghousestohelpthemintheirstudiesbutmanyalsouseittosurfchatdownloadmoviesandmusicblogandforgaming.StartingMondayInternetaccesswillbebannedbetween11p.m.and12.30p.m.atIIT-Mumbai's13boardingbuildingstoencouragestudentstosleepearlyandtotryandforcethemoutoftheirshellsGopalansaiD.ButthemovehasnotgonedownwellwithstudentswhosaytheyhatetheirlivesbeingregulateD.Nowtheywillsayweneedtolistentoalullaby摇篮曲togotosleepsaidRajivanelectronicsstudent.WhichofthefollowingisnotthepossibleeffectoffreeInternetaccessonstudents?A.Therehasbeenadeclineinstudents’lessons.B.Participationinsocialactivitieshasgonedown.C.Somestudentsfeellonelyandevensuicidal.D.Studentsdon’tevenknowhisclassmates.WhatmeasurehasbeentakeninIIT-Mumbai?A.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirdormitories.B.StudentsareforbiddentosurftheInternet.C.Internetaccessisunavailableindeepnight.D.Studentsmustgotobedbefore11p.m.Inthepassagethestudentsaretoldto_____.A.sleepthroughtheirlessonsB.breakawayfromtheInternetC.gotosleepalongwithmusicD.stopsurfingmakefriendsWemayinferfromthelastparagraphthat_____.A.thebanningordercausessomecomplaintsamongthestudentsB.allelectronicsstudentshatethebanningorderC.morestudentspreferlisteningtomusictosurfingtheInternetD.thereisnoInternetaccessontheIITcampusevensincE.
WASHINGTONMarch14Xinhua—U.S.PresidentBarackObamaconfirmedonSaturdayattheWhiteHousethatChinacanhaveconfidenceintheAmericaneconomy.NotjusttheChinesegovernmentbuteveryinvestorcanhaveabsoluteconfidenceinthesoundnessofinvestmentsintheUnitedStatesObamasaiD.ThereisareasonwhyeveninthemidstofthiseconomicdownfallyouhaveseenactualincreasesininvestmentflowshereintheU.S.hesaiD.ObamaalsonotedtheU.S.willpushforstricterregulationofthefinancialindustryfrontandcenterattheupcomingGroupof20Summit峰会inLondonendinganargumentbetweentheEuropeandtheUnitedStatesoverwhethermorefocusshouldbeplacedonfinancialregulatoryreform.ChinesePremierWenJiabaosaidearlierFriadyheisalittlebitworriedaboutthesafetyofChineseassets财产intheUnitedStatesurgingtheU.S.governmenttoensurethesecurityofthoseassets.Chinahasinvesteditshugeforeignexchangereserves外汇储备inlow-riskbutlow-yieldassetssuchasU.S.governmentbonds政府债券toplayitsafe.AccordingtotheU.S.TreasuryChinaheld681.9billionU.S.dollarsworthofU.S.governmentbondsasofNovember.ChinaisindeedthelargestcreditoroftheUnitedStateswhichistheworld’sbiggesteconomy.WeareextremelyinterestedindevelopmentsintheU.S.economy.saidWenaddingthatheisexpectingtheeffectofthemeasurestakenbytheU.S.governmenttocountertheglobalfinancialcrisis.AskedtoreacttoWen’sconcernLawrenceSummersdirectoroftheU.S.NationalEconomicCouncilnotedonFridaythattheU.S.willbesoundsteward管家ofthemoneyitinvests.Thisisacommitmentthatthepresidenthasmadeveryclear—weneedtobesoundstewardsofthemoneyweinvest.saidSummersinaspeechattheBrookingsInstitutionaleadingthinktankintheunitedstates.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?ChinesePremierWenJiabaoexpressedhisworryaboutthehugefundtotheUnitedStates.ObamaclaimedthatChinacanhaveconfidenceintheAmericaneconomy.ObamasaidthattheU.S.wouldbesoundstewardsofthemoneyweinvest.TheU.S.willpushforstricterregulationofthefinancialindustry.Itcanmostlikelybeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.theU.S.isnowhavinggreatdifficultyimprovingtheeconomy.B.ChinawillhaveconfidenceinObamaforeveraccordingtoWen’sspeechC.Chinaheld681.9billionU.S.dollarsworthofU.S.governmentbondsasofNovemberD.ChinawilldoitsbesttohelptheU.S.overcometheglobalfinancialcrisis.ChinesePremierWenJiabaosaidearlierFridayheisalittlebitworriedbecause.A.hedoesn’thaveconfidenceinAmerica’seconomyatallB.ChinalentahugefundtotheUnitedStatesC.heisconcernedaboutthesecurityofChina’sassetsintheU.S.D.theU.S.refusedtoensurethesecurityofChina’sassetsTheunderlinedwordsoundnessinthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedbyA.loudnessB.safetyC.richnessD.friendship
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项OntheeveningofJune211992atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesenteredthebeautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXi’anwithhisbicyclE.Thehotelworkersreceivedhimandtelephonedthemanagerfortheyhadneverseenabicycleinthehotelballbeforethoughtheylivedinthekingdomofbicycles.RobertFriedlanderanAmericanarrivedinXi’anonhisbicycletripacrossAsiawhichstartedlastDecemberinNewDelhiIndiA.Whenhewas11hereadthebookMarcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisittheSilkRoaD.Nowafter44yearshewasontheSilkRoadinXi’anandhisearlydreamwerecomingtruE.RobertFriedlander’snextdestinations目的地wereLanzhouDunhuangUrumqietC.HewillcompletehistripinPakistan.1.Thebestheadline标题forthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe___________.A.TheKingdomofBicyclesB.A.BeautifulHotelinXi’anC.MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoadD.AnAmericanAchievingHisAims2.ThehotelworkerstoldthemanageraboutFriedlandercomingtothehotelbecause___________.A.heaskedtoseethemanagerB.heenteredthehallwithabikeC.themanagerhadtoknowaboutallforeignguestsD.themanagerknewabouthistripandwasexpectinghim3.Friedlanderisvisitingthethreecountriesinthefollowingorder_________.A.ChinaIndiaandPakistanB.IndiaChinaandPakistanC.PakistanChinaandIndiaD.ChinaPakistanandIndia4.WhatmadeFriedlanderwanttocometoChina?A.ThestoriesaboutMarcoPolo.B.ThefamoussightsinXi’an.C.HisinterestinChinesesilk.D.Hischildhooddreamsaboutbicycles.
ChinesepressthousandsoftouristsandspaceexpertsfromJapanGermanyItalyandothercountrieshavegatheredatChina’sXichangSatelliteLaunchCenterinsouthwesternSichuanProvinceonTuesdayOctober23towitnessthehistoricmoment-thelaunchofthenation’sfirstmoonorbiter人造卫星whichisscheduledtotakeplaceat6:05p.m.onWednesday.SpacecenterexpertswereworriedearlierinthedaywhenXichangexperiencedanunexpectedrainfallfromabout4:05A.m.till7:10A.m.onWednesdaybuttheywereabletobreatheasighofreliefwhentheweathercleareD.Bothnationalandlocalmeteorologicalobservatories气象台forecastcloudyweatherforthelaunchsiteonWednesdayafternoon.HowevertheysaidtheybelieveditwouldnotaffectthelaunchmissionanopinionwhichwassharedbytechnologicalstaffatthesitE.Localvillagerswithinaradiusof2.5kmofthelaunchsiteandunderthetrajectory轨道ofthecarrierhavebeentoldtomovetosafeareastwohourspriortotheplannedlaunch.Touristshavebeencharged800yuan105U.S.dollarstowitnessthelaunchofChina’sfirstlunarsatellitE.Alocaltravelagencyhassaidthatthetwoobservationplatformsarecapableofholding2000butitisnotknownhowmanypeoplepaidforthechancE.ThemoonorbiterChang’e-1namedafteralegendaryChinesegoddesswhoflewtothemoonandthecarrierLongMarch3Ahavepassedallpre-launchtests.Chinahopestobecomethe17thnationtojointheInternationalSpaceStationISSprojectandcarriedoutitsfirstpilotedspaceflightinOctober2003makingitonlythethirdcountryintheworldaftertheSovietUnionandtheUnitedStatestohavesentmenintospacE.InOctober2005ChinacompleteditssecondmannedspaceflightwithtwoastronautsonboarD.1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ChinacountingdowntolaunchofitsfirstlunarsatelliteB.Chang’e-1lunarsatelliteanditslaunchC.Chang’e-1lunarsatellitetoconduct1storbittransferD.ChinahopestojointheInternationalSpaceStation2.Spacecenterexpertsbelieved_______.A.rainfallwouldcomeassoonaspossiblE.B.thecloudyweatherwouldn’taffectthemission.C.Allthe2000touristsshouldpaid800yuaneachtowitnessthelaunch.D.ThemissionwasthethirdtimeofChina’smannedflight.3.PleasearrangethetimeorderofthefollowingeventsaccordingtothepassagE.A.Localvillagershavebeentoldtomovetosafeareas.B.UnexpectedshowerfellontheearlymorningofWednesday.C.ThemoonmissionisscheduledtotakeplacE.D.JournalistsandtouristsgatheredattheSatelliteLaunchCentrE.A.bcdaB.abcdC.dbacD.cdab4.Itcanbeimpliedfromthepassagethat_____________.A.Chinahasbecomethe17thcountrytojointheInternationalSpaceStationB.ChinawilllaunchitsmannedspaceshiptothemoonsoonC.ChinaisthethirdnationtosendmenintospaceD.Chinaispioneeringinthespaceexplorationnow
