( )1. A. take ( )2. A. enter ( )3. A. question ( )4. A. imagined ( )5. A. foolish ( )6. A. people ( )7. A. war ( )8. A. of ( )9. A. never ( )10. A. many ( )11. A. made ( )12. A. last | B. pass B. understand B. problem B. wanted B. cold B. sports B. touch B. to B. long B. clear B. known B. exist | C. use C. talk about C. worry C. had expected C. warm C. war C. trouble C. between C. always C. important C. found C. develop | D. spend D. get on D. information D. had seen D. proud D. peace D. question D. for D. not D. special D. met D. mind |
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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My topic is "____________". Now in the 21st century, advertising is more and more important for people. Why? I think it is because through advertising, people, especially the businessmen, can introduce their products to the people all over the world. Because of this, many companies spend a lot of money on advertising. As we all know, there are many advertisements which are very interesting and popular. For example, Michael Jordan made an interesting advertisement for Nike. From this you can see how the companies make their products known to the world. People can make a lot of money through advertising. It is known that many famous singers and movie stars make money in this way. However, I don"t think this is a good way for them to make money, because they are not the professional (职业的) advertisers, especially those who advertise in medicine advertisements. Nowadays, advertising not only means making the products known, but also means making ourselves known to people around us. Living today, we have to make people believe in us if we want to do important jobs. But how can this be done? We should first let other people know our good side: the good habits and abilities we have. In short, we should always remember to advertise ourselves to others. As I said before, advertising is not only important for companies but also for everyone, for all human beings. This is the most interesting thing about advertising. | |||
1. The best topic to fill in the line in the first paragraph is "____________". | |||
A. The Importance of Advertising B. Making Money through Advertising C. Advertising Ourselves D. Advice on Advertisements | |||
2. This passage may be a (an) ____________. | |||
A. advertisement B. story C. speech D. report | |||
3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right? | |||
A. Many companies are willing to spend money on advertising. B. Advertising can make some people rich. C. People can introduce their products through advertisements. D. Advertising is not necessary for anyone. | |||
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Taiwan appears in newspaper headlines more often these days. On April 26, 2005 Kuomintang leader, Lien Chan, visited the mainland and three days later, President Hu Jintao held talks with him. This is the first meeting in 56 years and may help to bring peace across the Taiwan Straits (海峡). How much do you know about this beautiful island? The island faces Fujian. The shortest distance from Taiwan to Fujian is 130 kilometers across the Taiwan Straits. A ship can cover it in four hours. As the biggest island, Taiwan is still only about one-sixth the size of Hunan. Around it, there are also lots of smaller ones, like Penghu Islands and Diaoyu Islands. Taiwan is rich in natural resources (资源). Half of the island is covered with forests, and it has many kinds of agricultural products (农产品), like rice and tea. Taiwanese people are mostly descendants (后代) of people from Fujian and Guangdong. They still use the language from their old hometowns. They also celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. At the Spring Festival, they even eat dumplings! Once, communications across the Straits were not so good. In 1979, Beijing put forward an idea that Taiwanese people should use better ways of communicating and build better business and transportation. There is now more business and tourism (旅游业) across the Straits. On July 4, 2008, the first direct flights between Taiwan and five mainland cities such as Beijing, Shanghai Nanjing, Guangzhou and Xiamen started up. As we all know, Taiwan is always an important part of our country. We are one big family. But some top leaders in Taiwan like Lee Tenghui and Chen Shuibian have been trying to make Taiwan an independent (独立) country. This made people on both sides angry, because it goes against the history and the wishes of all the Chinese. | |||
1. What will Hu Jintao"s talk with Lien Chan bring across the Taiwan Straits? | |||
A. Resources. B. Meetings. C. Tourism. D. Peace. | |||
2. How long does it take to go to Taiwan from Fujian by ship? | |||
A. 56 years. B. 26 days. C. 4 hours. D. 130 hours. | |||
3. Why do most Taiwanese celebrate Chinese traditional festivals? | |||
A. Because they like eating traditional Chinese food very much. B. Because they are Chinese in fact. C. Because they would rather celebrate Chinese festivals than Western festivals. D. Because Chinese traditional festivals are popular in the world now. | |||
4. What made people on both sides angry? | |||
A. There were no important meetings between the leaders on both sides. B. There was no business and tourism across the Straits for many years. C. People on both sides couldn"t visit each other by air. D. Some top leaders in Taiwan have been trying to make Taiwan an independent country. | |||
