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AnexplosiononThursdaykilledoneandinjured21inabusystreetinTongrenSouthwestChina’sGuizhouProvince.Thebombwashiddeninarubbishbininthecity’scommercialhub商业中心wherelotsofshopsandrestaurantsareconcentrateD.Theear-splittingblastwasheardaround12∶50p.m.saidalocalnewspapercitingwitnesses.Thepoweroftheblastshattered使粉碎nearbyshopwindowsandrippedthestainless不生锈的steelrubbishcantopieces.Onepasser-byidentified确认onlyasZhangsaidshewasshockedbythenoiseandsawalotofpedestrianslyingonthegroundwhenshegottothescenE.Thirteenoftheinjuredweretakentoalocalhospitalaftertheexplosion.A.doctortheresaidfivewereinseriousconditionbutalreadyoutofdangerafteremergencytreatment.Theotherswerejustslightlyhurt.ThecauseoftheexplosionisstillunderinvestigationsaidanofficerwiththeTongrenpolicebutrefusedtospeculateastothecausE.56.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.AlltheinjuredweretakentoahospitalB.8oftheinjuredwerenottakentoahospitalC.TherubbishbinwithabombwasinarestaurantD.Therubbishbinwithabombwasinashop57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Onepasser-byidentifiedonlyasZhangsawthemanthrowingabombintoabin.B.SomecustomersinrestaurantswereinjureD.C.Thewriterdidn’tgettothescenE.D.Allcustomersinshopsgothurt.58.Inthelastparagraphtheunderlinedwordspeculateprobablymeans________.A.tellB.guessC.discussD.talk59.Whatofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BombHiddeninaRubbishBinB.TheCauseoftheExplosionC.A.TerribleThingD.MarketBlastKills1Injures21
ConnecticutCollegeseniorPaulDrydenhasknownforyearsthathe'dhavelotsofcompetitionforanentry--levelpromotionsjobinNewYork'smusicindustry.Soinabidtogetanadvantagelastsummerheinventedajobforhimself.Thejobasanintern实习生inUniversalMusiCsBuenosAiresofficehadneverexistedbeforeDrydenproposedit.YetbecausehewaswillingtoworkwithoutpayhegothisfootinthedoorandwassoontranslatinginterviewswithAmericanrockstarsforhisbosswhodidn'tspeakEnglish.IntheU.S.lyedonealotofinternshipswhereinternsdoallthebusywork--copyingstaplingtheboringstuffDrydensays.ButinthispositioninArgentinaIfeltveryvaluabletothecompany.Internationalinternshipshavebeenaroundsincethe1950sbutthey'vebecomemuchmorepopularlately.Overthepastthreeyearscollegeshaveonaverageseena6%increaseinthenumberofstudentsdoinginternationalinternshipsaccordingtoa39--collegesurveyinMarchbytheNationalSocietyforExperientialEducationanassociationofcampusinternshiporganizers.AndtheInstitutefortheInternationalEducationofStudentssays25%ofits5000annualstudy--abroadparticipantsnowdoaninternshipcomponentupfrom17%inthe1980sand21%inthe1990s.Nationaldataaren'tavailableonthetotalnumberofstudentsdoinginternshipsoverseasbutcareer--planningexpertssaysuchexperienceisanincreasinglypopularwaytogetresumeradiance闪光点.Because84%ofcollegestudentssaythey'lldoatleastoneinternshipbeforegraduatingmanynowaimtodistinguishthemselveswithexperiencetailoredtoaglobaleconomy.66.Thebesttitleforthispassagemayprobablybe_________A.DrydenProposesaNewCareerB.StudentsGetR.ésuméRadianceC.InternationalInternshipsPromoteStudentsD.GraduatesFaceMoreSevereChallenge67.PaulDrydendidinternshipjobto___________A.makehissparetimemorecolourfulB.bringhimselftothepublicattentionC.earnmoremoneyforhiseducationfeesD.gainmoreexperienceinfindingabetterjob68.InternationalinternshipsaccordingtoDryden___________A.havenothingtodowiththecompaniesB.weremorepopularamongcollegestudentsC.aremoreusefultoenrichthestudents'experiencesD.meanmerelyaseriesofbusyworktodealwith69.MoreandmorestudentstendtochooseInternationalinternshipsbecause___________A.theycanbebetter--equippedforthefuturecareersB.theyareunwillingtostudytheirlessonsincollegesC.doinginternshipsoverseasisapartoftheircoursesD.doinginternshipsoverseashelpstoestablishfriendship70.Theunderlinedwordtailoredinthelastparagraphprobablymeans___________A.changedB.madeC.matchedD.adapted
WongFuk-wing黄福荣aHongKongvolunteer志愿者atanorphanage孤儿院inYushuwaskilledintheearthquakewhenhewastryingtosaveothersonApril142010.Wongmanagedtorunsafelyoutofthebuildingwithsomechildrenwhenthefirstquakehappenedat7:50amonApril14buthewentbackinsidetorescuethreeotherchildrenandthreeteachersinsidealthoughheknewthedangerofaftershocks余震.At10amallthechildrenandoneoftheteachersweresaveD.HoweverWongwasburiedunderthefallenbuildinganddieD.TheothertwoteacherswerestillwaitingtoberescueD.46-year-oldWongwasatruckdriverwhooftensaidhecouldonlygivehiseffortstocharity慈善insteadofmoneyashedidnotearnalot.Histragic悲剧的endtouchedtheheartsofmanypeoplebothinHongKongandonthemainlanD.Wongbeganvolunteeringin2002.In2003Wongwastoldbythedoctorhegotseriousillnesswhichgavehimagreatblow.Howevertheillnessdidnotdeterthewarm-heartedman.WhentheearthquakestruckWenchuanisSichuanProvincein2008WongrushedtothedisasterareaofShifangtoofferhishelpthoughhisfamilydidnotwanthimtogo.InfactQinghaiisaplaceWonghadoftenvisitedsince2006.AsavolunteerhegaveoutmedicineandclothingtotheorphanagetherE.NoonecouldexpectthatWongwoulddiehelpingothers.HongKongChiefSecretaryHenryTangYing-yensaidhehadthehighestrespectfortheherowhogavehislifeforothers.WhathedidhasshowntheHongKongspirit.ThecitizensofHongKongcalledhimtheprideofHongKong’speopleandpeopleonthemainlandhavealsopraisedhimasatruehero.Wongdiedintheearthquake.A.afterhesentmedicineandclothingtotheorphanageB.whenhereturnedtosavetheteachersandstudentsC.becausehesufferedfromhisseriousillnessagainD.asthefirstearthquakehappenedTheunderlinedworddeterinParA.5refersto.A.preventB.refuseC.beatD.encourageWhatcanweknowaboutWongfromthepassage?A.HenevervisitedQinghaibefore2010.B.Hewassupportedbyhisfamilybeingavolunteer.C.HewasthoughthighlyofbytheChinesE.D.HewasataxidriverbeforehedieD.WhyaresomanypeopledeeplymovedbythestoryofWong?A.HealwaysofferedmoneytotheorphanagE.B.Hefoughtagainsthisillnessbravely.C.Hehelpedtheorphanagethoughbeingpoor.D.Heputotherpeople’slivesaboveown.