SHANGHAI-FamedChinesescientistQianWeichangdiedhereonFridaymorningsaddeningmillionsofhiscountrymen.Hewas98.QianapioneerinmechanicsandappliedmathematicsinmodernChinawasoneofthethreefamousQiansinChina'sscienceandtechnologyfielD.HewaswellknownalongsideQianXuesenthefatherofChina'sspaceprogramandQianSanqianganuclearphysicistwhooversawthedevelopmentofChina'snuclearprogram.WuShuqingformerpresidentofPekingUniversitysaidQianwasaninternationallywell-knownscholarwhosemodestyandconducthassetagoodexampleforfollowinggenerations.AfterlearningaboutQian'sdeathmillionsofChinesepeopleofferedtheircondolences吊唁onlinE.ManystudentsfromShanghaiUniversitywhereQianwasaformerpresidentburstintotearsafterhearingthenewssayingitwasagreatlosstotheuniversityandtoChinA.Forthoseoffcampusforthesummervocationmanyvisitedtheiruniversitywebsitewhichhadbeenturnedgray.Somesaidtheyplannedtoreturntothecampustomournhim.Manyofthosestilloncampusvoluntarilyjoinedpreparationsforamourning哀悼servicethatwillbeginattheuniversityonSaturday.Theuniversityhassetuptwomourninghallsattwoofitscampusesandpublicizedthemourningtimeandphonenumbersatthetwosites.QianwasborninWuxiJiangsuin1912.AlthoughhewasinitiallynotgoodatsciencehechosetostudyphysicsatTsinghuaUniversitybecausehebelievedscienceandtechnologywerethekeystostrengtheningChinainthe1930s.HegraduatedfromTsinghuain1935andearnedhisPhDinappliedmathematicsfromtheUniversityofTorontoinCanadain1942.HereturnedtoChinain1946andbecameamechanicsprofessorandlatervice-presidentatTsinghuaUniversity.Qianmadegreatcontributionstotheengineeringapplicationsofsciencessuchastheflutteringofairplanesarmorpenetrationthedesignofinstrumentsandpipesystems.Heisanacademician院士oftheChineseAcademyofSciences.36.QianWeichangusedtoworkat______.A.TsinghuaUniversityandPekingUniversityB.ShanghaiUniversityandTorontoUniversityC.PekingUniversityandShanghaiUniversityD.TsinghuaUniversityandShanghaiUniversity37.AccordingtothepassagethestudentsexpressedtheirsadnesstoQian'sdeathinthefollowingwaysEXCEPTthatthey______.A.heldmourningmeetingsintheuniversityB.couldnotstopcryingforlosinghimC.wenttotheuniversitytomournhimthemselvesD.offeredtheirhelptothemourningservice38.Thepassagetellsusthat______madeQianWeichangaimatscienceinhisuniversitytimE.A.histalentsatstudyB.hisfailuresatscienceC.thefamily'sexpectationD.hislovetothecountry39.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.QianWeichanggraduatedfromTsinghuaUniversity.B.QianWeichangusedtoworksidebysidewithQianXuesenandQianSanqiang.C.QianWeichangspentatleastfouryearsstudyingandlivingabroaD.D.QianWeichangwasnotgoodatsciencebeforehewenttouniversity.40.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.RespectedScientistPassesonat98B.TheGreatLifeoftheScientist-QianWeichangC.TheWholeNationMournQianWeichangD.A.98-yearOldManPassedinShanghai
TheKingdomeinSeattlewasdestroyedonMarch262000.Itwastakendowntomakeroomforanewstadium.Theblast爆破fromthefailingbuildingcausedtheearthtoshakeasifanearthquakehadhappeneD.Scientistsplacedmorethan200earthquakerecordersintheearthtomeasurethemovement.Theyfoundwhichpartsofthecityshookthemost.ThisinformationhelpedthemknowwhichpartsofthecitywouldbedamagedinarealearthquakeatanearlytimE.A.realearthquakehappenedonFebruary282001inSeattlE.TheNisquallyearthquakewas6.8ontheRichterscale里氏6.8级.ItdamagedthesamepartsofSeattlethatscientistshadpredictedfromthepullingdownoftheKingdomE.ItwasaplatequakE.Itstarteddeepintheearth37milesbelowthesurfaceontheJuandeFucaPlatE.Sometimeshugeplatesundertheearthcauseearthquakeswhentheplatesmoveagainsteachothersuddenly.Scientistshavelearnedthatdeepearthquakeshaveveryfewaftershocks余震.TheNisquallyearthquakehadonly4ones.AnotherearthquakeinCaliforniathatwasclosetothesurfacehadover120aftershocks.Scientistsdonotknowwhythedeepearthquakeshavefeweraftershocks.ScientistsplantoblastinthegroundnearSeattlewiththepurposeoftestingtheplatE.Theshockwavesfromtheblastwilljumpofftheplateandgivethemallideaofwheretheplateisandhowitismoving.ThiswillgivethemmoreinformationincaseanotherrealearthquakehitstheareA.56.WhywerethescientistsinterestedinthepullingdownoftheSeattleKingdome?A.TopredictwhatmighthappeninarealearthquakE.B.ToseewhichareasneartheKingdomewouldshakethehardest.C.TomeasurethemovementoftheEarthwithearthquakerecorders.D.AlloftheabovE.57.Whatwillhappenafteradeepearthquakeaccordingtothescientists?A.TherewillbelittledamagE.B.Therewillbemanyaftershocks.C.Therewillbeveryfewaftershocks.D.TheRichterscaleofthequakeswillbe6.8ormorE.58.Accordingtothepassagehavethemostaftershocks.A.deepearthquakesB.shockwaveearthquakesC.earthquakesclosetothesurfaceD.earthquakesmorethan6.8Richterscale59.BystudyingtheblastinthegroundnearSeattlescientistshopetoA.destroytheKingdomeB.learnwheretheplateisandhowitismovingC.findouthowmanyplatesthereareinthegroundthereD.knowwhichplacesarelikelytohavethemostdamage
Allen:I’veneverbeenabigfanofthebearsespeciallythevacationshow.OnmylasttriptoDisneyland1999wepasseditbybecausewedidn’twanttospendthetimeonsomethingwedidn’treallyenjoy.Ifwe’dknownitwouldbeclosedbyournextvisitI’msurewewouldhavewatcheditonemoretime.Iwasjustmakingthepointthatitwasn’tuntilDisneyannouncedtheclosingthatthisfeelingsuddenlysprang弹跳upfortheCountryBearshowatDisneyland.ButIthinktheideaofkeepingsomeattractions胜迹openforeverregardlessof不顾及thenumberofvisitorsitgetsisamistake.WeallhavegreatmemoriesoftheBearsbutclearlyveryfewkidstodayorIshouldsayfamiliestodayaremakingthosesamememoriesfromthisshow.Thatmaybeasadfactbutit’safact.Forwhateverreasontheshowdoesn’tpullinthenumbers.Isn’titrighttousetheCountryBearspacetobringinamorepopularattractionsothatmorekidstodaycanmakethosemagicmemoriesofanattractionTHEYlike?Otherwisearen’twejusttellingkidstodaythattheyhavetomakegreatmemoriesoftheBearswhenit’sobviousthatthekidsthemselvesarenotenjoyingtheBearslikewedid?Roger:IamverydisappointedthattheyhavedecidedtoretiretheCountryBearPlayhouse.Iremembergoingtotheshowasachildandstillenjoyeditasateenagerandnowyoungadult.Itistruethattherearen’talotofshowsleftatDLandwiththisoneclosingevenless.BeingatDLdoesrequirealotofwalkinganditisnicetohaveafewattractionsthatareaplacetositandenjoyagoodshow.IunderstandthatDLhastodevelopbuttherehastobesomehistorytotheDisneylandthatWaltDisneyfirstdesigned.ThereshouldbesomepartsofDLthatjustnevergoawayandthisisoneofthem.BythetimeIhavechildrenitlooksliketherewon’tbeanyattractionsthatIcansayIwenttoasachildattheratetheyaregoing.NowtheBearsareleaving.WhatIwanttosayis:stoptryingtocompetewitheveryone!DListhebestbecauseofattractionsliketheCountryBears.IfDLinsistsondestroyingallofitsmagictomakewayforthelatestwellthenitmightaswellbejustanothertheme主题park.WhatnewsmightgetpeopletalkingabouttheproblemoftheCountryBears?A.TheCountryBearPlayhousewillbeclosed.B.TherewillbeanewattractionforourguestsatDisneylandC.ThenumberofvisitorstotheCountryBearPlayhouseisfalling.D.TheBearswillretirebecauseofoldageandcan’tgiveshowsanymore.Allenspokemainlytogethispointacrossthat.A.theBearswillbemissedB.weshouldtellkidstodaythattheyhavetomakegreatmemoriesoftheBearsC.thelongtimeattractionoughttomakewayforafutureattractionD.peoplenevercareaboutwhattheyhaveuntilallislostWhichisthebestchoicetocompleteRoger’sidea:TheCountryBearshavebeenapartofDisneylandfornearly30years.A.andIfeelitistimetogiveourbearsagoodrestB.butanywaytheattractionhaslostinterestC.butIknowthatDisneylandwillalwaysbechangingandIacceptthatD.andIamsadthattheBearswillbeleavingWhichofthefollowingisnotinthesamegroupastheotherthree?A.anattractionB.athemeparkC.theBearsD.thelatestmagicWherecanthispassagebefound?A.InaWebdiscussionzone区.B.Inasuggestionbook.C.InareportonthepopularityoftheCountryBears.D.Inhighschoolstudents’compositions
