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Third-generation mobile phones, known as 3G, are the next big step for the telecom(电信) industry. Data speed in 3G networks is much quicker than that in present technology. This means users can have high-speed Internet access(上网) and enjoy video and CD-quality music on their phones.
"Mobile data is not a dream; it"s not an option(选择) but a requirement" said Len Lauer, head of a US communications company, Sprint PCS, at a 3G conference in Bangkok earlier this month.
With 3G, you can forget about text messages telling you yesterday"s news; a 3G phone can receive video news programs, updated(更新) four times a day. Internet access will also be much quicker, making it easier to surf the Web on your phone than on your computer at home.
Don"t worry about getting lost. 3G phones offer map services so you can find a new restaurant just by pressing a few keys on your handset(手持机).
However, the most impressive part of 3G technology is video calling. With live two-way video communication, you can have face-to-face talks with friends and family on your mobile phone.
Many European countries have already launched the service. In May 2000 the US Government issued five licenses(许可证) to run 3G wireless services, while the first 3G phones arrived in Italy in March this year.
International telecom companies can"t wait to sell 3G in China, the world"s largest mobile telecommunications market. But they will have to be patient. At the moment, China is busy testing its 3G-based technologies, networks and services. This will be followed by a trial period before the phones can finally hit the shops.
“We need to create a pool of 3G customers before the large-scale commercial launch(开始) of the service,” said Fan Yunjun, marketing manager for Beijing Mobile. “We expect that the 3G licenses will be issued(发行) late next year.”
We"ll also see 3G services enter our daily lives in all-sorts of new ways, from shopping and banking to playing interactive computer games over the net. It won"t be long before we think nothing of sitting on a train using a mobile palmtop(掌上型电脑) to check our bank accounts or pay bills. You might even click on an icon(图标) on the screen to set up an immediate video-conference with your bank clerk.
67. 3G is ______.
A. a kind of mobile phone that can send text message and make calls
B. a kind of technology that makes mobile data and video calling come true
C. a kind of player that can be used to listen to CD or MP3 music
D. a kind of system that makes it easy to surf the Internet
68. What does Len Lauer want to inform the readers?
A. Realizing the dream of mobile data based on the application of 3G is a must.
B. There is no need to send messages since 3G can receive video news programs.
C. 3G is supposed to own all the functions that a computer has.
D. It is a choice to carry mobile data with 3G phones.
69. The 3G services can be launched after the following steps EXCEPT that ________.
A. they have to test its 3G-based technologies, networks and services
B. they need to create a group of 3G customers
C. the 3G licenses are issued and 3G phones are tested
D. international telecom companies decide to sell 3G in China
70. The last paragraph shows us that ________.
A. 3G services bring a lot of convenience to us
B. we cannot live without 3G mobile phones
C. 3G services can change our life completely
D. 3G services will take the place of other technologies

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.
　　The three most valuable brand(商标)names on earth : Marlboro, Coca-cola and Budweiser, in that order.
　　It’s interesting that of the three most valuable brand names on earth, NONE of them are good for you.
　　Cigarettes kill 370,000 people a year in the U.S., not counting passive smoke. That’s over 1,000 people per day, equaling to five giant jets crashing daily. The estimates are that passive cigarette smoke kills over 15,000 people per year. That’s more than illegal drugs.
Coke is a solid company, but let’s face it, carbonated(含二氧化碳的) soft drinks of any brand are not healthy for you. There was a fellow parked in my driveway years ago. We were talking and he was drinking a cola. For some reason I had moved the cola and placed it on the hood (发动机罩) of his car.
　　“Don’t put that drink on my car!” he shouted. “Don’t you know the acid(酸) in that drink will eat the paint off my car?” he said. He quickly took the drink and finished drinking it.
　　The third most valuable brand in the world is a beer.
　　It’s interesting what we value the most. You can’t control what the world values. You can only control what you value.
　　What do you value? Is it really valuable?
　　One method of determining what you really value is to try to do without it. If you can’t do it without it, then that’s what you value.
　　Are you trying to get to the mountaintop with a cigarette in your mouth, a soda in one hand, and a beer in the other because those are the things that you can’t do without?
　　Stop and think about your real treasures.“For where your treasure is, there will be your heart also ...”
56. According to the passage, Budweiser refers to____ .
　A. a kind of cigarette        B. a kind of soft drink
　C. a kind of paint           D. a kind of beer
57. How many people are killed by passive cigarette smoke per day?
　A. about 1,000       B. about 15,000      C. about 40         D. about 370,000
58. Why did the fellow take the cola and finish drinking it immediately?
　A. Because cola was good for his health.
　B. Because cola would damage the paint of his car.
　C. Because he was very thirsty then.
　D. Because he wanted to apologize to me.
59. What is the purpose of the text?
　A. To give advice on how to determine what you value most.
　B. To encourage people to give up smoking and drinking.
　C. To warn people not to believe advertisements.
　D. To tell people to have a clear mind about what is really valuable.