NASHVILLETenn.—A.lineofseverethunderstormsandtornadoesmarchedacrosstheSouthonFridaypeelingawayroofsoverturningcarsandkillingatleast11peopleinTennesseeofficialssaiD.Itwasthesecondwaveofviolentweathertohitthestateinlessthanaweek.Lastweekendtornadoeskilled24peopleinthewesternpartofthestateanddestroyedmorethan1000homesandbuildings.ThestormscrossedanareafromnorthernMississippitonorthernVirginiaastheymovedtothenortheastlateFridayafterdevelopingfromalow-pressuresysteminthecentralPlains.TheNashvillesuburbswerethehardesthitwithatleasteightdeathshappeningnortheastofthecity.Threemorepeoplewerekilledinaruralareaabout65milessoutheastofNashvillE.Tornadoeswerealsoreportedinsomeotherplaces.Thestormspulleduptreesknockeddownpowerlinesanddamagedbuildings.What’sworsephonelinesandmostbusinesseswereoutofservicE.Hospitalsadmittedatleast60peoplewithstorm-relatedinjuriesandtransferredatleastninebadlyinjuredpatientstoNashvillehospitals.InsouthernIndianathestormsdamagedsomeareaswithgolfball-sizedhail.Highwindsblewtheroofoffacountryclubandoverthrewasemitrailer拖车.AsthestormsmovedfarthereastpartsofWestVirginiawerelashedwithheavyrainandwindsgreatdamagescauseD.ThenumberoftornadoesintheUShasjumpedthroughthefirstpartof2006comparedwiththepastfewyears.ThroughtheendofMarchanestimated286tornadoeshadhittheUScomparedwithanaverageof70forthesamethree-monthperiodineachofthepastthreeyears.Thenumberoftornado-relateddeathswas38beforeFriday'sstorms.Theaveragenumberofdeathsfrom2003to2005was45ayearthepredictioncentersaiD.HowmanydeathshavethethunderstormsandtornadoesonFridaycaused?A.ThreE.B.Eight.C.Eleven.D.Twenty-two.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Tennesseewashittwicebytornadoeswithinaweek.B.ThelatesttornadomightstartinnorthernMississippi.C.Atleastfourstateswerehitbythetornado.D.Inthetornadoesofthefirst3months38peoplewerekilleD.Inthefirst3monthsoflast3yearsabout____tornadoeshappenedeachmonthintheUS.A.About23.B.About70.C.About98.D.About210.Wecaninferfromthereportmoredeathsandinjurieswerecausedbecause____.A.thephonelinesweredestroyedB.therewereenoughhospitalsC.thepeoplehidintheirhousesD.therewasalsoahailinTennessee
LastweekBillGatesretiredfromfull-timeworkattheworld’sbiggestcomputersoftwarecompanyMicrosoft.HewillremainchairmanofthecompanyheestablishedwithPaulAlleninnineteenseventy-five.MisterGatesleavesMicrosoftatatimeofchangeinthecomputingindustry.MicrosoftgrewatatimewhenpersonalcomputersorPCswerereplacingbigmainframecomputersasthemaincomputingtools.HeshowedthathugeprofitscouldbemadeinsoftwareasPCsincreasinglywerefoundoneverydeskandineveryhome.EarlyonMicrosoftunderstoodtheimportanceofthenetworkeffect.Thatissoftwareisthekindofproductthatincreasesinvalueasmorepeoplebuyanduseit.NowfreeInternetsoftwarethreatenstoreplacePC-basedsoftware.DeviceslikesmartphonesconnectpeopletotheInternet.Googlehasbecomea1eaderinInternetWebsearchingandadvertising.Microsofthasstruggledtochangewiththenewcomputerenvironment.ItseffortstosellmusicanditslatestoperatingsystemVistahavenotbeenbigsuccesses.AndanattemptthisyeartobuyYahooforoverforty-sevenbilliondollarsfailed.InthelastseveralyearsBillGateshasslowlygivencontrolofMicrosofttoothers.IntwothousandhegavethejobofchiefexecutiveofficertoSteveBallmerafriendofhissincetheiryearsatHarvardUniversity.MisterBallmerhasbeenwithMicrosoftsincenineteeneighty.Stillitishardtooverestimate过高估计theinfluenceofBillGatesoncomputing.HedevelopedthebusinessmodelthatputtheWindowsoperatingsystemonaboutninetypercentoftheworld’sonebillionPCs.Microsoftnowhasalmostninetythousandemployees.Atfifty―twoyearsoldBillGatesiscurrentlythethirdrichestmanintheworld.Heisworthaboutfifty-eightbilliondollars.HeremainsMicrosoft’sbiggestshareholder.MisterGateswillnowspendmostofhistimeworkingathischarityorganizationtheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.Thefoundationistheworld'slargestcharitywithoverthirty-sevenbilliondollars.Itprovidesmoneyforhealtheducationandotherprojectsmostlyindevelopingcountries.60.BillGatesretiredfromfull-timeworkinMicrosoftbecauseA.hehadearnedenoughmoneyB.GooglethreatenedMicrosoft’sleadingplaceC.PCswereoutoffashionD.ofareasonthatwasnotmentioned61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutBillGates?A.BillGatessetupMicrosoftonhisownin1975.B.BillGatesfailedtobuyYahoo.C.BillGateswasthechiefexecutiveofficerwhenheretired.D.BillGatesistherichestmanintheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.62.Microsoftgrewatatimewhen.A.‘smartphones’connectpeopletoInternetB.VistawasputintomarketC.PersonalComputerswereoneverydeskandineveryhomeD.Computersbecamethemaincomputingtools63.Microsoft’snetworkeffectprobablymeans.A.themorepeopleusePCsthemoresoftwaretheywillbuyB.themorepeopleuseInternetthemoremoneyMicrosoftcanmakeC.thebetterproductthemorevalueD.thelateroperatingsystemthebettersoftware
China'sthirdmannedspacecraftliftedoffat9:10p.m.onThursdaytoaccomplishitsmostambitiousandriskytask:spacewalk.ShenzhouVIIcarryingastronautsZhaiZhigangLiuBomingandJingHaipengwaslaunchedfromtheJiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenterinGansuProvinceintoaclearsky.AsisthecasewithsuchtasksinChinathefirstfewmomentsweretensE.Butthenthegroundcontrolheardthevoicesoftheastronauts.TheyfeltphysicallysoundtheysaidtothejoyofthescientistsonthegrounD.TheastronautswillorbittheEarthforthreedays68hourstobepreciseandoneofthemwillwalkinspaceabout343kmabovetheEarthonSaturday.ThatwillbeChina'sfirstspacewalkandwillmakeChinathethirdcountrytoconductextra-vehicularactivityEVAinspacE.TheothertwotohaveachievedthataretheformerSovietUnionandtheUS.Thetimingofthespacewalkcouldhoweverbechangeddependingonhowlongitwouldtakefortheastronautstoadjusttoallthefactors.EVAsarenecessaryforChina'slong-termgoalofbuildingaspacestationby2020andpossiblylaunchingamannedtasktotheMoon.TheastronautswilllandincentralpartoftheInnerMongoliaautonomousregioninare-entrymoduleonSeptember28thSunday.Theastronautsenteredthespacecraftat6:28p.m.Thursdaycheckedthecommunicationsystemwiththegroundcontrolafterreviewingtheoperationmanualofthespaceship.Thespaceshipwillchangeitsorbitaround4A.m.today.AndtheastronautswillstarttestingandputtingontheEVAspacesuitswhichcouldtakeupto15hours.ChinalauncheditsfirstmannedspaceshipShenzhouVinOctober2003andfolloweditupbysendingShenzhouVItwoyearslater.ButtheShenzhouVIIastronautshaveagreatertaskinhanD.56.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThiswillbethethirdtimeforChineseastronautstohaveaspacewalk.B.ThreeastronautswillwalkinspaceonscheduletoconductEVAinspacE.C.TheShenzhou-7re-entrymodulewilllandonSaturdayafternoonincentralpartoftheInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegion.D.ThesuccessofthespacewalkwillbeonestepfurthertowardsChina'slonger-termgoaltohaveaspacestationby2020.57.TheunderlinedwordssuchtasksinChinainthethirdparagraphmostprobablyreferto.A.thefirsthumanspacewalkbytheformerSovietUnionastronautAlexeiLeonovin1965B.AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongsettingfootontheMoonin1969C.thefirsttwomannedspaceflightsofChinain2003and2005D.China'slaunchingamannedspacecrafttotheMoon58.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.A.tellastoryB.provideevidenceC.giveareportD.compareopinions
After10seasonswearingtheNo.8onhisbackKobeBryantwillbecomeNo.24nextseason.ThereasonforthesurprisingdecisionbytheLosAngelesLakerssuperguardlastweekhasbecomeahottopicfordebatE.BryantworeNo.24whenhewasinearlyhighschoolbuthechangedtoNo.33inhissenioryear.HeswitchedtoNo.8whenhewasselectedbytheLakersin1996andhasbeennotchangedsincE.Bryanthasrefusedtoexplainthedecisionuntiltheendoftheplay-offs.SoguessingBryant’smotivehasbecomeapopulargameamongNBAfansandnewspapercolumnists.Thereareallkindsofspeculations猜测.ManysaythatBryantwantstoleavethepastbehindandhaveafreshstart.HehasoftenbeencriticizedforplayingtobenefithimselfandnottheteamasawholE.OtherssaythathemaybetryingtocomparehimselftoMichaelJordan.JordanwasfamousforhisNo.23jersey运动衫.SomesuchasNBCSportcolumnistMichaelVentrearguethatitisallaboutmoney.Bryantwillmakemoremoneybysellingnewjerseytohisfans.Somespeculationsaremoreaboutfun.ForexamplethereisanopinionthatKobeisactuallyjustadiehardfanofthepopularTVdrama24.AllthistalkhasturnedthenumberchangeintoamajorissuE.ItseemsthatthereisalotoffussoversomethingthatshouldbeprettysimplE.JerseynumbershavetheirownspecialsignificanceinAmericansportsespeciallybasketball.Playerschoosetheirnumberwhentheyjoinateamandtheyusuallystickwiththatnumberfortherestoftheircareer.Whenagreatplayerretireshisteamwillhonorhimbyretiringhisnumber.68.Bryantplaysfor_____.A.TheLosAngelsLakersB.TheHoustonrocketsC.TheChicagoBullsD.TheMiamiHeats69.BryantworeNo.8_____.A.fortwoyearsandahalfB.fortenyearsC.sinceheenteredhighschoolD.sincehelefthighschool70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaspeculationaboutBryant’smotivetochangehisnumber?A.Hewantstoleavehispastbehindandhaveafreshstart.B.HewantstocomparehimselftoJordan.C.Hewantstoearnmoremoney.D.HewantstoshowthatheismanofgreatimportancE.71.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Whenagreatplayerretireshisteamwillrewardhimwithmuchmoney.B.A.luckynumberwillbepassedontoanewplayer.C.Anoutstandingplayer’sjerseynumberwon’tbeusedafterhisretirement.D.A.greatplayeroftenchangeshisjerseynumberinthesameteam.