BLondon:It'swellknownthatCharlesDarwin'sfamoustheoryofevolution进化annoyedmanypeoplebecauseitwasagainsttheBiblicalviewofcreation.ButfewknowthatitalsocreatedproblemsforDarwinathomewithhisdeeplyreligiouswifeEmmA.DarwinheldbackthepublicationofOntheOriginofSpeciestoavoidoffending触怒hiswifesaysRuthPadelthenaturalist'sgreat－great－granddaughter.EmmatoldhimthatheseemedtobeputtingGodfurtherandfurtheroffPadelsaysinhernorthLondonhomE.ButtheytalkeditthroughandEmmaoncesaid‘Don’tchangeanyofyourideasforfearofhurtingmE.’Astheworldcelebratesthe200thbirthdayofthemanwhochangedscientificthoughtforeverandthe150thanniversaryofhisbooktodayevenhisopponentsadmittedhewasagiantfigurE.Thoughoppositiontohistheorycontinuesitistheelegantexplanationofhowspeciesevolutesthroughnaturalselectionthatmakeshis200thbirthdaysuchamajorevent.Morethan300celebrationshavebeenplannedinBritainalonewhereDarwin'sfacegraces使增光the10－poundbillalongwiththatofQueenElizabethII.ShrewsburythecentralEnglandtownwhereDarwinwasbornandraisedisholdingamonth-longfestivalforitsmostfamousson.DownHousehisformerhomenearLondonwillholdapermanentexhibitionrecreatingsomeofhismostfamousexperiments.ManymoreeventshavebeenplannedallovertheworlD.Whatwouldhebedoingifhewerealivetoday?PadelthinkshewouldproperlybestudyingDNAandtheimmunesystem.45.Themainpurposeoftheauthoris______.A.tosaysomethingaboutDarwinandhiswifeB.tointroduceCharlesDarwinandhistheoryofevolutionC.tosinghighpraiseforthebookOntheOriginofSpeciesD.toreportsomecelebrationsofDarwin's200thbirthdayandthe150thanniversaryofhisbooks46.WhichofthestatementsisNOTtruebasedonthepassage?A.EveryoneagreeswithDarwinnow.B.DarwinwasbroughtupinShrewsbury.C.Emmawasnotreallyfondofhistheory.D.Darwinwasveryinterestedinlivingthings.47.Theunderlinedphraseheldbackinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.preventedfromB.keptasecretC.caredaboutD.putoff48.Itcanbeinferredthatthepassageismostprobably______.A.ascientificreportB.anewsreportC.anEnglishcompositionD.atext
Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageoffifty.Infacttheysaybytheageofeighty-fivepeoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywerewhentheywereeighteenyearsolD.Thefindingscamefromasurveyofmorethan340000adultsintheUnitedStates.TheGallup民意调查Organizationquestionedthembytelephonein2008.Atthattimethepeoplewerebetweentheagesofeighteenandeighty-fivE.Theresearchersaskedquestionsaboutemotionslikehappinesssadnessandworry.Theyalsoaskedaboutmentaloremotionalstress.ArthurStoneatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesoftwenty-twoandtwenty-fivE.Thefindingsshowedthatstresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.Happinesswashighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearlyseventies.Thepeopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotionswerethoseintheirseventiesandeighties.Researcherssaytheydonotknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthataspeoplegrowoldertheygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.ProfessorStonesaystheemotionalpatternscouldbelinkedtochangesinhowpeopleseetheworldormaybeevenchangesinbrainchemistry.TheresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildrenbeingunemployedorbeingsinglE.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoagE.Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilaremotionalpatternsastheygrowolder.Howeverwomenatallagesreportedmoresadnessstressandworrythanmen.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.HappinessVarieswithAgesB.ExperienceMoreWorryLessC.TheOldertheWiserD.BeingYoungBeingHappyWecanlearnfromtheresearchthat_________.A.onlywhenpeoplegetolderwilltheyfeelhappierB.stresslevelsamongtheyoungestarethehighestC.olderpeopletendtobegratefulD.olderpeopleusuallyhavenoworriesAccordingtotheresearchwhenpeoplegetolder_________.A.theymisstheolddaysB.theyarephysicallyweakC.theyhavebetterself-controlD.theyaremoreemotionalWhatwouldtheauthorprobablytalkaboutnext?A.Whatinfluenceshappiness.B.Howtolivebetter.C.Howtokeephappier.D.Whywomenarelesshappier.Theauthorisintendedto_________.A.advisehowtoreducestressB.introduceascientificfindingC.describehowtodoresearchD.talkabouthumanemotions
ThisisnewsontheHourEdWilsonreporting.ThepresidentandFirstLadywillvisitAfricaonagoodwilltourinMay.TheyplantovisiteightAfricancountries.ReportsfromChinesewantclosetiesbetweenChinaandtheUSandWesternEuropE.A.groupoftopChinesescientistsstartinten-nationtournextmonth.HereinMiamithemayorisstillmeetingwiththeleadersoftheTeachers’UniontotrytofindawaytoendthestrikE.Cityschoolsarestillclosedaftertwoweeks.InnewsabouthealthscientistsinCaliforniareportfindingsofarelationshipbetweenthedrinkingofcoffeeandtheincreaseofheartdiseaseamongwomen.AccordingtothereportintheAmericanMedicalJournal杂志thefive-yearstudyshowsthis:Womenwhodrinkmorethantwocupsofcoffeeadayhaveagreaterchanceofhavingheartdiseasethanwomenwhodonot.InsportstheChargerslostagainlastnight.TheBBSbeatthem1tonothing.TheWingershadbetterresults.TheybeattheRifles7to3.Itwastheirfirstwinoftheirlastfivematches.That’sthenewsoftheHour.AndnowbacktomoreeasylisteningwithJanSinger.ToimprovethetiesbetweenChinaandtheUSandWesternEuropeChina______.A.willsendagroupofChinesescientiststovisittheUSanD.WesternEuropeB.hasexpresseditsstrongwishesC.willsendsomescientiststovisittheUSonlyD.hasgivenmanyreportstoimprovethetiesFromthenewsinMiamiweknow______.A.apeacefulwaywillsoonbefoundB.studentscan’tgointotheschoolbecausetheclassroomsarelockedC.studentshaven’tbeentoschoolfortwoweeksD.theteachers’strikewilllastlongThenewsabouthealthtellsusthat______.A.noheartdiseasewillbefoundifpeopledon’tdrinkcoffeeB.nooneshoulddrinkmorethantwocupsofcoffeeadayC.themorecoffeepeopledrinkthemorechancethey’llgettohaveheartdiseaseD.women’sheartdiseasehassomethingtodowiththeirdrinkingcoffeeFromthelastnewswedonotknow______.A.theresultsofthetwomatchesB.thenumberoftheteamswhichplayedlastnightC.howmanywinstheBBShashadaltogetherD.theWingersplayedagainsttheRifles
ThingssimilarcontinuouslyhappenedinHaitiandChilE.Thousandsofpeoplewereburiedintheearthquakeandlosttheirfives.Whatifwecouldhavewarnedthem?Peoplearealwaystryinghardtofindawayofpreventingbuildingcollapsing坍塌.Bettermaterialsandtechnologyhelpbutarenotasolution.Justlikehumansabuildinghasitsownlifecirclefrombirthtodeath.Ifweknowwhenabuildingisgoingtocollapsewecanrepairitinadvanceorgetoutbeforeitfalls.NowscientistsattheUniversityofIllinoishaedevelopedamaterialthatturnsredbeforeitbreaks.Theinventioncouldbeusedinthingslikeclimbingropesorbridgesupports.Thesecretbehindthecolor-changingmaterialisatypeofmolecule分子.Amoleculeisagroupofatomsheldtogetherbychemicalbonds化学键.Imagineyouandyourfriendsstandinginacircleholdinghands.EachpersonstandsforoneatomyourhandsrepresentthebondsandtheentirecirclerepresentsamoleculE.Ifonepersonletsgoofhisorherhandsthemoleculechangescolor.Theresearchteamputthemoleculeintoasoftmaterial.Whentheresearchersstretched拉长thematerialitturnedbrightredafewsecondsbeforeitbrokeintotwopieces.WhentheyrepeatedlystretchedandrelaxedthematerialwithoutbreakingititonlyturnedalittlereD.Themajorproblemislightcangetridoftheredcolor.WhentheteamshoneabrightlightonthemoleculethebrokenbondwasfixedandthecolordisappeareD.Ifbrightfightkeepstheredcolorfromappearingthematerial’swarningsystemwillbeuseless.Scientistsstillhavealotofworktodobeforethecolor-changingmoleculecanbeusedoutsidethelaB.49.ThepassagemainlyaboutA.awayofpreventingbuildingfrombreakingdownB.aseriesofearthquakesinHaitiandChileC.awayofwarningbeforebuildingscollageD.anewly-discoveredstructureofamolecule50.AccordingtothepassagewecallconcludethatA.thereareproblemstosolvebeforeputtingthenewmaterialtouseB.scientistshavefoundthelifecircleofbuildingsfrombirthtodeathC.brightfightmakestheredcolorvisibletohumaneyesD.thenewmaterialisunlikelytobeusedinbuildingbridges51.Thecolor-changingmoleculecanA.makebuildingmaterialsmuchstrongerB.helpbuildingmaterialsgetstretchedifnecessaryC.preventtheearthquakefromkillingpeopleD.remindpeopletoleavebuildingsbeforetheyfall52.ThewarningsystemisbasedonthefactthatA.redcolorwon’tshowupwhenitmeetsbrightfightB.amaterialwithacertaintypeofmoleculeCanturnredwhens廿etchedC.abuildinghasitsownlifecircleofbirthtodeathD.thebrokenbondwillfixitselfwhenamoleculemeetsbrightfight