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　　The third theme of geography is movement. As people travel around the world, exchanging goods, ideas and interests, the global community is transformed. Take surfing, for example, the sport originated in Hawaii centuries ago. Today, the cry “surf up!” can be heard along coastlines everywhere.
　　Europeans were the first Westerners to observe the sport. In 1779, Captain Cook, a British explorer, and his crew sailed around the Sandwich Islands ( Now Hawaii ). Near the rocky coast of the Big Island, they witnessed a man riding a wave while standing on a board.
　　Cook was stricken by what he saw. Hawaiians would pray for good waves and hold ceremonies when building surfboards. Their boards were built according to rank: Chiefs used long boards (16 to 18 feet long ), while commoners used shorter ones (6 to 8 feet long ).
　　After the arrival of Europeans, Hawaiian surf culture declined. Many Hawaiians died of European-borne diseases. Also, Christian missionaries (传教士) spread the belief that surfing was “ignorant (愚昧的)fun”.
These conditions changed after Hawaii became a United States territory in 1900( It became a state in 1959.) Travelers to the islands brought back stories of wave riding. Tales of the thrilling sport spread across the U.S., then to the rest of the world.
　　Today, surfing is the king of board sports. According to wannasurf.com, the world has nearly 8,000 “surf spots” in 136 countries on 6 continents. The Association of Surfing professionals (ASP) holds an annual world tour in which top riders compete for millions of fans on the waves.
top-5 countries with surf spots
country    NO. of Sports
United States 1375
Australia      1160
South Africa    575
France        352
New Zealand   338
60. According to the passage , surfing originated in________.
　A. Britain         B. Europe      C. America          D. France
61. Which of the following is TRUE?
　A. Captain Cook was interested in surfing.
B. There are no surf spots in Asia.
　C. In Hawaii, everyone was equal in sports.
　D. Surfing is the third theme of geography.
62. The underlined word in the fourth paragraph probably means________.
　A. excited Europeans               B. gradually lost its strength
　C. died out                       D. became more and more popular
63 What would be the best title for the text?
　A. The spread of surf culture.         B. The history of surf culture.
　C. The rebirth of surf culture.         D. The advantages of surf culture.

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　　China to sell yuan bonds (国库券) abroad
　　China has announced its first sale of government bonds yuan outside the mainland.
　　The government will sell 6bn yuan of bonds in Hong Kong to “improve the international status of the yuan,” the finance ministry said.
　　The sale is a milestone as China opens up its financial markets and promotes RMB as a world benchmark(基准点) .
　　Hundreds arrested in deadly Uganda riots(暴乱)
　　At least 640 people were arrested and 14 killed in fighting in Uganda’s capital between government forces and loyalists of a traditional kingdom. The number of people arrested for suspected roles in the three-day riots could go up because investigations are still under way, said Kale Kayihura, the nation’s police chief.
　 “French Spiderman” conquered the 88-story Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur
　　Now 47, Robert has climbed some of the tallest buildings in the world, typically without the aid of safety equipment. On Sept. 1, armed with nothing but the chalk on his hands and some good climbing shoes, the “French Spiderman” added the 88-story Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur to his impressive list—which now totals more than 70—of skyscrapers(摩天大楼) climbed up.
　　Motorway lights go out
　　The Highway Agency has decided to turn off lights at undisclosed locations between midnight and 5 a.m. from March. It has done so despite warnings from motoring groups and safety campaigners. Nine councils have already switched off some street lights or plan to do so to save money and cut carbon emissions (排放物).
64. We can learn from the passage that ____.
　A. China has sold 6bn yuan of bonds in Hong Kong
B. more suspected people will probably be arrested in Uganda
C. about 654 people took part in the Uganda riots
　D. the riots will last another three days
65. How many skyscrapers has Robert conquered so far?
　A. exactly 47         B. over 70          C. about 88          D. less than 158
66. The disadvantage of turning off motorway lights includes ____.
　A. saving money          B. cutting carbon emissions
　C. causing safety problems D. decreasing the number of cars
67. All of the fields are mentioned except____ .
　A. politics      B. health        C. traffic     D. people