TheOfficialThemeforthe2005WorldExpositionAichiJapanisNature’sWisdom.Name:The2005WorldExpositionAichiJapanTheme:Nature’sWisdomSite:SteoCityNagakuteTownToyataCityinAichiPrefectureJapanPeriod:March25toSeptember252005Projectednumberofvisitors:15millionNaturehasprovidedhumanitywithameanstodevelopintocomplexsocietiesbasedonthisverybasicrelationship.A.vastnetworkofknowledgeandwisdomhasevolvedfromthisbasicrelationshipbetweenhumansandnaturE.Nature'swisdomhermysteriesinspiringbeautyandpowerhavebeenunlockedbymindsandscientificprocesses.Humanshavebecomemastersofthisknowledgeandhavedevelopedincredibletechnologiestoemployenergyandotherresources.Inanincreasinglyovercrowdedworlditissometimeshardtofocusbeyondeverydaylifeandontothelongtermeffectsofourtechnologicalprogress.SurelythenwemustberemindedofthetruewisdomfoundinacontinuousrelationshipwithnaturE.Afterallweareinaworldseeinganincreasingamountofmediacoverageofinternationaldebatesconcernedaboutdamagetotheenvironment.Itiscommonlyacceptedthatasfarastheenvironmentisconcerneditisatimetore-thinkourrelationshipwithnaturebeforeitistoolatE.ModelCommunityContinuousdevelopmentiswhattheEco-communitiesprojectatExpo2005isallabout.TheEco-communitiesprojecthasbeenexpectedtoreuseenergyandtoreduceandmakeuseofexistingwastE.AswelltheentireExpo2005site--expectedtohost25millionpeopleoverasix-monthperiod--hasbeendesignedwiththeconservation保持ofnatureandthelocalenvironmentasthetoppriority优先考虑的事.Findinganswersfortoday'sworldmustbedoneinthebackgroundoftechnology.Thustheideaofeco-communitieswasdevelopeD.Yetanunderstandingofthesocio-historicalbackgroundisjustasimportantintoday’srichlymulti-culturalworldofeconomicallyvariousstatesandunions.AndsotheArtofLifeExpo2005sub-themewasexpectedtobeamodelofhumanparticipationonaglobalscalE.Expo2005offerstothepeopleoftheworldanopportunitytocometogetheranddiscussmanyglobalissuesthatfacehumankinD.Itisaplacetobringtogethertheworld'stalenttocreateamodelcommunityforthefuturewherehumanscanliveinharmonywithnaturE.64.WhatistheperiodofExpo2005Japan?A.May1-October31.B.March25-September25.C.May1-October30.D.October9-0ctober21.65.WhichofthefollowingthemesisExpo2005Japan's?A.BetterCityBetterLifeB.InteractionsbetweenUrbanandRuralAreasC.Nature’sWisdomD.EnvironmentResourceandTechnique66.Accordingtoparagraph3naturehasmanyfeaturesexcept______.A.dangerB.powerC.beautyD.wisdom67.Wecaninferthat______accordingthecontentsofthepassagE.A.therelationshipbetweennatureandhumansisn’tcloseB.itiseasierforustofindthetruewisdomC.itisimportantandnecessaryforhumantoprotectenvironmentandnatureD.harmoniouscommunityandArtoflifecan’trealize
108citiesinChinatookpartinWorldCarFreeDayonSaturdaytopromoteenvironmentally-friendlytransportandeaseincreasinglygrid-lockedcitystreets.It'sahighlightofanationwideurbanpublictransportweek.Peoplewereurgedtotakepublictransportridebikesorwalk.Tohelpoutmorethan200newbusestooktothestreets.AndtheBeijingSubwaylaidon10moretrainsforrushhour.ABeijingresidentsaidTodayisCarFreeDayandIdofindthetrafficmuchbetterandthebuscangomuchfaster.AnotherresidentsaidIspentonlyhalfanhourtogotowork.Ittookmetwiceaslongbefore.AndIcanfindseatonthebustoday.Butinsomeareasnotsignedupfortrafficcontrolendlesslinesofcarscanstillbeseen.Somepeoplesaytheyjustcan'tdowithouttheircars.AnotherBeijingresidentsaidSomepeoplearewillingtogiveupdrivingbutoncertaindayswhenIhavetotakemychildtoschoolorweekendclassesthepublictransportissobadthatIcan'tdoitwithoutacar.Buttheconceptofgreentrafficiscatchingon.Peoplesaytheybelieveit'sthefirstandhoneststepinfacingtheserioustrafficandenvironmentalproblems.AdriversaidTheCarFreeDayhasaveryimportantsymbolicmeaning.Itdoesnotmeanthatwemustgiveupcars.Itistopromoteaconcepttoencouragemorepeopletocontributetotheprotectionoftheenvironment.TheMinistryofConstructioncalculatesCarFreeDaywillcut3000tonsofemissions散发物andsave33millionlitersofgasoline.Andit'splanningmorefrequentactivitiestoraisepublicconsciousnessofenergyconservationandenvironmentalprotection.69.Thebesttitleofthepassageispossibly.A.PrivatecarsarebannedincitiesB.CarFreeDaypushesgreentransportC.Residentscan'tdowithoutcarsD.ResidentsshouldridebikesonCarFreeDay70.CarFreeDaywillbringthefollowingbenefitsexcept.A.savingquitealotofenergyB.environmentalprotectionC.improvingroadtrafficD.facingmoreserioustrafficproblems71.Whatdoyouthinkispossiblytheauthor'sattitudetowardstheCarFreeDay?A.Positive.B.Negative.C.PassiveD.Critical.
LONDON—BritainawokeonEasterMondaytoaperiodofmourningfortheQueenMotherwhodiedovertheweekendafteralifespanningacenturyofnoisyandevidentchangE.The101-year-oldroyalmatriarchdiedinhersleeplastSaturdaywithQueenElizabethherelderandonlysurvivingdaughteratherbedsidE.Forawomanwhowasoneofthebest-knownfiguresinBritainformorethan80years—fromtheeraoftintedportraitsontinbiscuitboxesandcigarettecardstotheageoftheInternettheQueenMotherremainedanenigmatic不可思议的andelusive躲避的figurE.Sheachievedsucharespectthroughaeons永世亿万年offirstfawningandlaterintrusivemediafascinationbyremainingalmostentirelysilent.Herprivatethoughtswereneverparaded炫耀inpubliC.WhatthepublicsawwasacharmingandbenignelderlyladyadeptatwinningtheadmirationofpressphotographerswhomshealwaysfavouredwithaparticularsmilE.CHINA’sthirdunmannedspacecraftShenzhouⅢlandedsafelyincentralInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegionMondayafternoonafterorbitingtheearth108timesinslightlylessthanaweek.ThecraftwhichliftedofffromJiuquaninGansuProvincelastMondaynightlandedaftersuccessfullyconductingachainofflightandscientificexperimentsoveraperiodof162hours.A.powerfulearthquakejoltedTaiwankillingfiveconstructionworkersauthorities官方saiD.Over200injurieswarereportedacrosstheislandmostlyminorasaresultofSunday’s7.5-magnitudequakE.ThequakewascentredoffHualien180kilometreseastofTaipei.Itstruckat2:53pmandlastedfornearlyaminutE.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothenews?A.TheQueenMotherdiedonEasterMondayalonE.B.TheQueenMotherwasanattractivepersoninherpoliticallifE.C.TheBritishpeoplefeltsorryforthedeathoftheQueenMother.D.TheQueenMotherwassufferingalotwhenshewasdying.2.Itcanbeinferredthat_______.A.thecraftlandedincentralInnerMongoliaunexpectedlyB.ittookthecraftatleast2hourstoorbittheearthonceC.theChinesescientistsdidalotofexperimentsinspaceD.Chinawassuccessfulinsendinganunmannedspacecraftintospace3.Thethirdnewsmainlytalksaboutthe_______inTaiwan.A.politicalmattersB.socialproblemsC.unexpecteddamageD.constructionworkers
WhatagreatParalympicGamesthishasbeen.AnoutstandingOpeningCeremonysplendidathleticperformancesinperfectstadiumsthebest-everParalympicVillagesamazinghighdefinition高清晰度televisioncoverageaneverendingandself-generating自生的supplyofpassionandemotionsuperborganizationwonderfulvolunteersmillionsofnewParalympicsportsloversbothhereinChinaandaroundtheworlD.ThesearethegreatestParalympicGamesever.―PhilipCravenpresidentoftheInternationalParalympicCommitteeItwasanotherspectacularshow.Perhapsit’snotquiteassublimely高尚地beautifulastheopeningbutafittingendtowhathasbeenamemorable12daysintheChinesecapital.TheParalympicswereinspiring.NotonlytheParalympiansthemselvesbutalsothewarmthofpeopleinBeijingandthesenseofself-respectamongthedisabledinChinathattheseGamesseemtohaveinspiredaswellasanewattitudeingeneralfromthegovernmentandformChinesesocietyasawholE.―JeffZ.KleinNewYorkTimesItdoesn’tgetanybetterfordisabledpersonslivinginBeijingthanSeptember2008withincreasedaccessfortheminpublicareas.Buttherearestillproblems.Sometaxidriversarenotwillingtopickupwheelchairusers.Somecompaniesdeliberatelybreakemploymentlawsthataskthemtoemployapercentageofdisabledpersons.Manyschoolshaven’topenedtheirdoortodisabledstudents.DuringthepastParalympicsChinesesocietyhaswitnessedfirsthandtheabilitiesofdisabledpersonsinsporting.AndthenextstepwillbefortheabilitiesofdisabledpeopleontheParalympicstobetranslatedintoarealizationoftheirabilitiestostudyworkandgoaboutdailylifeinabarrier-freesociety.―EricRoederChinaDaily67.DuringthelastParalympicsPhilipCravenhasbeendeeplyimpressedwithallthefollowingexcept_______.A.theshockingathleticperformancesB.theendlessfoodsupplyC.thepeople’sgreatenthusiasmD.theperfectsportsfacilities68.EricRoederthinks______.A.thewarmthofpeopleinBeijingwasinspiringB.itwasinconvenienttoliveinBeijingduringthelastOlympicsC.greatereffortsshouldbemadetomakethelifeofthedisabledeasierD.thepastParalympicswasagreatsuccessexceptforthepoorservices69.Whatishighlypraisedinallthethreecomments?A.ThepastParalympics.B.TheParalympian’sself-respect.C.Thevoluntarywork.D.Thepublicservices.70.Thepassageisprobablytakenfroman______.A.newspaperB.advertisementC.storyD.researchreport