ARLANDASwedenReutersLife!—ManypeoplehatetheideaofhavingtosleeponaplanE.ButSwedishentrepreneurOscarDiosthinkstheycanbepersuadedotherwiseandhehascreatedanewkindofhosteltoproveit.Diossaysitistheworld’sfirstjumbounusuallylargejethostelanactualjet-planeatSweden’smainairportoutsideStockholmwhichhasbeenchangedintoa25-roomguesthousethatsleepsasmanyas72peoplE.IlearnedaboutthisplanethatwasstandingdesertedatArlandaairportandI’vebeentryingtheconceptofhostelsinmanydifferenthousesandbuildingshetoldReuters.Ithought‘Whynotaplane?’JumboHostelsopenedforbusinessonThursdaygivingcustomersthechancetocheckinandsleepinaroomthatcanbestbedescribedascomfortablE.Themostchallengingpartwiththisprojectistryingtobuildsomethinginsideametalhull壳–it’sjustreallyreallytight.ThejetwhichwasoriginallyproducedforSingaporeAirlineswastakenoutofservicein2002.Itisheldonaconcretefoundationwiththelandinggearsecuredinsteelcradles.Onefeatureofthehostelisitsprice–aroomstartsat350Swedishcrownsabout$41whichisalotlessthanhotelroomsoutsideofmajorairports.Anotherfeatureisthatcustomerscangetmarriedonthewingoftheplaneandstayintheplane’smoreluxurioushoneymoonsuite套房.InsteadofwalkingdowntheaisleinthechurchlovebirdscantakewhatJumboHostelscallsthewingwalkwheretheycanbejoinedingreathappinessatthewingtip.Thehostelhassomeonereadytoperformtheceremony.Butinsomerespectsthishostelremainsaplane–mostcustomershavetosharethejet’sninebathroomsandthestaffonlywearairhostandhostessoutfits.TheonlyroomthathasitsownbathroomisthehoneymoonsuitE.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.ThejetplanewasoutofuseforovereightyearsB.ThehostelprovidestenbathroomsforcustomersC.TheroomsinthehotelarecomfortableD.ThehostelliesatArlandaairportinStockholmOneofthefeaturesoftheplanehostelisthat.A.airhostessescanoffergoodserviceB.aweddingceremonycanbeheldonthewingC.customerscansleepincomfortableroomsD.thestaffcanhaveawingwalkWhydoesOscarDiosmakejetplanehotel?A.Becauseheisfondofplaneverymuch.B.BecauseheisverycuriousC.Becausehewantstoearnmoremoney.D.Becausehelikestryingtheconceptofhotelinmanydifferentthings.Thewritermainlywantsto.A.callonpeopletomakeuseofthedesertedthingsB.describeawonderfulplaceforweddingsC.introduceanewkindofhostelD.provepeoplecansleeponaplane
BLOSANGELES-BritishsingingsensationSusanBoyle’sfirstalbumquicklyclimbedtoNo.1onU.S.albumchartsonWednesdaywithsalesof701000copiesbeatingnewreleasesbyAdamLambertandRihannaandbecomingthebest-sellingdebut首次演出of2009.Boyle48afrumpyScottishsingerwhobecameaninternationalYouTubephenomenonafterappearingonTVshowBritain’sGotTalentalsotoppedtheBritishalbumchartsearlierthisweek.HerIDreamedaDreamreleasethroughSonyMusicEntertainmentmarkedthebestU.S.openingofafemaleartist'sdebutalbumsinceNielsenSoundScanbegantrackingsalesin1991BillboarD.comsaiD.ItwasalsothefastestsellingalbuminBritainthisyearandhastoppedthechartsinAustraliaandIrelanD.BillboardsaidonlyonealbuminSoundScan’strackinghistoryhadseenabiggeropeningweekthanBoylE.U.S.rapperSnoopDogg’salbumDoggystylesold803000copiesinitsfirstweekin1993—beforetraditionalalbumsalesbegantumblingfallingrapidlyinthefaceofpiracy盗版andashifttodigitalsales.AlthoughBoylefinallyfailedtowinBritain’sGotTalentherApriltrialhearingfortheshowhasbeenviewedmorethan300milliontimesontheInternet.InagoodweekforstarsofTVtalentshowsAmericanIdolrunner-upAdamLambert’sdebutalbumForYourEntertainmentalsoreleasedthroughSonydebutedatNo.3ontheBillboard200with198000copiessolD.Lambert’sstrongshowingfollowedheadlinenewscoverageofhisbadtelevisedliveperformanceattheAmericanMusicAwards10daysagoinwhichhearousedoralsexwithadancerandkissedamalekeyboardplayer.R&BsingerRihanna’sRatedRherfirststudioalbumsincebeingattackedbyherthen-boyfriendChrisBrowninFebruarybowedinatNo.4with181000copies—thebestsalesweekinthe21-year-oldsinger’scareer.ItaliansingerAndreaBocelliheldontotheNo.2spotforathirdweekwithhisMyChristmasalbumwith218000newcopiessoldduringtheweekSoundScansaiD.60.AccordingtothepassagewhatalbumswerereleasedthroughSonyMusicEntertainment?A.DoggystyleandIDreamedaDream.B.ForYourEntertainmentandIDreamedaDream.C.RatedRandDoggystylE.D.MyChristmasandForYourEntertainment.61.Whatdoyoulearnfromthepassage?A.DoggystylemarkedthebiggestopeningweekinSoundScan’strackinghistory.B.IDreamedaDreamwasthefastestsellingalbuminEnglish-speakingcountries.C.UponitsreleaseBoyle’sfirstalbumrankedfirstonalbumchartsonWednesday.D.Boylebecameworld-famousaftershewonBritain’sGotTalent.62.Whomayperformcrazilyandleaveaudienceabadimpression?A.SusanBoylE.B.AndreaBocelli.C.RihannA.D.AdamLambert.63.Fromthepassagewecanconclude_______.A.ThealbumscouldhavesoldbetterifithadnotbeenforpiracyandashifttodigitalsalesB.Boylebecameworld-famousbecauseshewasafemaleartist.C.Beingattackedbyherthen-boyfriendmightdecreasethesalesofRihanna’sRatedR.D.AndreaBocelli’salbumMyChristmasonlykepttheNo.2spotfortwoweeks.
MIANYANG—Atacornerofthecity’sJiuzhouStadiumoneofthebiggestcampssetupforthoselefthomelessintheearthquake62-year-oldLiuYaorongwasleaningagainstawindowonThursday.Pointingtoaquiltandclotheshereceivedfromthelocalgovernmenthesaid:TheseareallIhavE.MyhomecollapsedinthequakeandeverythinginthetownwasfloodeD.HeusedtoliveinXuanpingtownofBeichuancountywhichwasdestroyedbythequakE.Addingtohismiseryriversblockedbylandslides山崩ledtofloodinginthetown.ButLiusaidhewasluckybecausehewashealthyotherwisehewouldnothavetheenergytowalk10hoursondamagedanddangerousmountainousroadstoescapethefloodonMonday.Hesaidthetripusedtotakehimabout90minuteswhentheroadswereingoodcondition.Thejourneywasdifficultandrockskeptfallinghesaidshowinginjuredlegsandblacksplittoenails.Liusaidhisthreesonswereworkingineasterncitiesasmigrantworkers.I’vebeenlivingaloneinthemountainsformorethan20years.Mywifedied30yearsagohesaidinalowvoicE.DuringhisjourneytoMianyangLiusaidhesawmanyelderlypeoplewhochosetostay.SoldierswerepersuadingthemtoleaveforfearoffloodshesaiD.TalkingabouthishomebeforethequakestruckLiu’smoodlifteD.Iraisedpigsandchickensandgrewvegetables.IcouldhavericemeatandgreensalmosteverydayhesaiD.ButnowIhaveonlybiscuitsandinstantnoodles.LiusaidoneofhissonsreturnedhomefromWenzhouZhejiangProvinceafterthequakebutleftbecausethefatherrefusedtogowithhim.Idon’twanttoleavehomE.AndIknowitisdifficultforthemouttherE.HowcouldIaddtotheirburden?heaskedhiseyesreD.IstillwanttogobacktomyhomE.GivenasmallpieceoflandIcouldlivebymyself.ItislearntthatresettlementplansfordisplacedpeoplehavenotbeenfinalizeD.Howevernoteveryelderlypersonisasstrong-willedasLiu.Psychologistssaidtheelderlyneedasmuchcomfortaschildren.LuJianguoapsychologistfromChengduMedicalCollegesaidWewillfirstletthemcryandtelltheirstoriesandthenhelpthemregainconfidencE.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.LiuYaorongspent8.5hoursmorethanusualcoveringtheroadsinescapingtheflooD.B.ThefloodwasfollowedbyanearthquakeinXuanpinginthesameday.C.LiuYaorongwasintimetoescapethequakewithoutbeinghurt.D.BeinghealthyLiuYaorongwastheonlyoldmantoescapetheflooD.Theunderlinedwordmiseryinthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.happinessB.fortuneC.puzzleD.sufferingWhat’sLiuYaorong’sattitudetowardsself-reliefaftertheearthquake?A.PositivE.B.NegativE.C.AggressivE.D.Dependent.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthenewsreport?A.ElderlyreactmorequicklytoflooddisasterB.ElderlytryhardtodealwithquakedisasterC.ElderlyprefertostayattheirownhomeD.Elderlyarewellcaredforbygovernment
