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Jenny Bowen, an American living in Beijing, has been selected as the only American to carry the 2008
Beijing Olympic torch on Chinese soil. She and seven other non-Chinese winners were from a pool of 262
applicants from 47 countries.
When Bowen runs with the Olympic torch, she will not only be representing the United States. She will
also be representing thousands of Chinese orphans, ABC news said.
Bowen, a mother of two adopted (领养的) Chinese daughters, is executive director of Half the Sky
Foundation, an organization which was set up in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives and improve the future
for orphaned children in China.
Nearly 10 years later, Bowen and Half the Sky Foundation have touched the lives of over 13,000 children.
Half the Sky Foundation is now present in 36 welfare institutions in 28 Chinese cities. About 4,000 children
are active in the program, which provides trained staff, educational tools, medical support and love for
orphans.
Bowen hopes that running with the Olympic torch will help draw attention to the children in China. She
will be among the 19,400 runners who will carry the flame along an 85,000-mile,130-day route across five
continents. Beijing organizers say it will be the longest torch relay in the Olympic history.
Like Bowen, the seven other non-Chinese winners, including a German engineer and a Venezuelan
designer, live in China. The other countries represented will be the Philippines, Colombia, India, Japan and
Russia.
According to Olympic organizers, candidates (候选人) were selected based on their "love of Chinese
culture and history" and devotion to "communicating information about a real China to their native countries."
Each runner will carry the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil. |
| 1. Jenny Bowen will represent thousands of Chinese orphans mainly because _____. |
| [ ] |
A. she is an American orphan who lives in China.
B. she likes Chinese orphans very much.
C. she is director of the Half the Sky Foundation.
D. she has done a lot to the welfare of Chinese orphans. |
| 2. Which of the following statements is false about Jenny Bowen? |
| [ ] |
A. She has been communicating information about the real China to the USA.
B. She is executive director of Half the Sky Foundation.
C. She loves Chinese culture and history very much.
D. She will carry the flame along an 85,000-mile route. |
| 3. How many factors for selecting a candidate are mentioned in the passage? |
| [ ] |
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four |
| 4. What is the passage mainly about? |
| [ ] |
A. Jenny Bowen, executive director of Half the Sky Foundation.
B. The longest torch relay in the Olympic history.
C. Eight non-Chinese persons to carry the Olympic torch in China.
D. A US woman to carry the Olympic torch in China. |
答案
| 1-4: DDBD |
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As the first woman Chancellor (总理) in German"s history, Angela Merkel topped Forbes magazine"s list
of "The World"s 100 Most Powerful Women" in 2006, 2007, 2008,and 2009. She has even been compared
to Margaret Thatcher and many people called her "Iron Lady".
Merkel was born in Hamburg, West Germany, on July 17, 1954. Six weeks after she was born, her family
moved to Templin. As a small child, Merkel quickly learned to speak but took longer to walk. "I was a stupid
person when it comes to moving," Merkel said. "A normal person could do something naturally, but I had to
think about it in my mind and practice." As a teenager, she was a top student and graduated from high school
with perfect marks. In 1973, Merkel went to the University of Leipzig, where she studied physics. At 32, she
got her doctor"s degree in Physics.
She stepped into politics in 1989. In her first big political job as Minister for the Environment in 1994, her
scientific background and strong will proved very useful. In 2005, she became Germany"s Chancellor. She has
been re-elected to a second term as German Chancellor on September27, 2009.
Through her political career, Merkel"s persistence (坚持) and patience helped her a lot. "She"s bright and
open-minded," said Hubert Merkel. "She is the person who wants to know exactly what is going on, and how
never giving up will influence our society and future." |
| 1. As a small child, Merkel was slow in _____. |
| [ ] |
A. speaking
B. walking
C. learning
D. thinking |
| 2. The underlined phrase in Paragraph3 most probably means "_____". |
| [ ] |
A. fought the government
B. began her scientific career
C. offered political guidance
D. became a government official |
| 3. We can infer from the passage that Angela Merkel _____. |
| [ ] |
A. is a powerful woman with a strong will and determination
B. got her doctor"s degree in Politics in University of Leipzig
C. has worked as German Chancellor since September27, 2009
D. showed her best talent as Minister for the Environment |
| 4. In the last paragraph, the author mainly wants to express _____. |
| [ ] |
A. one must be brave in the political career
B. one should be patient when making decisions
C. persistence can help one"s dream come true
D. one can have a strong will when other"s haven"t |
| 5. What"s the author"s attitude toward Angela Merkel? |
| [ ] |
A. Admiring (赞美的).
B. Thankful.
C. Pitiful.
D. Dull. |
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Kobe Bryant was born with basketball already in his blood. His dad was a former NBA star. When Kobe was
six years old, his dad started playing basketball in Europe, so his family moved to Italy. The family stayed there
for seven years. While living in Italy, Kobe learned to speak fluent Italian and started playing basketball.