SevenChinesesailorsaremissingafteraChinesecargoshipsankinRussianwatersnearJapanonSaturdaytheForeignMinistrysaidyesterday.Someofthe10ChinesesailorsonboardweresavedbutsevenarestillmissingaftertheshipsankoffthewatersofVladivostoksaidastatementonitswebsite.Theministrydidn'tmentionthecauseoftheincidentsayingrescueeffortsandaninvestigationintotheincidentareongoing.ButtheGlobalTimesaChineselanguagenewspaperbasedinBeijingsaidyesterdaytheshipwasfiredonbytheRussiannavybeforeitsank.ThenewsisfirstreportedinaRussiannewspaper.NewStarthecargoshipwassequestered扣押attheRussianportofNakhodkaearlierthismonthforalleged被指控的可疑的smuggling.ItlefttheportnotfarfromtheSino-RussianborderwithoutpermissionfromRussianauthoritieslastThursdayandwaschased追byacruiserthenewspapersaid.Laterthewarshipshotatleast500roundsontotheshipandforcedittosailbacktowardtheportinforce6winds.HowevertheChineseshipstartedtosinkonthewayAccordingtothereportinaperiodofalmost24hoursRussiannavyofficersandsoldiersonboardthecruiserwatchedthesinkingboatanddidnotmakeanyresponsetothecriesforhelpfromthecrewmen.Intheend16sailorsonboardNewStargotontwolifeboats.TheRussiansailorsmanagedtosaveoneboatcarryingeightpeoplewhiletheotherwasengulfedinthewaves.Ofallthesailorsonboard6camefromIndonesia.TheRussianNewsAgencyreportedtheincidentyesterdayandsaidthecoastguardjustfoundanemptyboatinathree-daysearch.Italsosaidthatbadweatherwasthereasonbehindtheaccident.AccordingtotheInternationalMaritimeOrganizationtheownerofNewStarisashippingcompanyofZhejiangwhiletheoperatorisacompanybasedinGuangzhou.59.ThepassagemaybefoundinA.magazinesB.newspapersC.scientificfictionsD.biographies传记60.HowmanyChinesesailorshavebeensaved?A.10B.7C.3D.661.WhydidtheRussianwarshipshootthecargoship?A.ToforceittosinkB.ToforceittogobacktoChinaC.ToforceittosailbacktoRussiaC.Tokillthesailorsontheship62.Itcanbeinferredthat――――.A.theother8sailorsmayhavediedB.theRussiannavyofficersandsoldierswerewillingtohelpthesailorsC.theRussianportwasfarfromChinaD.theChineseshipwasnotverygood
PITTSBURGHSept.7―At26manypeoplehaven’tevendecidedonacareer.LukeRavenstahlcashinginonhisfamily’spoliticaltraditionisalreadythemayorofPittsburghtheyoungestmayorofanymajorcityinthecountry.AlthoughmayorselsewherehavebeenyoungerJeffDunkelwas18in2001whenhewaselectedmayorofMountCarbonsmalltownsinNewYorkandelsewherehavealsoelectedteenagersasmayors.ButTallahasseeistheonlyothercitywithapopulationover100000thathashadamayorasyoungasMr.Ravenstahl.A.supporterofMr.RavenstahlsaidconcernsaboutMr.Ravenstahl’sagewoulddissipateoncethecitysawhisworkethiC.Butnowcomesthehardpart.Ashestrivestobetakenseriouslyandtakechargeofacityonlyrecentlybackfromthebrinkofbankruptcythebaby-facedmayorsaidthateventhesmallestdecisionsfeltweightyevenwhattowearintheSteelersgamematters.Andanotherpressingissueistostrengthenthecity’seconomy.Pittsburghhaslostallitsmillsnearlyhalfitspopulationandmuchofitsdowntowncommercialdistrictinthelastseveraldecades.ButPittsburghhas50000collegestudentsandourchallengeistofigureouthowtoretainthemandtoincreasedowntowndevelopment.HesaiD.ButoneofthebiggestuncertaintiesishowlonghewillremaininofficE.AccordingtothecitycharterMayorRavenstahl’stermwillnotexpireuntilNovember2009.Somecitylawyershoweverhavearguedthathemustfacetheelectoratenextyear.AndresidentsinPittsburgharestillwithholdingjudgmentonhim.DeliJimmyCveticasandwichshopownersaidIcallhimCoolHandLukE.He’llbeallrightbuthe’sgoingtoneedacoolhandtogetthroughthis.MayorRavenstahlsaidhewasstillcomingtotermswiththechallengehefaceD.51.AboutLukeRavenstahlwhichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?A.HeistheyoungestmayorintheU.S.A.B.Hisfamilybackgroundhascontributedtohissuccessfulpoliticalcareer.C.Hisyoungagehaswonsupportfrommediaandyoungvoters.D.HewillbemayorofPittsburghatleastuntil2009.52.Theunderlinedworddissipateinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans________.A.disappearB.appearC.spreadD.reduce53.WhatcanyouinferfromthearticleaboutPittsburgh?A.ItisasmalltowninNewYorkfamousforsteelmills.B.Ithasalwaysenjoyedprosperouseconomicsuccess.C.Manyyoungcollegestudentstherearethenewhopeofthedistrict.D.ItisamajorcityintheU.S.Awithapopulationslightlysmallerthan100000.54.Wherecanyoufindthisarticle?A.A.magazineB.A.brochureaboutpoliticiansC.A.newspaperD.Anadvertisementaboutsomemayorcandidates55.WhatkindofChallengeswillnotLukeRavenstahlcopewith?A.DistrustfromhiscitizensB.pressurefromotheroutstandingyoungmajorsC.economicalstandstillofhiscityD.decreasingpopulationinhiscity
BankerWinsNobelPeacePrizeMuhammadYunusandthebankhefoundedarehonoredfortheirworktohelptheworld’spoor.MuhammadYunusandtheGrameenBankhefoundedwereawardedtheNobelPeacePrizeonFriday.Theywontheawardfortheireffortstohelpbringmillionsofpeopleespeciallywomenoutofpoverty.EverysingleindividualonearthhasboththepotentialandtherighttoliveadecentlifE.AcrossculturesandcivilizationsYunusandGrameenBankhaveshownthateventhepoorestofthepoorcanworktobringabouttheirowndevelopmenttheNobelCommitteesaidinitscitation.ThePeacePrizeisoneofthebiggesthonorsintheworlD.YunusisthefirstNobelPrizewinnerfromBangladeshanationofabout141millionpeoplE.In1983YunnusandtheGrameenBankstartedanowworldwidesystemthatletspeopleborrowsmallamountsofmoneytostartbusinesses.Throughtheseloanscalledmicrocredittheworld’spoorhavebeenabletobuymuchneededthingslikecowstostartadairychickenstorunaneggbusinessoracellphoneinplaceswherethereisnootheraccesstoaphonE.Yunussaidhewouldusepartofthe$1.4millionawardmoneytocreateacompanythatwillmakelow-costhigh-nutritionfoodforthepoor.TherestofhissharewillgotowardsettingupaneyehospitalforthepoorinBangladesh.Iamsosohappyit’sreallygreatnewsforthewholenationYunussaidafterhearingofhiswin.Sincethebankbeganithaslent$5.72billiontomorethan6millionBangladeshis.About97percentoftheborrowersarewomen.56.WhydoesNobelPeacePrizeof2006cometoMuhammadYunusandtheGrameenBank?A.Becausetheyhelpedtherichtobecomericher.B.Becausetheyhelpedchildrentofinishtheireducation.C.Becausetheyhelpedmillionsofpeopleespeciallywomenoutofpoverty.D.Becausetheyhelpedmillionsofpeopleespeciallymenoutofpoverty.57.Itcanbeinferredthatmicrocreditsystem.A.hasmadeallthepeopleinBangladeshstarttheirownbusinessB.hasahistoryofabout23yearsC.onlyloanedmoneytothepeopleofBangladeshD.hasspreadallovertheworldforthirtyyears58.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theawardmoneywillbeusedinsettingupaneyehospitalandafoodcompanyforthepoor.B.Allthe$1.4millionawardmoneywillbesharedbythepoorinBanladesh.C.MuhammadYunuswillloanthemoneytothepoorwomeninBangladesh.D.MuhammadYunuswillsavethe$1.4millionawardmoneyinGrameenBank.59.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthattheaverageamountofmicrocreditmightbe.A.140dollarsB.95dollarsC.970dollarsD.572dollars
Anymistakemadeintheprintingofastampraisesitsvaluetostampcollectors.A.mistakeononeinexpensivepostagestamphasmadethestampworthamillionandahalftimesitsoriginalvaluE.ThemistakewasmademorethanahundredyearsagointheBritishcolonyofMauritiusasmallislandintheIndianOcean.In1847anorderforstampswassenttoaLondonprinter—Mauritiuswastobecomethefourthcountryintheworldtoissuestamps.BeforetheorderwasfilledanddeliveredaballwasplannedatMauritius’GovernmentHouseandstampswereneededtosendouttheinvitations.A.localprinterwasinstructedtocopythedesignforthestamps.HeaccidentallyinscribedthewordsPostOfficeinsteadofPostPaidontheseveralhundredstampsthatheprinteD.Todaythereareonlytwenty-sixofthesemisprintedstampsleftfourteenOnePennyOrange-RedsandtwelveTwoPennyBlues.BecauseoftheTwoPennyBlue’srarenessandagecollectorshavepaidasmuchas＄16800forit.OveracenturyagoMauritius_______.A.wasanindependentcountryB.belongedtoIndiaC.wasoneoftheBritishcoloniesD.wasasmallislandinthePacificOceanThemistakeonthestampswasmade_______.A.inMauritiusB.atMauritiusGovernmentHouseC.inapostofficeD.inLondonStampcollectorshavepaid16800for_______.A.fourteenOnePennyOrange-RedsB.twelveTwoPennyBluesC.oneOnePennyOrange-RedD.oneTwoPennyBlue