DBBCMay112008-EdinburghZoomakesplanstobringapairofgiantpandasfromChinatoScotlanD.ZoorepresentativesrecentlyreturnedfromChinawheretheysignedaletterofintent意向书makingapromisetobringgiantpandastoEdinburgh.It'sbeensuggestedthatabreedingpairshouldbeonloan暂借totheRoyalZoologicalSocietyofScotlandRZSSfor10years.ItishopedthattheywouldgivebirthtocubsduringthattimE.EdinburghZoowouldbeonlytheeighthZoointheWesternhemisphere半球tocareforthespeciesiftheprojectgoesaheaD.Zoochiefssaidthatlookingaftertheendangeredanimalscouldbenefitconservation.DavidWindmillchiefexecutiveofRZSSsaidWorkingwithgiantpandasmeanssomuchmoretousthanintroducinganewspeciestoourcollection.It'sanopportunitytoworkonagloballevelwithotherconservationiststogainabetterunderstandingofgiantpandasthethreatstheyfaceandwhatwecandotoensuretheirsurvival.Atpresentthere'reonlyaround1500giantpandasinthewilD.RZSShasbeenworkingontheprojectforalmostayearandhopestohavegiantpandasatEdinburghZooby2009theyearofthesociety'scentenary一百周年纪念日.Mr.WindmilsaidthattheprojecthadreceivedstrongsupportfromtheUKandtheScottishgovernmentandthatthismustcontinueifthezoowastoreachanagreementwiththeChinesE.AspartoftheproposedagreementwiththeChinesegovernmentEdinburghZoowillcollaborate合作onresearchprojectsbenefitingconservationinthewilD.RZSSwillalsoprovideconsiderablemoneytosupportgiantpandaconservationprojectsinthewilD.GiantpandasliveinafewmountainrangesincentralChinaandfeedalmostonlyonbamboowhichmakesup99%oftheirdiet.68.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.EdingburghZoodoesresearchintogiantpandas.B.GiantpandaslivehappyatEdinburghZoo.C.EdinburghZooexpectsgiantpandasfromChinA.D.Scotlandsupportsgiantpandaconservation.69.IfEdingburghZoocanborrowgiantpandaswhatwillhappen?A.RZSSwillhaveabetterunderstandingoflivinghabitsofgiantpandas.B.RZSSwillcelebrateitscentenaryin2009.C.Scotlandwillbetheeighthcountrytohavegiantpandas.D.EdinburghZoowillbetheeighthzootohavegiantpandasintheworlD.70.AtpresentwhatseemstobethekeyfactorforgiantpandastosuccessfullygotoEdinburghZoo?A.RZSS'sattitudE.B.TheScottishgovernment'sattitudE.C.EdinburghZoo'ssupport.D.TheChinesegovernment'sattitudE.
StartingfromApril2010youwon’tbehearingthewordNBAonsportsprogramsonCCTV.InsteadsporthostwillgivethefullChinesenamewhentheyrefertotheNBA–NationalBasketballAssociation.Youalsowon’thearanyotherEnglishabbreviations缩略词onCCTV’sChineseprogramssuchasGDPgrossdomesticproductorWTOWorldTradeOrganization.YouwillheartheirChinesetranslations.CCTVreceivedanoticefromtheStateAdministrationofRadioFilmandTelevisiontellingittoavoidusingEnglish-languageabbreviationsintheirreportstoprotectthepurityoftheChineselanguagE.A.fewotherTVstationsalsoreceivedthenoticE.FuZhenguoaneditorofPeople’sDailyisoneofthepeoplewhosuggestedthechangE.FirstlyusingEnglishinaChinese-speakingenvironmentisagainstChineselawhesaiD.ThenusingEnglishonChineseTVprogramsisunfairtopeoplewhodon’tunderstandEnglish.What’sworseitwillhaveabadlanguageinfluenceonkidsandteenagers.A.lotofnetizenshavecriticizedthemovesayingthatitwillcauseproblemsforthem.IunderstandwhatCDVCDandDVDmeanwhenIhearthem.ButIwon’tknowwhattheTVprogramsaretalkingaboutifIhearthoseproducts’fullChinesenamesanetizenwroteinaBBSpost.Followingthesamepostanothernetizenwrotejokingly:I’mnotlisteningtomyMP3now.I’mlisteningtomyMovingPictureExpertsGroup-1AudioLayer3动态影像专家压缩标准音频第三层面.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpurityinthesecondparagraphmean?A.纯正B.高贵C.时髦D.潮流HowmanyreasonsdidFuZhenguolisttoshowhissupportforthechange?A.1B.2C.3D.4Somenetizenswentagainstthechangebecause_______________.A.theapplicationofabbreviationswillmakeChinesepopular.B.theapplicationofabbreviationswillattracttheyouth.C.theapplicationofabbreviationswillnotsimplifytheunderstanding.D.theapplicationofabbreviationswillnotbringChinesetoanenD.WhatcanbethefullnameofCCTVmentionedinthetext?A.CloseClosetTopVideoB.ChinaCentralTelevisionC.ChinaCommonTimeVoiceD.Closed-CircuitTelevision
TwoChineselivinginSouthAfricawerekilledinarobbery抢劫onFebruary5bringingthetotalnumberofChinesekilledinthecountrytofourinlessthanamonth.ChenJianqing35fromSoutheastChina'sFujianProvincewhoranashopwithherhusbandinasmalltown45kilometersawayfromSouthAfricancapitalJohannesburgwasshotdeaD.OneofherbusinesspartnersdiedlaterinthehospitaltheChineseconsulate领事馆officialsinJohannesburgsaidyesterday.LocalpolicearetryingtofindmoreinformationaboutthecasE.Andwehavetoldthevictims'遇难者的relativesandarehelpingthemcometoJohannesburg.consulWuGangtoldChinaDaily.Chen'shusbandwasinjuredduringtherobberybutdidnotsufferseriouslysaidWu.Therobberyhappenedatabout5:45pmlocaltimeandthearmedrobbersranawayaftertakingmorethan50000SouthAfricanrandUS$8200.andsomejewelleryXinhuaNewsAgencyreporteD.ThekillinghappenedjustthreedaysafterChenJingmina23-year-oldmanfromQingdaoShandongProvincewasshotdeadnorthoutsideJohannesburgbyarmedrobbers.OnJanuary10aHongKongbusinessmanwasattackedandrobbedathishomeinJohannesburganddiedthenextdayinthehospital.Allthesehappenedjustinlessthanamonth.Accordingtorecordsthereweremorethan40robberiesattackingChineseinSouthAfricalastyearinwhicheightwerekilleD.Morethan100000ChinesearedoingvariouskindsofbusinessesinSouthAfricaaccordingtoaChineseofficialinthecountry.Anincreasingnumberofthemarebecomingtargets目标ofrobbersafterbuyingbighousesorluxurycarstheofficialsaiD.Thepassageisprobably______.A.abusinessstoryB.ascientificarticleC.anewspaperreportD.anofficialdocumentWhowerekilledonFebruary5inasmalltownnearJohannesburg?A.ChenJianqingandherhusbanD.B.ChenJianqingandoneofherpartners.C.ChenJingminandaHongKongbusinessman.D.ChenJingminandoneofhisrelatives.HowmanyChinesewerekilledinSouthAfricasinceJanuary?A.2B.4.C.5.D.8.______________aremorelikelytoberobbedinSouthAfricA.A.ThoseChinesewhodependtoomuchonlocalpoliceB.ThoseChinesewholivenearthecapitalofSouthAfricaC.ThoseChinesewhoopenshopssellingChinesegoodsD.ThoseChinesewholeaveotherstheimpressionofbeingrich
第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ASINGAPOREANsingerJJLam29admittedthatthisMarchcouldn’tbebetterHeoutshinedTaiwanesesuperstarJayChouandbaggedfourawardsattheChinaOriginalMusicPopChartAward中国原创音乐流行榜ceremonyincludingthemostcoveted最渴望得到的bestmalesingertitlE.Yetthetrophies奖杯wereonlypartofanexcitingmonth.KnowingthathehasanO1ympicchampionfanLamwassohappythathepreparedhisowngiftsforZhouYangthespeedskatinggoldmedalistanautographed签名的CDandaMickeyMousedoll.HeeveninvitedZhoutohisbirthdaypartyonMarch26afterZhoutoldhimthatitwasagreatpityshehadhadtomissLam'sBeijingconcertlastyear.Lamshowedhisloveandtalentformusicasearlyasmiddleschoolbutitdoesn'tmeanheeasilygottowhereheisnow.LikemanyyoungmenhisageLamwasoncehooked沉迷onvideogames.OneinparticularWorldofWarcraftobsessed迷住mehesaiD.ImadeupmyownstoriesandcharactersandonceIevencomposed编曲asoundtrackforthegamE.ButluckilyLamsoonrealizedthingswouldhavetochangE.TherewasnofutureinplayinggamesandIhadtothinkabouttheyearsaheadhesaiD.AfterfinishinghighschoolLamjoinedthearmy.Onthesmallislandwherehewasstationedhewrotedozensofsongs.Stillhisambitionofonedaybeingapopsingerseemedanunrealisticdreamtoothers.Laterwhenmyformerofficersheardmysongsbeingplayedontheradiotheycouldn’tbelieveit.hesaiD.Notthattheroadtosuccesswasn'tarockyonE.WhenLamwenttoTaiwantodevelophiscareerhefeltlonelyatfirst.Hestartedplayingcomputergamesagain.Iindulged沉溺myselfingamesdayandnighthesaiD.ButIcametorealizethatImustn’t1etthegamestakeovermy1ifE.Ihadtogooutseepeopleandmeetlife’schallengesheadon.61.JJLamoutshoneJayChouby___________.A.winningfourawardsataceremonyB.beingthegoldmedalistZhouYang’sfavoritesingerC.winningtheawardforbestnewartistD.writingmorepopularoriginalsongs62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutJJLamisFALSE?A.Hisparentsguidedhimthroughsuccess.B.Hewasonceobsessedwithvideogames.C.HewroteasongforthegameWOW.D.HeunderstoodthatplayinggameswouldnotgivehimasecurefuturE.63.Thelastparagraphtellsusthat___________A.lamhasatalentfordifferentmusicstylesB.lambecamefamousovernightC.playingvideogameshelpsLamreleasepressureD.lamwentthroughhardtimesbeforehebecamesuccessful64.WhichofthefollowingelementshasNOTcontributedtoLam’ssuccessaccordingtothearticle?A.HispassionformusiC.B.Hissong-writingtalent.C.Supportfromfans.D.Theskillshelearnedinthearmy.