The family moved back to the United States when Kobe was 13 and he started playing high school basketball.
Kobe figured he was already good enough to play in the NBA, so he skipped college and was selected right after
high school by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft. In a trade the Hornets are still
crying about, they sent Kobe to the LA Lakers. Despite not going to college, Kobe was a quick learner on the
courts of the NBA. He played in the NBA All-Star Game for the first time in 1998 and by 2000, Kobe had
developed into one of basketball"s best players. Kobe and Shaquille O"Neal teamed up to lead the LA Lakers to
three straight NBA Championship Titles from 2000 to 2002.
In 2003, Kobe was caught by the police.
In 2004, the case against Kobe was dropped, but Kobe still had to live with a damaged reputation. In 2004,
Kobe tried to prove that he could lead the LA Lakers without Shaq. After Kobe told the Lakers he wouldn"t be
wearing the purple and gold if Shaq was in the team, O"Neal was traded to the Miami Heat before the 2004-2005
season. The trade was good news for the Heat, who won the NBA championship with O"Neal. In the next few
years, Kobe grew disappointed as his team repeatedly suffered first round exits. The 2007-2008 season is when
the LA Lakers finally got over the hump. They went on to have the best record of any team. |
| 1. By the first sentence, the author means _____. |
| [ ] |
A. Kobe"s blood was special when he was born
B. all of Kobe"s family members are basketball players
C. Kobe liked to play with a basketball as a baby
D. Kobe was born to be a basketball player |
| 2. We can infer (推断) from the second paragraph that _____. |
| [ ] |
A. the Charlotte Hornets regretted trading Kobe
B. in 1998, Kobe became one of basketball"s best players
C. the LA Lakers have won three NBA Championship Titles till now
D. Kobe was confident about his playing before high school |
3. What is the right order of the following events?
a. Shaq was traded to the Heat.
b. Kobe was caught by the police.
c. Kobe"s family moved to Italy.
d. Kobe played in the NBA All-Star Game for the first time. |
| [ ] |
A. cbad
B. cdba
C. cabd
D. dcab |
| 4. The underlined part "got over the hump" means _____. |
| [ ] |
A. gained the advantage
B. lost the game
C. went through the hard times
D. traded a better player |
| 5. The writer wrote the passage to _____. |
| [ ] |
A. give us a brief introduction of Kobe
B. tell us how to become a basketball star
C. give us some news about the NBA All-Star Game
D. introduce the LA lakers |
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Charles Dickens (1812-1870), the great 19th century English novelist, was born near Portsmouth. His father
ran heavily into debt and when he was 12, he had to go to work in a factory for making boot polish. The only
formal education he received was a two-year schooling at a school for poor children. In fact, he had to teach
himself all he knew. He worked for a time as a junior clerk in a lawyer"s office. After that, he worked as a
reporter in the law courts, and later in parliament, for London newspapers. His career as a writer of fiction
began in 1833 with short stories and essays in periodicals, and in 1837 his comic novel The Pickwick Papers
made him the most popular author at his time in England.
He was a observer of people and their places because he was attracted by life and conditions in the mid-
nineteenth century London. He wrote 19 novels all his life and in many of them, Dickens gave a realistic picture
of all classes of England society, showing deep sympathy for the poor and unfortunate, exposing the injustice
and inhumanity of the bourgeoisie (资本主义).
Many of his novels like Olive Twist, David Copperfield, Nicholas Nickleby, Great Expectations, A Tale of
Two Cities drew attention to the unsatisfactory social conditions that existed in England over 100 years ago.