5. Which of the following is the best title (标题) of the passage? | |||
A. The Beautiful Island B. We Are One C. The Rich Island D. You and Me | |||
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Do you still remember the terrible earthquake in 2008 in Sichuan, which killed at least 87,000 people and left millions homeless? On the twelfth day after the earthquake, Premier Wen Jiabao said, "A new Wenchuan will rise from the ruins (废墟)." Now his words have come true. Three years has passed and the worst-hit areas in Sichuan have risen from the ruins. So far, 95% of the reconstruction projects (重建项目) have been completed. Nearly 3,000 schools, 1,000 hospitals and more than 5 million homes have been built. Now everyone has been provided with a home, a job and social security (社保). Dong Xinjun, a villager in Qingchuan, said volunteers from Zhejiang taught him how to grow mushrooms and now he makes about 3,000 yuan more than before every year. Zhu Lihu, the headmaster of a village primary school in Qingchuan, told us that teaching equipment had been greatly improved. Now they have new classrooms, a library and a computer room with 20 computers. On May 8th, 2011, Premier Wen Jiabao made his 10th visit to Sichuan Province after the earthquake. He visited a lot of middle schools and neighborhoods. At Beichuan Middle School, Premier Wen embraced a student named Zheng Haiyang, who lost both of his legs in the earthquake. The students told Premier Wen that their new school was very beautiful. And they would never forget that it was built with the hearts and strength of people across the whole country. Premier Wen believes that the people in Wenchuan have a "strong will" and a "bright future". They will never back down, but stand bravely on this land. | |||
1. What is NOT provided for everyone in the earthquake-hit areas? | |||
A. A home. B. A job. C. A computer. D. Social security. | |||
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | |||
A. Nearly 1,000 schools have been built. B. Dong Xinjun makes about 3,000 yuan every year. C. Zhu Lihu"s new school has a new large gym. D. Zheng Haiyang is a student of Beichuan Middle School. | |||
3. How many times has Premier Wen visited Sichuan since the earthquake happened? | |||
A. 5 times. B. 8 times. C. 10 times. D. 12 times. | |||
4. What does the underlined word "embraced" mean in Paragraph 5? | |||
A. Put arms around him in a loving way. B. Shook hands with him in a friendly way. C. Bowed to him in a very polite way. D. Smiled at him in a very kind way. | |||
5. How does the passage show us "Wenchuan has risen from the ruins"? | |||
A. By giving facts and examples. B. By comparing different places. C. By describing people"s looks. D. By using volunteers" words. | |||
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People usually use modern machines to produce things in large numbers. This method lowers the cost of their products (产品) and the price of these products in the markets is lower, too. Thus they give us better values. At the same time, new technology and science are always at work, improving the quality of products. In this way, better quality products at good values are one after the other being brought to the people of all income groups. As an example of how this works, when facial tissues, pieces of thin soft paper that you use to blow your nose, were first put on the market in 1924, they were made in small numbers and sold at 60 cents per box of 200. People liked these facial tissues immediately and began asking for them when they went into different stores. Because there was such a market for the product, producers began making tissues in larger and larger numbers. Because the producers were making tissues in greater numbers, the costs were lowered, so that the cost of tissues went down. At the same time, the quality of facial tissues was improving, because more producers went into the business of making tissues, and each producer tried to make his product better than his competitors (竞争者). Today, instead of costing 60 cents, a box of 200 facial tissues costs around one-third of that price, and they are both softer and stronger. When people are free to compete, when they are free to make more things and make them better, we all feel much better. | |||
1. How do the makers cut the cost of their products? | |||
A. They cut the price of their products in the supermarkets. B. They have many different machines in their factories. C. They improve the quality of their products. D. They produce things in large numbers. | |||
2. How much does a box of 200 tissues cost today? | |||
A. 80 cents. B. 60 cents. C. 40 cents. D. 20 cents. | |||
3. Why does the writer of the passage set facial tissue as an example? | |||
A. To show how the price of tissues becomes lower. B. To show how the quality of tissues becomes higher. C. To tell the readers how the tissues are made. D. To tell the readers how the tissues are sold. | |||
4. Which is true according to the passage? | |||
A. The more products they make, the better quality the products will be. B. The lower the price of the products is, the more value we can get. C. The more products they sell, the less money they make. D. The freer you are, the better you feel. |