ELOSANGELEStheUSLosAngelesSuperiorCourtJudgeMitchellBeckloffruledMichaelJacksonsfathercanreceivesomemedicalrecordsrelatedtohissuperstarsonsdeath.ThejudgewillreviewtherecordsfirstbeforemakingthemaccessibletoJoeJacksonslawyerBrianOxman.BeckloffsaidthemancanonlyreceiverecordsonorafterJune25一thedayMichaelJacksondieD.VANCOUVERCANADAWorldnumberoneZhouYangovercamethreeSouthKoreanplayerstowinthewomensshorttrackspeedskating1500metersfinalattheVancouverOlympicWinterGames.Thel8-year-oldmadeperfectdebut首次亮相asshesetanOlympicrecordofawinningtimeof2minutesandl6993secondsamongothersevenskaters.Chinahasneverwonthewomensl500metersintheOlympicsbeforeandthistimeZhousperformancegaveChinaitsthirdgoldmedalinVancouver.BElJINGCHINAChinasfirstcompulsory强制性的safetyregulationonprimaryschoolbuseswhichre-quireseveryseattohaveaseatbeltwilltakeeffectonJulyltohelpensuresafertransporta-tionforthecountrys100millionstudents.Eachprimaryschoolbusmustalsobeequippedwithablackbox0rarecordingmonitortorecordspeedtraveltimeanddistancE.Alsothebusmustbestaffedbyteacherswhowillensurestudentsafety.Inadditionthenewrulestatesthatthecoloroftheschoolbusesshouldbeyellowandeachbusmusthaveatleasttwoemergencyexits.TexastheUSA.softwareengineerwhocrashedhisplaneintoaTexasbuildinghousingaUnitedStatestaxagencyofficekillinghimselfandatleastoneworkerapparentlyleftbehindanangryanti-governmentmanifesto宣言detailinghisfinancialdifficultiesandtaxproblems.ThepilottookofffromanairportinGeorgetown.about48kmfromAustin.HeflewlowovertheAustinskylinebeforeplowingintothebuilding.57.Wecanlearnfromthefirstnewsthat_________.A.allMichaelJacksonsmedicalrecordscanbeaccessedB.MitchellBeckloffwillnotgoovertherecordfirstC.medicalrecordsbeforeJune25wontbereceivedD.JoeJacksonslawyerwillnotgetanyrecords58.ThenewschoolbussafetyrulesincludeallthefollowingsEXCEPT_____________.A.thedriversexperienceB.theequipmentofthebusC.thecolorofthebusD.emergencyexits59.ItseemsthesoftwareengineercrashedintotheUStaxofficemainlybecauseof___________.A.unhappymarriageB.mentaldiseaseC.heavyworkpressureD.financialandtaxproblems60.Wecaninferfromthenewsthat____________.A.JoeJacksonwillbethefirsttoreceivethemedicalrecordsB.ZhouYangoncebroketheOlympicrecordsinthesameeventC.thetaxagencyofficeissomewhereinsidethebuildinginTexasD.thesoftwareengineerflewhighoverskylinebeforecrashingintothebuilding
Shanghai-MoreShanghaipeoplearerentingcarstotraveloverthecomingNationalDayholidayTomreportedtoday.Mostcarsinlargelocalcar-rentalcompaniessuchasYongdaAnjiandDazhongareleasedsofarwiththeBuickSportUtilityVehichleSUVinhighdemanD.SantanaandJettawerepreviouslythemostpopularcarmodelsrentedbyShanghaipeoplefortravelwhilethehigh-endBuickmodelshavegeneratedgreatinterestamonglocalsrentingcarstheseyears.HowevertherentonaBuickGLorGSmodelisbetween650yuanand750yuanadaynearlydoublethoseoftheSantanaandJettacars.ComparedwithSantanaBuicklooksbetterhasgreatercapabilitiesandissaferandmorecomfortablesaidacarleaser.Idon’tmindpayingahighercostforaBuicktoenjoytheholidayhesaiD.SUVcarsareverypopularinthecarrentingmarketaccordingtosomecarrentalfirms.Allthe31BuickGL8SUVcarswereleasedoutseveraldaysagosaidanemployeewiththeShanghaiYongdaCarRentalCo.localpeoplearemoreinclined倾向于togotravelwithgroupsoffriendssoSUVcarsareabetterchoicesaidanindustryanalyst分析家.MoreoverSUVcararesaferonruggedandroughroadstheanalystsaiD.Accordingtothedatamostpeoplerentedcarsforsevendays;alessnumberrentedthemfortwoorthreedays.1.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?HowShanghaiPeopleSpendTheirHolidaysWhySoManyShanghaiPeopleRentedCarsforHolidaysMoreShanghaiRentCarsforHolidaysShanghaiRentSUVInsteadofSantanaandJetta2.AccordingtothepassagewecanseeSUVis________.thenameofacar-rentalcompanythenameofanexpensivecarthenameofanordinarycartheplacefortheholiday3.AtpresentforhowmuchmoneycanyourentaSantanaorJettaforaday?Between650yuanand750yuan.Between350yuanand380yuan.About450yuan.Lessthan300yuan.4.WhydomanypeoplechooseSUVcarsfortheirholidays?Becausetheyarecheaper.Becausetheyareconvenientonruggedandroughroads.Onlybecausetheycanrunonbuggedandtoughroads.BecausenoSantanaandJettacanberentednow.
TheUNSecurityCouncilwascreatedin1945.Itismadeupof10rotating轮值的membersandfivepermanentmemberswhichhaveavetothepowertostoparesolution决议.MostUNmembersnowconsidertheorganization'sstructureoutdateD.Butanychangesneedtheagreementoftwo-thirdsofthe191membersandnovetofromanyofthefivepermanentcouncilmembers.LastyearJapanGermanyBrazilandIndiaformedalobbying游说grouptogetpermanentcouncilseats.ButNorthandSouthKoreahavedoubtsaboutJapanItalyopposesGermanyforaseatPakistanisagainstIndia'scandidacy候选资格andMexicoandArgentinafrownonBrazil.A.waveofemotionsweptthroughChinalastweekasmillionsvoicedtheiroppositiontoJapan'spermanentmembershipoftheUnitedNationsUNSecurityCouncil.BylastFridayover22millionChinesehadsignedanonlinepetition请愿againstJapan'sbidforapermanentseatonthecouncil.AccordingtomajorChinesewebsitessuchassinA.commorethan170000overseasChinesealsosigneD.ThisisthefirstonlineactivityofitskinD.ThepetitionwasstartedbyUS-basedAllianceforPreservingtheTruthoftheSino-JapaneseWar抗日战争史实维护会.TheywantJapantoapologizeforcrimesduringWorldWarII.ThegroupalsoplanstopresentthepetitiontotheUNthisautumn.ChineseForeignMinistryspokesmanLiuJianchaosaidhedidn'tthinkthepetitionshowsanti-Japanesefeeling.HebelievedinsteaditisarequestforJapantotakearesponsibleattitudetowardshistory.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.FunctionoftheUNinworldaffairs.B.MembersoftheUN.C.FactsabouttheUNSecurityCouncil.D.ReformoftheUNSecurityCouncil.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothetext?A.FourcountriessuchasJapanGermanyBrazilandIndiaareapplyingforjoiningtheUN.B.SomecountriessuchasNorthandSouthKoreaItalyPakistanMexicoandArgentinaproposetickingthefourcountriesoutoftheUN.C.Ifthecountries’bidsforpermanentmembershipoftheCouncilareturneddowntheopponentcountrieswilltaketheplacE.D.TheUNSecurityCouncilisgoingtotakeinnewmembers.Theunderlinedphrasefrownoninthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby_____.A.agreeonB.disapproveofC.giveafirmsupporttoD.sayyestoWhat’sthemainreasonforChina’soppositiontoJapan’spermanentmembershipoftheCouncil?A.JapanisunwillingtoadmittoitscrimesagainsttheChineseintheWorldWarII.B.MillionsofpeopleinAsiasignedapetitionagainstit.C.TheChinesepeoplehavestronganti-Japanesefeeling.D.Japanisanirresponsiblecountrythatoncehadahistoryofinvasion.