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　　Larry Walters’boyhood dream was to fly. After finishing school, Larry joined the U.S. Air Force, but was refused from pilot-training school because of poor eyesight. However, his dream remained.
　　Larry, aged 33, was a truck driver in Los Angeles. One day, while sitting outside and watching jets fly overhead, an idea came to him to use weather balloons to fly.
　　A few weeks later, Larry bought 42 weather balloons. He tied them to a chair and filled them with helium(氦). Then he sat down in the chair with some beer, sandwiches and a BB gun. Larry’s plan was to float about 10 meters above his backyard, enjoy a few hours in the air, and then pop some balloons with his gun to get back down. But things did not go according to Larry’s plan.
　　When his friends cut the lines, Larry lifted by the 42 balloons and shot skyward at an astonishing speed. He finally settled at an altitude of 4,000 meters. Afraid to pop any of the balloons, in case he should break the balance of his “craft”, Larry sat, cold and frightened, in the sky for 14 hours.
　　Airline pilots heading toward Los Angeles’busy international airport radioed in reports of the strange sight. Larry’s presence in the sky caused numerous planes to change their routes. Eventually, Larry worked up the nerve to shoot a few balloons and landed in power lines. Uninjured, he climbed down to safety and was arrested by waiting police.
　　Larry set a record for a gas-filled balloon flight. But it cost him. He was later fined $1,500 for breaking air safety regulations.
68. What’s the BB gun used for in the passage?
　　A. To protect Larry from unexpected danger.    B. To fill the balloons with gas.
　　C. To shoot the balloons to get him back.       D. To fight with the waiting police.
69. It turned out that Larry________.
　　A. floated about 10 meters high              B. remained in the sky for 14 hours
　　C. set a world record in making balloons       D. became a truck driver after the flight
70. The underlined part in Paragraph 5 most probably means ____.
　　A. watched carefully             B. gathered his courage
　 C. kept his balance              D. climbed down
71. It can be learned from the passage that________.
　　A. Larry’s boyhood dream came true in the end
　　B. Larry’s disappearance in the sky caused much trouble
　　C. Larry won a prize of $1,500 for his bravery
　　D. Larry was not accepted as a pilot for his poor hearing

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What happens to old school buses when they can no longer safely carry kids to school? Most go to waste factories to be changed into pieces of metal. But a few of the old vehicles (车辆) find new lives in the center of Africa. Most of those buses end up on the streets of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Kinshasa buses are that yellow color, which makes them stand out (突出) in the city’s heavy traffic, but the buses don’t look at all as they did in the United States. In Kinshasa their taillights(尾灯) are almost all missing or broken. They don’t obey traffic rules and often race around the city very fast. The buses compete with motorcycles, cars, trucks, and other vehicles for space on the road. They make loud sounds when moving, and they are packed with people carrying loads of goods, such as fish, milk, beans and onions.
However, Kinshasa business people love the old, yellow buses, which they buy from American companies, because the vehicles are strong, reliable (可依靠的) and inexpensive. A used bus sells for about $2,000 in Congo. A new bus is more expensive. In the United States, a new school bus with all its lights working costs about $80,000.
The fare (票价) to travel across the city is usually about 30 US cents. “Transport is a big problem in Kinshasa,” says passenger Bruce Kingambo. “But the yellow buses help people here get around.”
56．The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means “In the center of Africa some old US     school buses can be_________.”
A．useful                     B．expensive                C．free                        D．new
57．Before the school buses leave America for Congo, they_________
A．have broken taillights
B．don’t obey the traffic rules and move at full speed
C．carry many people and goods
D．don’t compete with other vehicles
58．How many used buses can you buy in Congo for the price of a completely new school bus     in the USA?
A．10.                         B．20.                         C．30.                         D．40.
59．The passage mainly tells us _________
A．how to use old school buses
B．about new lives for old school buses
C．to try to take old school buses
D．how to drive old school buses

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