BEIJING——Chinawillfurtheropenitsfinancialsectorinanactiveandsafewaythecountry’scentralbankvowedonFriday.ChinawillgraduallybroadenthechancefortheparticipationofforeigncapitalinthedomesticfinancialmarketsaidthePeople’sBankofChinainareport.WewillstrengthentheconnectionsbetweenChina’sfinancialmarketandinternationalonesbyattractingmoreforeigncapitalinRenminbi-denominatedfinancialproductsthereportsaiD.MeanwhilechannelswillalsobeexpandedtoallowChineseinvestmentinforeignfinancialmarkets.Thebanksaiditwouldeaserestrictionsonenterprisesandindividualspossessingandusingforeigncurrenciesandincreasethenumberofqualifiedforeigninstitutionalinvestorsandthevalueoftheirinvestmentquotas份额.Wewillmakeuseofthefinancialmarkettoachievebalancedinternationalpaymentssaidthebank.LastyeartheStateAdministrationofForeignExchangeSAFEraisedtheannualquotaforindividualsbuyingforeigncurrencyfromUS$20000toUS$50000.ChinawillworkhardforamoreefficientandvigorousfinancialmarketthatcanbetterserveinternationalneedsthebanksaiD.Thecountrywilladjustitsfinancialmarketrulessotheyareacceptedaroundtheworldencouragereformsandpromotemoreflexiblediversifiedwaysoftradingaccordingtothebank.ChinafullyopeneditsfinancialmarkettoforeigncapitalonDecember11lastyearendingafive-yeartransitional过渡的periodafterenteringWTO.ThepassageisA.apieceofnewsB.anadvertisementC.aposterD.anexplanationChinaisworkinghardtoA.reducetheinterestrateofforeigncurrenciesB.increasetheinterestrateofforeigncurrenciesC.bringinmoreforeigninvestmentbypromisingtofurtheropenitsfinancialsectorD.adjustitsfinancialmarketstoresisttheinvasionofforeigninvestmentTofurtheropenfinancialsectorChinahastakenmanymeasuresEXCEPTA.GivingmorechancestotheparticipationofforeigncapitalB.StrengtheningtheconnectionsbetweenChinaandothercountriesbytheleaders’payingvisitstoeachother’scountriesC.BroadeningthequotasofenterprisesandindividualspossessingandusingforeigncurrenciesD.OpeningitsdomesticfinancialmarketstepbystepWecandrawaconclusionthatA.China’sfinancialmarketwillbeconqueredbyforeignoneB.ChinawillcreateamoreactiveandvariouswayoftradinganditsmarketwillbecomestrongerC.ChinawillendthetransitionalperiodofopeningfinancialsectorinfiveyearsD.Chinawillbeblindtotheforeigninvestment
MEMPHISTennAP一AnearlySaturdaymorningfirekilledfivechildrenandtwoadultsbutthreeyouthswereabletoescapeandwerebeingtreatedforburns.Next―doorneighborLamarBoycesaidhewasawakenedaround530a.m.bythevictims’criesforhelpandsawtwoofthesurvivorsjumpfromasecond―storywindow.Thetwoteenagersandan11-year―oldboywhoescapedwerehospitalizedwithsecond―degreebumsontheirfacesandhandsFireDepartmentspokesmanLt.KeithStarlessaid.Boycesaidthetwo―storybrickandwood―framehousewascompletelycoveredbyflamesandwindowswerepoppingoutfromtheheatwhenheandhisgirlfrend.NikkoMoore.rushedtotryhelpingthevictims.Shetriedtoputthewaterhoseonittodowhatwecoulddo.butbythattimeitwastoolateBoycesaid.Itwastoomuchfire.Thewaterhosewoulddonothing.LorenzoWilliams.who1ivesdownthestreetinthelow―incomeneighborhoodsaidheandseveralotherneighborsalsotriedtohelpbutflamesandsmoketurnedthemback.Youcouldhearthemscreaming.buttherewasnothingyoucoulddo.Williamssaid.Relativesincludingthetwinsisterofthewomanwhodiedgatheredhuggingandsobbingonasidewalkneartheburnedremainsofthehouse.TheyidentifiedthemotherasMelissaPoole38andsaidfourofherchildrendiedwithher.Anieceandnephewwhowerevisitingwhenthefirebrokeoutalsodiedfamilymemberssaid.Thetopfloorofthehousewasheavilydamagedandpiecesofthecollapsedroofandceilingcoveredmuchofthebottombackflooroftheresidence.Thecauseofthefireisunderinvestigation.Thecausesofdeathwerenotimmediatelyknown.Staplessaid.butthebodiesdidappeartohavesomesevereburns.56.Howmanypeoplewerethereinthehousewhenthefirebrokeout?A.Five.B.SevenC.EightD.Ten.57.Whendidthefirebreakout?A.About530P..m.Saturday.B.About530a.In.Saturday.C.About350p.m.Tuesday.D.About530a.m.Sunday.58.What’sthenameofthemotherwhodiedinthefire?A.L83narBoyceB.Lt.KeithStaplesC.NikkoMooreD.MelissaPoole59.What'sthecauseofthefireaccordingtothepassage?A.Becauseitisatwo―storybrickandwoodframehouse.B.Becauseofhotweather.C.Thecauseofthefireisunderinvestigation.D.Someonesetthehouseonfireonpurpose.
COPENHAGEN—TheworldisgatheredinCopenhagenfortheU.N.climatesummitbutDenmark’sbicycle-friendlycapitalhasalsogivenitsnametoamovementofcitiestryingtofindakinderwaytotraveltoandfromwork.Nearly40percentofCopenhagen’spopulationcycletoworkorschoolonubiquitous无处不在的pavedcyclepaths.Manyresidentstaketotheirbikesyear-roundbravingrainandsnowthroughthewinterinacitywherethebicyclesoutnumberthepeoplE.AmsterdamandBeijingtooareknownfortheirbicyclesbuttheDanishcapitaliswhereurbanplannersfromaroundtheworldhavebeenlookingforwaystogettheirpeopleoutofcarsandupontobikesaneffortknownasCopenhagenisation.KlausBondamCopenhagen’stechnicalandenvironmentalchiefcallshimselfamegacyclistandsaysthebike’spopularitystemspartlyfromhightaxesoncarswhichmeantworking-classDanescouldnotaffordtodriveinthe1930sand1940s.Todayyou’llmeeteverybodyonthebicyclelanes—womenandmenrichandpooroldandyoung.BondamsaiD.Thelocalgovernmenthasduringthelastthreeyearsinvestedmorethan250millioncrowns$49.42millioninbicyclelanesandtomakethetrafficsaferforbicyclists.Todayaroundathirdofthepopulationdrivecarstoworkorstudyanotherthirdtakepublictransportwhile37percentcycle--afigurethecityaimstoincreaseto50percentby2015.Therearemanybenefitswhencitizenschoosebicyclesovercars:pollutionandnoisedeclinepublichealthimprovesandmorepeopleonbikesorwalkingcreatesasenseofsafetyinthecity.Fewerparkedcarsleavesmorespaceforplaygroundsparksshoppingareasandotherusefulpublicplaces.53.AccordingtothefirstparagraphCopenhagenisbetterknownas___________.A.acitywithoutcarsB.abicycle-friendlycityC.Denmark’scapitalD.theU.N.climatesummit54.Wecanlearnfromthesecondandthethirdparagraph__________.A.thereisnopathforcarsduringrainyandsnowydaysB.citizensarelimitedtohaveonlyonebikeforeachpersonC.two-thirdsofpeopleinCopenhagencycletoworkorschoolD.cityplannerstrytheirbesttoencouragemorecitizenstoridebikes55.BikesarepopularinCopenhagenpartlybecause___________.A.thecitizensareunabletoaffordtobuyacarB.therichtendtokeepfitbycyclingtoworkC.youngpeopleregardcyclingafashiontofollowD.hightaxeswerepaidforcarsinthe1930sand1940s56.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A.carsareforbiddentoparkinCopenhagenB.morecitizenstendtochoosecarsinCopenhagenC.Copenhagenbecomesamodelforcities’trafficD.livingstandardsinCopenhagenaregreatlydeclining
IfU.S.softwarecompaniesdon'tpaymoreattentiontoqualitytheycouldkisstheirbusinessgood-byE.BothIndiaandBrazilaredevelopingaworld-classsoftwareindustry.TheirweaponisqualityandoneoftheirjobsistoattractthetopU.S.qualityspecialistswhosevoicesarenotlistenedtointheircountry.Alreadyoftheworld's12softwarehousesthathaveearnedthehighestratingintheworldsevenareinIndia.That'slargelybecausetheyhaveusednewmethodsrejectedbyAmericansoftwarespecialists.ForexamplefordecadesqualityspecialistsW.EdwardsDemingandJ.M.JuranhadurgedU.S.softwarecompaniestochangetheirattitudestoquality.ButtheirqualitycallmainlyfellondeafearsintheU.S--butnotinJapan.Bythe1970sand1980sJapanwasgrabbingmarketsharewithbettercheaperproducts.TheyusedDeming'sandJuran'sideastobringdownthecostofgoodqualitytoaslittleas5%oftotalproductioncosts.InU.S.factoriesthecostofqualitythenwas10timesashigh:50%.Insoftwareitstillis.WattsS.Humphreyspent27yearsatIBMheadingupsoftwareproductionandthenqualityassurancE.Buthisadvicewasseldompaidattentionto.HeretiredfromIBMin1986.In1987heworkedoutasystemforassessingevaluatingandimprovingsoftwarequality.Ithasproveditsvaluetimeandagain.Forexamplein1990thecostofqualityatRaytheonElectronicsSystemswasalmost60%oftotalsoftwareproductioncosts.Itfellto15%in1996andhassincefurtherdroppedtobelow10%.LikeDemingandJuranHumphreyseemstobewinningmorepraisesoverseasthanathomE.TheIndiangovernmentandseveralcompanieshavejustfoundedtheWattsHumphreySoftwareQualityInstituteattheSoftwareTechnologyParkinChennaiIndia.Let'shopethatU.S.leadinsoftwarewillnotbeeatenupbyitsqualityproblems.53.Whatcountryhasmorehighest-ratingcompaniesintheworldthananyothercountryhas?A.IndiA.B.TheUS.C.Brazil.D.Germany.54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutHumphreyistrue?A.HeisnowstillanIBMemployer.B.HehasworkedforIBMfor37years.C.Indiahonorshimhighly.D.TheUSpaysmuchattentiontohisqualityadvicE.55.BywhatmeansdidJapangrabitslargemarketsharebythe1970sandthe1980s?A.Itsadvertisingwasmostsuccessful.B.Itsproductswerecheaperinpriceandbetterinquality.C.TheUShardwareindustrywaslaggingbehinD.D.JapanhiredalotofIndiansoftwarespecialists.56.Whatisthewriterworryingabout?A.ManyUSsoftwarespecialistsareworkingforJapan.B.Thequalityproblemhasbecomeaworldwideproblem.C.IndiaandJapanarejoininghandstocompetewiththeUS.D.TheUSwillnolongerbethefirstsoftwareplayerintheworlD.