OfficialssayanelephanthaskilledanAmericanwomanandherbabywhilethefamilywasonatourinKenyA.KenyaWildlifeServiceofficialMichelKipkeusaidSharonBrown39washoldingherone-year-olddaughterwhentheyweretrampled踩踏bytheelephantMonday.MeliavanLaarownerofthecastleForestHotelwherethefamilywaswalkingwithaguideabout2kilometersfromthehotelwhenanelephantcameoutfromthebushatfullspeeD.ThefatherofthefamilyisateacherinNaiobi.FriendsandcolleaguesheldfuneralservicesWednesday.FromworldleadersontheWhiteHouselawntopeopleatthebusstopthecommonhandshakeistheuniversalgreetingofpeaceandkindness.Butyoungpeoplearekissinggoodbyetotraditionalsocialetiquette礼节killingoffthehandshakeresearcherssay.ThecustomisseenastooformalbymanywhoprefertotouchfistsorblowanairkissinsteaD.Nearly74percentofadultsshakehandslessthantheyusedto—andonly45percentofunder-25susethegreeting.Butmanyprefernophysicalcontactatallasideeffectofthegrowingfearofdiseasesaccordingtothesurveyof1000peoplE.Thegrowingmountainofe-wastewillcausegreatenvironmentaldamageifnonewstrategiesareproducedtodealwiththediscardedtelevisionsmobilephonesandcomputerstheUNEnvironmentProgramUNEPstudysaiD.Electronicwasteispilinguparoundtheworldatarateestimatedat40milliontonsayear.Chinaproduces2.6milliontonsofelectronicwasteayearsecondonlytotheUnitedStateswith3.3milliontonsitsaiD.LNEPExecutiveDirectorAchimSteinersaidtheglobewasill-preparedtodealwiththeexplosionofelectronicproductsoverthepastdecadE.What’sthemainideaofthe1paragraph?A.TourinKenyaB.KenyawildlifeServiceC.Aone-year-oldgirltrampledbyanelephantD.AmericanmotherbabykilledbyelephantinKenyaYongpeoplewavegoodbyetohandshakesbecauseA.theypreferphysicalcontactB.manyyoungpeoplethinkhandshakingistooformalC.theyprefertotouchfistsorblowanairkissD.theyarenotaccustomedtohandshakingWhateanbeinferredfrompassagethree?A.Americaranksfirstinproducinge-wasteayearB.Chinaproduces2.6milliontonsofelectronicwasteayearC.theglobewasillpreparedtodealwiththeexplosionofelectronicproductsD.Thegrowlngmountainofe-wastedwon’tcausegreatenvironmentaldamagE.TheunderlinedworddiscardedmeansA.dislikedB.desertedC.scarredD.scaredThepassagesaremostlikelytoappearina/anA.brochureB.sciencebookC.newspaperD.magazine
TheTimesJanuary82008一Aclimberwaslefthangingovera500ftcliffformorethansevenhoursintemperaturesbelowzeroashiscompanionslookedonhelplessly.Aftersettingoutatdawntomakewhattheythoughtwasstraightforwardascent垂直攀爬intheCaimgorrns.oneofthethreefriendssuddenlyslippedandthenwas150ftbackwardsintoagully沟壑.Theonlythingthatstoppedtheclimberfallingtohisdeathwasthesafetylinefixedtohisfriends.Theystayedonanicyrockfaceat2500ft.AlltheycouldseewashisheadtorchshininginthedarknessandtheyhadtoshoutdowninturnstomakesurethathewasstillalivE.Bythetime.theywereairliftedoffthemountainjustaftermidnightthetemperaturehadfallento—20℃andheavysnowstormsweresettingin.Surprisinglynoneofthethreewasseriouslyhurt.Thegrouphadlefttheircarat830amfortheexpeditionwhichwasexpectedtoendwithan800ftclimbcalledKiwiGullyinanareaknownasHell’sLuretothewestofLockAvon.Generallytherewillbefewproblemsforexperiencedclimbersbutithadbecomeveryharderafterheavysnowfalls.Justbefore4pmtheclimbersreachedanarrowpartbeneathasteepsectionofrock.TwoofthepartymadeittotheicE.Havinggotthroughthesteepestsectionheslippedwhentheicesuddenlygaveway.Hewaslefthangingandcouldn’tclimbbackupbecausehehaddamagedhisankleandwasinshock.At8pmateamoftenrescueworkerswasdroppedonasnowyplace300ftabovetheclimbers.OneoftheteamwasloweredtowheretheclimbersweretrappeD.Duringafour-houroperationtheyweresaveD.Thirtyminuteslatersnowstormsenvelopedthemountain.56.Theclimberdidn’tclimbbackupbecause.A.thesafetylinewaseasytobreakB.hewastoofrightenedtoclimbC.hewasshockedbysomeanimalsD.hisdamagedanklepreventedhimclimbing57.WhichofthefollowingabouttherescueworkisTRUE?A.Tenpeopleweresenttorescuetheclimbersatdawn.B.Theworklastedaboutfourhours.C.Itwastheworkersthatliftedtheclimberup.D.Thethreeclimberswereseriouslyhurtduringthework58.Accordingtothepassageitwasimpliedthatthepersonhangingoveracliffwas.A.aclimbinglearnerB.acleverclimberC.anexperiencedclimberD.aclimbingguide59.Whatwillbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ClimberSavedAfterHangingfor7HoursB.AnUnforgettableClimbingExperienceC.TimeisLifeforClimbersD.ClimberLeftHangingoveraCliff
.TheresultsoftheUS/NATObombingYugoslaviaaretobejudgedbyhistory.Ishallnotbetheonetodothis.ButbeinginthecenterofactualeventsthatarecreatingthathistoryIcannotstayawayfromwhatisgoingoninmycountry.FirstofallthemainaimofthebombingwastopreventahumansufferinginKosovo.TodayaftermanydaysoffrequentbombingthataimismoredistantthanbeforE.Thebombingonlybroughttensofthousandsofpeoplerunningawayfromtheirhomesnottomentionthelargenumberofthedeathandinjurybuildingsandfactories.SupposethattheUS/NATOreallyhadawishtopreventthehumansufferingtheyshouldrealizebynowhowwrongtheywerewhentheythoughtthebombingwouldsolvetheproblem.Sowhat’sleft?Backofforgroundtroops?Butwhoisgoingtojointhegroundtroops?Itwouldtakeatleast200000armedsoldiersnotthe20000thattheUS/NATOhavepreparedinMacedoniA.ItshouldalsobeclearthattheSerbs塞族人willnotgiveuponKosovo.Iliveundercontinuousbombingformorethanaweeknowanditdoesn’tfrightenmeanymorE.Idon’tturntotheshelteratthesoundofwarning.It’sthethoughtofgroundtroopsthatfrightensmE.Vietnamwouldseemlikeapicniccomparedtoabloodshed__件inKosovoifthegroundtroopsappear.IsthatwhattheUS/NATOwants?72.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.TheUS/NATOreallyintendstostopthehumansuffering.B.TheresultofthewarwillbejudgedbypeopleinKosovo.C.Thebombingmadetensofthousandsofpeoplehomeless.D.ThecontinuousbombingwillmaketheSerbsgiveuponKosovo.73.Thewriteris_____.A.anAmericanreporterB.aChinesereporterC.aMacedonianD.aYugoslavian74.Whatworriesthewritermost?A.Thecontinuousbombing.B.Thecomingofthegroundtroops.C.Thesoundofbombwarning.D.Theideaofgroundtroops.75.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthebombinginKosovo?A.ItistheUS/NATO’sdutytodefendKosovo.B.ItiswrongtosolvetheproblembybombingKosovo.C.TheaimofbombingKosovoistostopahumansuffering.D.ThebombingcansolvetheproblemofKosovo.
YouareaGermanlivinginBerlin.Onedayyou’rewalk??ingdownthestreetmindingyourownbusinesswhensudden??lyastrangercomesupwithasmileonhisfacE.Afterstoppingyouheholdsasmallelectronicdevice装置closetohisfaceandspeaksslowlyintoitsayinginEnglishCanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomesauerkraut?Whatshouldyoudo?aRunaway;bCallthepolice;orcListencloselyforthedevicetosayinGermanKonnenSiemirbittesagenwelchessauerkrauthaufenkann?Themostproperanswerwouldbecbecausethepersoninfrontofyouisonlyatouristtryingtoenjoyhimself.Thede??viceissaidtobetheworld’sfirstportable便携的translator—ahand-heldmicrocomputerthatatthesametimetranslatesonespokenlanguageintoanother.Thefour-poundbattery-op??eratedproductiscalledtheVoiceanditistheinventionofAdvancedProductsandTechnologiesanAmericanelectronicscompany.WhentheVoiceisintroducedintheUniteStatesinlateApril—atapriceof1500—itwillbeusedtotrans??latespokenEnglishintoItalianGermanFrenchandSpan??ish.Theproductcomeswithseparatecartridges盒式存储器foreachofthefourlanguageswhichcanbechangedwhentheusertravelsfromonecountrytoanother.ItwillbesoldinEu??ropesoonaftertheUSintroductionwithcartridgesthattrans??lateItalianGermanFrenchandSpanishintoEnglish.TheVoiceusesamicrochip微型集成电路片totrans??latelanguages.ItisStartedbyvoicecommandandproducesvoiceoutputthroughabuilt-inspeaker.WhentheusermakesastatementorasksaquestiontheVoiceimmediatelyrepeatswhathasbeensaidinanotherlanguagE.Thedeviceheldbythestrangerisprobablyakindof________.A.atwo-wayradioB.languagetranslatorC.easily-carriedspeakerD.amulti-functionedcomputer.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphmean?A.CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomesauerkraut?B.CanIaskforsomeinformationfromthepolice?C.Wouldyouliketotrymydevice?D.WouldyounotrunawayifIaskyouwheretobuysomesauerkraut?WhenthestrangersaysCanyoutell...sauerkraut?heis________.A.learningGermanfromhisdeviceB.askingyouthewaytothesauerkrautshopC.makingfunofyouwithhisdeviceD.testinghisdeviceforfunWhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthetext?A.Thepriceofthehand-heldmicrocomputer.B.ThefunctionoftheproductVoicE.C.TheproducerpfthesmallelectronicdevicE.D.ThenumberofthedevicesoldtotheEuropeancoun??tries.
●●●USDefenceSecretaryDonaldRumsfeldislikelytovisitChinaatanappropriatetimethisyearaseniorChinesemilitaryofficialsaidonMonday.ColonelTuQimingdirectoroftheAmericanandOceanianAffairsBureauoftheForeignAffairsOfficeattheNationalDefenceMinistrymadetheremarkduringSino-USdefencetalksthisweek.ThisisthefirsteverspecialdefencepolicydialoguebetweenthetwodefenceministriesaccordingtotheChinesemilitary.●●●FRANCESAgricultureMinistryhasconfirmed证实thefirstcaseofmadcowdiseasedetectedinagoatlastFriday.Thegoatkilledin2002testedpositiveformadcowdiseasE.Itisthefirstcaseintheworldofthefataldiseasebeingfoundinananimalotwww..comherthanabovinE.Thehumanformofmadcowdiseasecausesbrain-wastingpersonalitychangelossofbodyfunctionandendsindeath.TheEuropeanCommissionhasnotadvisedanychangeinfarmingandconsuminggoatssaidtheFrenchMinistryinastatementpublishedlastFriday.●●●MOBILEphonesaleshitanewrecordin2004withsome684millionunitssoldaroundtheworldtheUSresearchinstituteStrategyAnalyticssaidonThursday.Thenumberrepresentsanincreaseof32percentover2003when571millionunitsweresolD.StrategyAnalyticspredictsamoremodestriseof8percentforthisyearto735million.FinnishcellphoneproviderNokiastayedoutinfrontin2004withsalesof207.6millionunitsgivingitamarketshareof30.4percent.MotorolamovedtoNo2justaheadoftheSouthKoreancompanySamsung.●●●SIXmalepenguins雄企鹅ataGermanzooareprovingstubbornlyresistanttofemalesbroughtinfromSwedentomakethemintobreeding繁殖.Ofthetenmalepenguinsatthezoosixhaveformedintohomosexualcouplesandhaveshownnointerestinthefemalesmakingbreedinganimpossibility.SothezooimportedthefourfemalepenguinsfromSwedenlastmonthfullofhopethatthenewarrivalscouldturnthemales.Butsofartheboysareremainingstrictlywiththeboys.Howmanycountriesarementionedinthepiecesofnews?A.Six.B.FivE.C.ThreE.D.Seven.Fromthefourthpieceofnewsweknowthat.A.thescientistshaven’tsucceededindoingtheirexperimentB.thescientistshavesuccessfullygotsixfemalepenguinsintobreedingC.theSwedengirlsmadetheboysshowinterestinthemD.Germanboysdon’tlikeSwedenboysWhichofthefollowingarethesuitableheadlinesforthepiecesofnews?A.A.USDefenceSecretaryVisitLikelyB.A.USDefenceSecretaryVisitLikelyB.FranceConfirms'MadGoatCaseB.FranceConfirms'MadGoatCaseC.NokiaStaysonTopC.MobilePhoneSalesD.MalePenguinsandFemalePenguinsD.BirdsofaFeatherC.A.DefencePolicyDialogueD.A.Sino-USTalksB.MadGoatDiseaseB.MadGoatCaseC.MobilePhoneSalesC.Motorola'sSalesReducedD.ImportingFemalePenguinsD.BoysandGirls
SaturdayOctober7thwasamarathonofsadtasksforAnnaPolitkovskayA.TwoweeksearlierherfatheraretiredofficialinthedepartmentofforeignaffairshaddiedofaheartattackasheemergedfromtheMoscowMetrowhileonhiswaytovisitPolitkovskaya’smotherRaisaMazepainthehospital.Shehadjustbeendiagnosed诊断withcancerandwastooweakeventoattendherhusband’sfuneral.YourfatherwillforgivemebecauseheknowsthatIhavealwayslovedhimshetoldAnnaandhersisterElenaKudimovathedayhewasburieD.A.weeklatershehadanoperationandsincethenAnnaandElenahadbeentakingturnshelpingherdealwithhergrief.Politkovskayawassupposedtospendthedayatthehospitalbuthertwenty-six-year-olddaughterwhowaspregnanthadjustmovedintoPolitkovskaya’sapartmentonLesnayaStreetwhileherownplacewasbeingpreparedforthebaby.AnnahadsomuchonhermindElenaKudimovatoldmewhenwemetinLondonbeforeChristmas.AndshewastryingtofinishherarticlE.PolitkovskayawasaspecialreporterforthesmallnewspaperNovayaGazetaandlikemostofherworkthepiecefocusedontheterrorthatcanbeseenalloverthesouthernrepublicofChechnyA.ThistimeshehadbeentryingtoreportrepeatedcruelactsdonebypeoplefaithfultothePrimeMinisterRamzanKadyrovwhoareinfavourofRussiA.InthepastsevenyearsPolitkovskayahadwrittendozensofaccountsoflifeduringwartime;manyhadbeencollectedinherbookASmallCornerofHell:reportsfromChechnyA.PolitkovskayawasfarmorelikelytospendtimeinahospitalthanonabattlefieldandherwritingborefrequentwitnesstorobberyandtheuncontrolledcrueltyoflifeinaplacethatfewotherRussians—andalmostnootherreporters—caredtothinkabout.Politkovskaya’sfatherdiedof______.A.tirednessB.adiseaseC.anattackD.anaccidentFromthetextweknowthatRaisaMazepa______.A.didn’tloveherhusbandB.didn’tattendherhusband’sfuneralC.washavinganoperationthedayherhusbandwasburiedD.wastoosadtoattendherhusband’sfuneralTheunderlinedwordemergedmostlikelymeans______.A.cameoutB.wentintoC.lookedintoD.leftforHowmanyfamilymembersofAnnaarementionedinthepassage?A.ThreE.B.FourC.FiveD.SixWhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribePolitkovskaya’scharacter?A.curiousB.easy-goingC.carelessD.responsible
NEWYORK—MicrosoftonMondaymadeanotherefforttochallengeApple’siPhoneandGoogle’sAndroidintheexplodingsmartphonemarket—launchingawirelessoperatingsystemWindowsPhone7.ConsumerswillconsideritalwaysdelightfulandthoroughlymineMicrosoftCEOSteveBallmersaidatalaunchevent.BallmersaidlastyearthatMicrosofthadscrewedupwithitsWindowsMobileoperatingsystem.Forexampleitfailedtokeepupwithtouch-screeninnovationsthatmakeiPhonesandAndroidphoneseasytousE.MicrosoftfellfromthirdtofourthplaceinmarketsharethisyearbehindBlackBerryiPhoneandAndroiD.Only10.8%ofsmartphoneownersusedMicrosoft’ssysteminAugustdownfrom18%lastDecember.ButWindowsPhone7isatotaldeparturefromanythingthey’vedone.Microsoftsaysitsoughttosimplifycommonactivities.Forexampleyoucaninstantlytakeapicturewithaphone’scamerabypushingabuttononthedevicE.Youdon’thavetofirstawakenitfromitssleepmodeandlaunchthecameraapplication.YoualsocanprogramthephonestoautomaticallyuploadphotostoFacebookorothersocialnetworksitesinacoupleofseconds.UserscaneasilyworkwithMicrosoftOfficecontactandcalendarinformationaswellasdocumentscreatedinMicrosoft’sWordExcelandPowerPoint.ThephoneswillnotshowvideosbuiltonAdobe’sFlashplatformwidelyusedbyservicesincludingYouTubeandHulu.AT&TwillofferthefirstWindowsPhone7smartphonetheSamsungFocusonNov.8.SoonafteritwillhavetheLGQuantumandHTCSurrounD.EachwillcostS|199.99withatwo-yearservicecontract.T-MobilewillhavetwoWindowsPhone7modelsoutfortheholidayshoppingseasontheHTCHD7andDellVenuePro.Itdidnotsayhowmuchthey’llcost.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph4A.WhyMicrosoftfellbehindothers.B.HowtouseWindowsPhone7.C.AdvantagesofWindowsphone7.D.SpeedofWindowsphone7.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasescrewedupinthe2ndparagraphprobablymeanA.TomakeabadmistakE.B.Tomakebigprogress.C.Toachievemaingoals.D.Tokeepupwithothers.WhichofthefollowingphoneswillNOTuseWindowsPhone7operatingsystemA.Quantum.B.SurrounD.C.AndroiD.D.Focus.WhydidMicrosoftseeadropinmarketsharelastyearA.Becauseitsoperatingsystemdidn’tcatchupwithchanges.B.Becauseitsphonescan’tshowvideosfromYouTubE.C.Becauseitwasinconvenienttotakephotosusingitsphones.D.BecauseitssystemwasbasedonlyonMicrosoftsoftwares.WhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassageA.SmartphoneMarketWelcomesNewGiantB.MicrosofttoFightBackonSmartphoneC.MobilePhonesGettingSmarterandEasierD.MicrosoftProvedaFailureinSmartphone
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