BBBCNewsApril18AllflightsinandoutoftheUKandseveralotherEuropeancountrieshavebeencancelledasashfromavolcaniceruptioninIcelandmovessouth.Upto4000flightsarebeingcancelledwithairspaceclosedinNorwaySwedenFinlandandDenmarkamongothers.TheUK’sairtrafficcontrolserviceNatssaidnoflightswouldbeallowedinUKairspaceuntilatleast07:00BSTonFridayforfearofenginedamagE.SafetygroupEurocontrolsaidtheproblemcouldlastfor48hours.ThevolcanoisstilleruptingandthewinddirectionisexpectedtocontinuebringingcloudsintoUKandEuropeanairspaceforsometimetocomE.TheUK’sairspacerestrictionwastheworstinlivingmemoryaNatsspokesmansaiD.Some600000peoplearethoughttohavebeenaffecteD.Natssuggestedthattherestrictionswereunlikelytobelifted解除after07:00sayingitwasveryunlikelythatthesituationoverEnglandwillimproveintheforeseeablefuture.Passengerswereadvisedtocontacttheircarriersbeforetravelling.TransportSecretaryLordAdonissaidhewascloselymonitoringthesituationandwouldbemeetingwithkeytransportofficialsonFridaymorning.Expertshavewarnedthatthetinyparticlesofrockglassandsandcontainedintheashcloudfromthestill-eruptingvolcanocouldbesufficienttojamaircraftengines.TheHealthProtectionAgencysaidtheashfromtheeruptiondidnotbringasignificantrisktopublichealthbecauseofitshighaltitudE.HowevertheBritishLungFoundationhaswarnedpeoplewithlungconditionstokeeptheirmedication医疗护理withthemasaprecautionarymeasurE.Thesearesomeoftheknock-oneffects:●EurocontrolsaysGermanyismonitoringthesituationandconsideringpartialairspaceclosures.●ThetwomainairportsinParisandmanyothersinthenorthofFranceareclosing.●Thereisseveredisruption崩溃inFranceandSpainwhereallnorthboundflightsarecancelleD.●Natsisduetomakeanannouncementshortlyastothearrangementsthatwillbeinplacethroughto13:00BSTonFriday.●BritishAirwaysoffersrefundsoranoptiontorebookafterallitsdomesticflightsaresuspendeD.Flybeannouncesithascancelledallflightsupuntil13:00BSTonFridayandmorethan25servicesduetorunafterthat.BritishsportsteamshavebeenhitbytravelproblemsafterflightsweregroundeD.60.Whatmaypassengersdoonhearingthenewsaccordingtothepassage?A.Theymaycanceltheirinternationalflights.B.Theymaycontacttheairlinesbeforetraveling.C.Theymaytakemeasurestoprotecttheirlungsfromtheash.D.Theymaystayindoorstillthevolcaniceruptiondiesdown.61.WhyhavesomeEuropeancountriescancelledflightsafterthevolcaniceruption?A.Becausethevolcanicashmaymakepassengersill.B.Becausepeoplerefusetotaketheinternationalflights.C.BecausethevolcanicashmayjamordamagetheenginE.D.Becausetheflightsmaybehitbytherocksfromtheeruption.62.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Alltheflightsarelikelytoreturntonormalin48hours.B.Britishpeoplehadexperiencedaworseairspacerestrictionbeforethat.C.GermanyismonitoringthesituationandconsideringclosingallairspacE.D.TheUKairspacerestrictionsareunlikelytobeliftedintheforeseeablefuturE.
ARIELWestBank:A.suicidebomberblewupnearIsraelisoldiersoutsideaJewishsettlementintheWestBankyesterdaykillingatleastthreepeopleandwoundingabout30othersthesettlement’smayorandrescueworkerssaiD.Asuicidebombercameandthereweremanysoldiersandheblewhimselfup.saidRonNachmanmayorofthesettlementofAriel.Soldierswereamongthecasualties.Peopleonthespotsaidthebomberblewupaftersoldierseatingatafoodstandinapetrolstationattheentranceofthesettlementfoundhim.AccordingtosomepeopleonthespotaccountsreportedbyIsraelimediaasoldiershotandwoundedthebomberwhothenexplodeD.TheMagenDavidAdornambulanceservicesaidatleastthreepeoplewerekilledandatleast30woundedintheblastwhichsetthebomberburningatArielabout25kilometerseastofTelAviv.Afirebrigadeofficialsaid:Thebomberwasstillburningwhenwegotthereandweputoutthefireimmediatelly.MeanwhileablastshookhomesinLebanon’slargestPalestinianrefugeecampearlyyesterdaydamagingbuildingsbutcausingnoinjuriesPalestiniansourcessaiD.TheysaidthebombwasplantedoutsidethehomeofamemberofPalestimianPresidentYasserArafat’sFatahfactioninAinel-Hilwchcampandexplodedwhilethefamilywassleeping.68.Someofpeopleincluding________werekilledorwoundedintheblastaccident.A.soldiersB.mayorC.rescueworkersD.afirebrigadeofficial69.Thesuicidebomberblewhimselfupbecause________.A.therewassomethingwrongwithhisbrainsB.asoldiershotandwoundedhimC.hecouldn’tseethesettlement’smayorD.hewantedtomakehimselfknown70.Itcanbeconcludedthatthepassageismostprobablypartofan________.A.announcementB.advertisementC.newsreportD.scienceresearch
All16womenwhorangefrom21to24yearsoldgraduatedwithdistinctioninfivefinalassessmentsafter44monthsoftrainingattheThirdFlyingCollegetheFirstFlyingCollegeandtheAviationUniversityofPeople'sLiberationArmyAirForcereportedXinhuaNewsAgency.AndtheirrewardwillbebecomingthefirstfemalepilotsinvolvedintheNationalDaycelebrationswhichthisyearwillmarkthe60thanniversaryofthefoundingofNewChinA.DengChangyoupoliticalcommissarfortheairforcewhoattendedthepilots'graduationceremonysaidChinahadfinallyfulfilledadreamwhileanofficialwhorefusedtobenamedtoldXinhua:Duetotheimprovementsinflyingabilitytheaccumulationoftrainingexperienceandmodernmilitaryneedswe'vestartedtotrainwomencombatpilotsandtheairforceplanstoincreasetheirnumberstoenablewomentoenterallareasofmilitaryservicE.The16newlyqualifiedpilotsallunderwent28monthsofbasictrainingwhichincludedparachutejumpingandfieldsurvivaltrainingattheinAviationUniversityoftheChinaAirForceaswellas16monthsofflighttraining.Eachnowhasanaverageof135hoursofpersonalflighttimE.ZhaoJingbodeputydirectorformilitarytrainingattheairforcecommandsaidtheyhadalsopassedcomprehensiveexaminationsonpoliticalandmilitarytheoryflightskillsmanagementandmentalhealth.Sofar545femaletraineeshaveenrolledattheairforcecollegewith328havinggraduatedand52nowworkinginairtransportaccordingtoofficialstatistics.WithourstricttrainingregimefemalepilotscandowhatmencandoaddedWuHuimingdeanofthethirdflyingcollegE.AswellasChina15othercountriesallowwomentoflyfighterjetsincludingGreatBritainGermanySpainIsraelPakistanandtheUnitedStatesthelatterhavingtrainednearly300sincefemaleswerepermittedtoenrollatitsmilitaryflightschoolsin1976.FollowingtheendoftheColdWarChinahasinitiatedseveraldevelopmentprojectssuchastheJian-10andJian-11aircraft.Anotherlow-costlightjetfightertheFC-1hasalsobeendevelopedforboththeinternationalanddomesticmarkets.FemalefighterpilotTaoJialipreparesforherflightonMarch292009.Sheisamongthecountry'sfirst16femalepilotstoflyChina-madefighterjetswhowereconferredtherankoflieutenantonApril2.60.Whatwillbethewomen’sreward?A.Tobethefirstfemalepilotstoattendthe60thNationalDaycelebration.B.Tobeallowedmeetoneoftheirdreams.C.TobepermittedtogettheirpayraiseD.D.Togetenrolledattheairforcecollegeforfurtherstudy.61.The16newlyqualifiedwomenpilotsunderwentfollowingtrainingsEXCEPT.A.fightingtraining.B.figurefittingC.fieldsurvivaltrainingD.parachutejumping.62.Howmanycountriesallowwomentoflyfighterjets?A.7.B.8.C.15.D.16.63.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferred?A.Jian-10belongstothekindoffighterjetwithlowcost.B.Femalepilotscandowhatevermencando.C.A.qualifiedpilothasanaverageof135hoursofpersonalflighttimeD.A.qualifiedpilothastopasscomprehensiveexaminationsonpoliticalandmilitarytheory.
ABEUINGAssociatedPress美联社—Chinahasagrowingmiddleclassatraditionofexpectingeducationand21millionnewbabieseveryyear.Sellingeducationaltoysshouldbeeasy.WhileChinamaybetheworld’sbiggesttoymakermanyofthebestareexporteD.Departmentstoresheredonothaveenoughtoysofhighquality.Itissaidthatthedemandforeducationaltoysislow.A.UScompanyBabyCareistryingtochangethatwithanewwaytoselltoysinChinA.BabyCareworksbasicallytogetherwithdoctorsinBeijinghospitals.Peoplewhojointhecompany’smotherclubcangetlecturesandnewslettersonbabyandchilddevelopmentatnoextracostiftheyagreetospend18dollarsamonthonthecompany’seducationaltoysandchild-carebooks.WewanttobuildasevenyearrelationshipwiththosepeoplesaidMatthewJ.EstesBabyCare’spresident.Itstartsduringpregnancy孕期whentheanxietyandneedsarehighest.BabyCareworksonaone-to-onebasis.DoctorsnursesandteacherspaidbyBabyCareadviseparentsandexplaintoysthataredesignedforchildrenateachstageofdevelopmenttoagesix.BabyCareopeneditsfirststoreinChinalastJuneinashoppingcenterincentralBeijingandanothernearBeijingZoo.Itplanstohave80storesinChinawithinsixyears.ItisanewmodelforChinaanddevelopsamarketinyoungchildren’seducationandhealththatnoothercompaniesarein.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?A.Educationaltoysandforeigntoymarkets.B.ProblemswithChina’stoymarketandeducation.C.ReasonsforpushingsalesofeducationaltoysinChinA.D.BabypopulationandvariouskindsoftoysmadeinChinA.Whichofthefollowingisafactaccordingtothepassage?A.ClubmembersbuyBabyCareproductsforfreechildcareadvicE.B.DoctorsinBeijinghelpinmakingBabyCareproducts.C.Parentsareencouragedtopay$18forclubactivities.D.BabyCaretrainsChinesedoctorsatnoextracost.BabyCareisdevelopingitsbusinessinChinaby___________.A.openingstoresinBeijinghospitalsB.offering18monthcoursesonchildcareC.settingupchildren’seducationcentersD.formingcloserelationshipswithparentsWhichofthefollowingwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.Mother’sClubinChinA.B.BabyCareandDoctors.C.AmericanCompanyModel.D.EducationalToysinChinA.
A.surveybyaninternationaltemporaryserviceagencyfoundthatU.S.managersbelievethatpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetterattheirjobscomparedwiththosewhohavelittleornosenseofhumour.Infactabout96percentofthosesurveyedsaidpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetter.Thesurveywentontopointoutthattheresultssuggestthatasenseofhumourmayhelplight-heartedemployeeskeeptheirjobsduringtoughtimes.Andwhat'smoreitmaypushthemupthecorporateladderpasttheirhumourlesscolleagues.Why?Itseemsthatthosewithasenseofhumourarebettercommunicatorsandbetterteamplayers.StudieshaveshownthathappyworkersaremoreproductivE.InfactaresearcheratCaliforniaStateUniversityfoundthathumourcouldhelptheemployeestoreleasetension.ResearchdonebypsychologistDr.AshtonTriceatMaryBaldwinCollegeinVirginiashowedthathumourhelpsusthink.WhenpeoplefeelstuckonimportantprojectstheytendtofeelangryordepresseD.AccordingtoDr.Trice'sresearchtakingtimeouttolaughcanhelpustogetridofnegativefeelingsandallowustoreturntoataskormoveontoanotherprojectunaffectedbypastdefeat.Ifhumourisreallythisimportantthenwhydon'tweuseitmoreoftenonthejob?MostlikelythemainreasonisthatmanypeopleareunawareofthepositiveeffectsofhumourintheworkplacE.Howeveritisimportanttorealizethatsomehumourisnotsuitablefortheworkplaceandthatitisoftenusedatwrongtimes.Mostpeoplethinkasenseofhumourcan________.A.helpyoutodoyourworkbetterB.makeyouhavearichlifeC.makeyoupleasedwithyourworkD.helpyoutomakemorefriendsManypeopledon'tusehumourmoreintheworkplacebecause__________.A.theylikekeepingsilentwhenworkingB.theydon'tknowthepositiveeffectsofhumourC.theythinktheyshouldobeytherulesD.theydon'tlikejokingorlaughingA.personwithoutasenseofhumouriseasier__________.A.tofeelsurprisedB.togetalongwithC.tobeworriedD.tobesuccessfulWhatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A.PeoplewithaSenseofHumour.B.HumourIsImportantintheWorkplacE.C.HumourandHumourless.D.EveryoneLikesHumour.
Liverpoolcitycouncilwanttoclearthecityoffatpigeons.Theysaythatpeoplearefeedingthebirdswhichmakesthemfat.Thepigeonsgetbiggerbecausetheirnormaldietwouldconsistofseedsandinsectsnothigh-fatjunkfoodtheyareeatinginthecitycentrE.Thecouncilwantpeopletoknowthateveryonewhofeedsthepigeonsisresponsibleforthestreetsbeingsocrowdedwiththesebirds.Theyhopetoencouragethebirdstomoveawayfromthecitycentreandintoparksandopenspaces.TenroboticbirdshavebeenbroughtintothecitycentretoscarethepigeonsawayandvisitorsareaskednottogivethepigeonsanyfooD.Themechanicalbirds-knownasrobops-willsitontheroofsofbuildings.Theycanbemovedaroundtodifferentlocations.Theylooklikeaperegrinefalconwhichisabirdthatkillspigeons.Theyevenmakenoisesandflaptheirwingstoscarethepigeons.TheyhopethatthepigeonswillgoawaybeforethecitybecomestheEuropeanCapitalofCultureintwoyears.53.PigeonsinLiverpoolgetfatbecausetheyeat________.A.birdsB.seedsC.insectsD.high-fatjunkfood54.WhatdoLiverpoolcitycounciltrytodo?A.TheywantthepigeonstomoveoutofthecitycentrE.B.TheywantpeopletofeedthepigeonswithhealthyfooD.C.TheywantpeopletokeepthepigeonsathomE.D.Theywanttokeeproboticbirdsinsteadofpigeons.55.Theroboticbirdsareusedto_________.A.makethecitycolorfulB.driveawaythepigeonsC.helpfeedthepigeonsD.showpeopledirections56.Thispassageismostprobablyan__________.A.noticeB.newsreportC.shortstoryD.advertisement
BOGOTAReuters―Colombianmobiletelephoneusersarebeingtrickedbycriminalswhopretendtobephoneoperatorsandinstructthemtoturnofftheircellphonesjustlongenoughtodemandalargeamountofmoneyfromtheirfamilies.Colombiahasseenalargenumberofcasesinwhichmobilephonecustomersreceivemessagestellingthemtoturnofftheircellphonesfortwohoursbecausetheirtelephoneshavebeenclonedpolicesay.Thecriminalsthencontactfamilymembersofthephoneusertosaythatheorshehasbeentakenhostage人质.Familieswhohavenowayofcontactingtheirrelativearedirectedwheretodropoffmoneybeforethetwohoursareup.Ifyougetacalltellingyoutoturnoffyourcellphonecontacttheofficialdepartment.LocaltelevisionchannelCaracoltoldviewersduringaTuesdaynewsprogram.BERLINReuters―A.BerlincourthassentencedamanknownasSchnitzelStephanto18monthsinprisonforcheating64restaurantsinthepastyear.Themanof160kgwithathingreybeardwouldregularlyorderlambchopssteakorVienneseschnitzelalongwithseveralbeers.Whenthebillcameheeitherranforthedoorortoldthewaiterhehadnomoney.IrisBergeraspokeswomanfortheBerlinJusticeDepartmentsaidonThursdaythe43-year-oldjoblesstruckdriverhadbeenconvicted判罪on64countsoffraud欺诈.Thetotaldamagetorestaurantswas$4100.56.Accordingtothefirstpieceofnewswhichofthefollowinghappensfirst?A.Cellphoneusersturnofftheirmobiletelephones.B.Cellphoneusersreceivemessagesfromcriminals.C.Criminalscontactfamilymembersofthephoneuser.D.Criminalsgetlotsofmoneyfromthevictims.57.Ifcellphoneusersaretoldtoturnofftheirphoneswhataretheyadvisedtodo?A.ContactTVstations.B.Keepintouchwiththeirfamilymembers.C.ReportittothepolicE.D.Thinktwicebeforedoingsomething.58.Themaninthesecondpieceofnewswasaccusedof____.A.murderB.robberyC.theftD.fraud59.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatVienneseschnitzelis.___.A.thenameofakindoffoodB.thenameofarestaurantC.thenameofapersonD.thenameofatruck
Allthe6000medalsforthe2008OlympicGameshavearrivedinthecapitalfromtheShanhaiMintreadyfortheirdebut首次登场onAugust8.ForthefirsttimeinOlympichistorythemedalsfortheBeijingGamesmixmetalandjade.ThetechnologyofinlayingjadeintometalcandatebacktotheHanDynastyalmost2000yearsago.Itisnoteasytobondjadeperfectlywithmetal.Thekeytotheprocessliesintheinnerlayerofthemetalandthegroove凹槽ofthejadering.Asealringisputbetweentheinnerlayerandthegroovetojointhemetalandjadetogether.JaderingsusedforcastingOlympicmedalshavebeensubjectedtostrictqualitycontrolsandthosenotuptothestandardhavebeenthrownaway.Tomakeuseofthosejaderingsthatdomeetthequalitycriteriametalmedalswereproducedtofitthejadetingsandmorethantendifferentsizesofsealringsweredesigned.ToavoidinganylooseningofthejaderingsduetoagingofthesealsgluehasbeenusedincastingtheOlympicmedalswhichisapainstakingmanualprocess.ExpertsfromtheInternationalOlympicCommitteeIOCwereconcernedabouttheriskoffragility脆弱whenthejaderingdesignwasproposed.TheIOCrequiredthatjaderingsshouldbestrongenoughtowithstanda2-meterdroptest.TheShanghaiMintraisedthatstandardto3-meters.Medalscallsurvivea3-meterdroptestwithonlyminorcracksonthejaderings.46.Themedalsfor2008OlympicGamesaredifferentfromthoseofthepastgamesinwhichthey______.A.aremadeofpuregoldB.aremorevaluableC.mixmetalandjadeD.aremadeindifferentcities47.Thesecondparagraphtellsus___________________.A.thehistoryofChina’sjadeproductsB.thetechnologyofinlayingjadeintometalC.theoutlookofthemedalsD.whyShanghaiMintwaschosentomakethemedals48.WhattheInternationalOlympicCommitteeIOCwereconcernedaboutisthat______.A.themedalswillbeworthlessB.themedalsaretoodifficulttomakeC.competitorsdon’tlikethedesignD.jadeisfragileandeasytobreakup49.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Themedalsfor2008OlympicGamesarethefirstofthiskindinhistoryB.Themedalsforthe2008OlympicGamesmustbemorevaluablethanthoseforotherOlympicGames.C.ItwasquiteafewyearsagothatShanghaiMintbegantoproducemedalsforthe2008OlympicGamescancomparewithanymedalsforotherOlympicGames.D.Thesizeandweightofthemedalsfor2008OlympicGamescallcomparewithanymedalsforotherOlympicGames.50.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______________.A.ChinaproducesmorejadethananyothercountryintheworldB.theorganizersof2008OlympicGameswanttosavesomeraremedalsC.themedalsmixingmetalandjadeprovetobeofhighqualitythroughdestructiveexperimentsD.themedalswillbedamagedwhendroppedfromaheightoftwometers
TherearevariousreasonswhycancersappeartobeontheincreasE.Foronethingthoughtheirsufferersaretobefoundinallagegroupscancersareparticularlylikelytoattackpersonsintheirmiddleandadvancedyears.NaturallysincepeoplelivelongertheseyearstherearemorecancersufferersthanbeforE.Againwithbettermethodsofdiagnosis诊断doctorscanmoreeasilyrecog??nizecancerousgrowthsthatwouldformerlyhavepassedunnoticedorthatwouldhavebeenwronglydi??agnoseD.Itisalsobelievedthatcertainhabitsandconditionsofmodemlivingincludingheavysmok??ingandthepollutionoftheairmayleavepeoplelivinginmorecancer-causingconditionsthanbeforE.Wealllookforwardtothedaywhenasimplemedicaltestcanfindcancerwhileitisstillsmall.Researchersaroundtheworldareworkingonsuchatest.Mostoftheirworkdealswiththeexamina??tionoftheblooD.ResearchersinBostonhavefoundsomethinginthebloodofcancerpatientsthatdoesnotappearinhealthypersons.Thetestshowedwhichpersonshadcancerandwhichdidnot.Itwascorrectmorethan90percentofthetimE.Theresearchersbelievethetestmaybeabletoshowcancerveryclearlyinitsdevelopment.Cancersdiscoveredearlyusuallycanbetreatedsuccessfully.Thetestexaminesverysmallbitsoffatinthebloodcalledlipids脂质.Cancersseemtochangelipidsalthoughdoctorsdonotknowwhy.Thetestshoweddifferencesbetweenthelipidsofthepersonswithcancerandthelipidsofthosewithoutcancer.TheresearcherssaythenewtestcouldbeasteptodevelopasimplewaytocheckpatientsforcancerbeforethediseaseshowsonanX-ray..Whowillfailcancerfromthestudyoftheresearchers?A.Theyoung.B.Themiddleageandtheolder.C.Theman.D.Thewoman.Theunderlinedwordssuchatestreferto________.A.thetestthatshowswhichpersonshavecancerandwhichdon’t.B.thetestthatmaybeabletoshowcancerveryearlyinitsdevelopment.C.asimplemedicaltestthatcannotfindcancerwhenitis-smallD.anewtestthatcouldbeasteptodevelopadifficultway.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Cancershavemuchtodowithsomethinginpatients’blooD.B.Peoplelivinginbetterconditionsaremostlikelytobeattackedbycancer.C.X-rayingisthebestwaytodeterminedwhetherapersonhascancerornot.D.Cancershavenothingtodowithaperson’shabitsandlivingconditions..Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.simplewaytocancerB.CancerscanbecuredC.HowtofindcancerD.Earlydiscoveryofcancer
BeijingChinaLatestobservationsfeedCurrentNearestobservations:sunny9℃W.4mphRelativehumidity%:26Pressuremb:1020FallingVisibility:ModerateViewthisforecastinFahrenheitDateMaxdayMinnightWindmphVisibilityPressurembRelativehumidityThursadaySunrise07:04HKTSunset16:55HKT9℃-3℃4verygood102345FridaySunrise07:05HKTSunset16:55HKT11℃-3℃2good102954SaturdaySunrise07:06HKTSunset16:54HKT10℃-1℃2good102662SundaySunrise07:07HKTSunset16:54HKT9℃-2℃3verygood102956MondaySunrise07:09HKTSunset16:53HKT10℃-1℃2verygood102860Theweathersymbolshownforeachdayinthefive-dayforecastrepresentsthepredominant主要的weatherexpectedonthedayinquestion.ThisiscalculatedbasedonaweightingofdifferenttypesofweathersoifadayisforecasttobesunnywiththepossibilityofabriefshowerthenwewillseessunnyorpartlycloudysymbolratherthanarainclouD.Themaximumtemperatureisthehighesttemperatureforecastbetweendawnandduskwhereastheminimumtemperatureisthelowesttemperatureexpectedfromduskonthedayinquestiontodawnthefollowingday.Thewindspeedanddirectionaretheexpectedconditionsatmidday.ForinformationaboutyourlocalweatherstationoranyotherquestionsrefertotheSiteFAQ.49.AccordingtothereportonwhichdaywillthepeopleinBeijingexperiencethebiggesttemperaturechange?A.OnFridayB.OnSaturdayC.OnSundayD.OnThursday50.Ifadayisforecasttobesunnywiththepossibilityofabriefshowerthen_________A.wewillseeasunnyorpartlycloudysymbol.B.wewillseearainclouD.C.wewillseeaheavyraininashorttimE.D.wewillseesunandshoweraltogether.51.WhatwilltheweatherbelikeinthecomingfivedaysingeneralinBeijing?A.RainyB.CloudyC.SunnyD.Snowy52.WhatcanSiteFAQmostprobablybeaccordingtothepassage?A.A.brandB.A.newspaperC.A.TVstationD.A.websitE.
InthisageofmediatechnologywheretheInternetisplayingamoreandmoreimportantroleinourliveshowdoyouusuallygetinformation?FormanystudentsandofficeworkerstheirfirstInteractstopisthesearchengineGoogleForanyinformationtheywantthey’simplytypeinakeywordclickenterandwithinsecondsrelevantwebpagesappearout.Soarepeoplestillreadingbooks?Theanswerissurelyyes.It’ssimplynotrealistictouseacomputertoreadanovelButreadinghabitsinChinaandothercountriesarechanging.MrLiabusinessmansayshispurposeinreadingistogetpracticalknowledge.Ilikestoriesofsuccessfulpeopleandbooksthatgiveadviceonhowpeoplebecomesuccessful.BesidesIreadbookswithbasicknowledgesaidLi.IlikefunnybooksespeciallyJapanesefunnybookssaidXingMingyanajuniorstudentwhoreadspurelyforentertainment.IliketoreadcookbookssaidMissZhanganofficeworkerwhousuallyreadsmagazines.AndIusuallybuyfashionmagazines.Itseemsthatthepurposesofreadinghavechangedalot.Peopledon’ttendtoreadforentertainmentasmuch.Theyusuallyreadtolearn.Booksthatteachpeoplehowtobemoresuccessfulwealthierormorebeautifulstayonthebest―sellerchartsforalongtime.Peoplearealsointerestedinbuyingfunnybooksandmagazines.JustrememberhowthefunnynovelsofJimmyLiaotookChinaandothercountriesbystorm.Buteducatorssayreadingisimportanttoteachpeopleandalsotodeveloptheirimaginationsandlanguageskills.Nomatterwhatyouliketoreadwhynotturnoffthecomputerandtelevisionandreadagoodbookmakeyourselfcomfortableandopenthedoortoanotherworld?41.Welearnfromthesecondparagraphthat.A.MrLilikesbooksthatgivehimbasicknowledgeB.MrLiisaverysuccessfulbusinessmanC.ItishardforreaderstobuybooksthattheyareinterestedinD.booksareplayingamoreimportantroleinourlives42.WhichofthefollowingisTree?A.Educatorssayreadingisusefulinimprovingpeople’slanguageskills.B.XingMingyanaseniorstudentespeciallylikesJapanesefunnybooks.C.JimmyLiao’sseriousstoriesmadehimwell-knowninChinaandothercountries.D.MissZhanglikesreadingfunnymagazinesandfashionmagazines.43.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Peopleshouldn’twatchTVorgetinformationfromtheInternet.B.People’sreadinghabitsandpurposesarechanging.C.Alotofpeoplelikereading.D.BooksaremorepopularthantheInternet.44.Thispassageismostprobably.A.anadvertisementB.takenfromatextbookC.totellpeoplehowtoreadbooksD.anewspaperarticle45.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatthewriterthinks.A.booksaremoreimportantthantheInternetB.booksareasimportantastheInternetC.it’spleasantandusefultoreadgoodbooksD.bookscangiveusmoreinformationthantheInternet
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