Dickens criticized capitalist society from the point of view of bourgeoisie humanism. He wished to see
improvement in the living conditions of the poor, but failed to find any effective means to achieve that end. |
| 1. Dickens only received a little formal education because _____. |
[ ] |
A. He wanted to teach himself
B. He wanted to work and made a lot of money
C. He was too poor to afford any more formal education
D. He wanted some working experiences to be a novelist |
| 2. According to Dickens, the society at his time in England was _____. |
[ ] |
A. just
B. poor
C. comfortable
D. unsatisfying |
| 3. Which of the following novels made Dickens the most popular writer at his time in England? |
[ ] |
A. Olive Twist
B. The Pickwick Papers
C. A Tale of Two Cities
D. Great Expectations |
| 4. According to the passage, which of the following about Dickens is true? |
[ ] |
A. He didn"t go to school at all.
B. He only wrote about poor people and showed deep sympathy for them.
C. He began to write fictions when he was 21 years old.
D. He found some effective ways to improve the living conditions of the poor. |
| 5. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. |
[ ] |
A. Dickens had a painful childhood
B. Dickens did the same job before he became a professional writer
C. Dickens wrote many novels but only some of them are popular
D. Dickens criticized capitalist society and helped to improve the living conditions of the poor |
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Benjamin Bannered was born a few months before another great American-George Washington. Benjamin
was black, but he was not a slave. He and his mother and his grandmother were free.
Benjamin"s grandmother came from England. In America she got a job and worked for many years to pay
for her boat trip across the ocean. After working many more years, she saved enough money to buy a farm.
Benjamin lived with her for a while. She taught him to read and write and do arithmetic.
Benjamin"s neighbors knew that he was clever. They were not surprised when he built a large wooden
clock. He made each piece after studying a small pocket watch. The clock made him famous, for it was one
of the first clocks built in America. People from other places began to send hard problems of all kinds to
Benjamin to settle.
Thomas Jefferson learned of Benjamin Bannered"s ability to settle hard problems. He asked Bannered to help
build the city that was to be the capital of the United States-Washington, D. C.
Bannered worked hard on the plans for the city. He marked where the streets and buildings-the Capital ( 国
会大厦 ), the White House, and many others-should be built.
Later, L" Enfant, the Frenchman who designed the new city, had a quarrel, and went back to France in
anger. He took all of the plans with him. The workmen couldn"t build without any plans to follow.
For a while it seemed that the plans for the capital might have to be changed. But Benjamin Bannered
remembered the plans he had helped draw. He drew each again just as he once had built each piece of his
clock.
If it weren"t for Benjamin Bannered, Washington, D. C. might look very different from the way it does
today. |
| 1. Benjamin Bannered is remembered today mainly because _____. |
| [ ] |
A. he made the first clock in America
B. he used to be an assistant to L" Enfant, who had designed the city Washington
C. he designed the city Washington when L" Enfant left
D. he was able to build the city Washington as L" Enfant left with his plans |
| 2. When Bannered built a large wooden clock, _____. |
| [ ] |
A. people in America showed no surprise
B. his name spread all over America
C. he became the first man in America to build a clock
D. people came from other places to congratulate him |
| 3. Why did Thomas Jefferson ask Bannered to help build the City Washington? |
| [ ] |
A. Bannered was famous for building.
B. He was told Bannered was clever.
C. Bannered was hard-working.
D. He believed in Bannered. |
| 4. In building the city Washington, Bannered showed _____. |
| [ ] |
A. he had a good memory
B. he was never tired of working
C. he feared no difficulties
D. he was good at drawing |
| 5. What can we know from the passage? |
| [ ] |
A. Benjamin Bannered was born on a farm.
B. Benjamin Bannered"s mother taught him to write and read.
C. L" Enfant designed and built the City Washington, D. C.
D. Washington, D. C. is exactly the same as it was planned. |
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When you think of an artist, you probably think of someone painting on canvas (画布). But Guido Daniele
creates fantastic painting of birds, elephants, tigers, and giraffes by painting on skin. Born in Soverato, Italy,
Guido Daniele has been called "Hand Gogh"(after artist Vincent van Gogh) since he began creating works of
art on people"s hands in 1990.
Painting on the hands can be a challenge because, unlike canvas, the skin moves when rubbed. Daniele"s
models must remain perfectly still for hours as he paints. He often uses his daughter and his son as his
"canvases".
Before he can begin to create his "manimals" (the artist"s name for his hand animals", Daniele studies
photographs of the animal that he will be painting in order to be able to understand its character and give it life.
"next," he says, "I look at the hand from different perspectives (视角), and I begin to imagine what is the best
way to position the hand for me to paint the animal." He also studies the skin of the model, preferring it to have
little hair and few blemishes (瑕疵).
Daniele starts by drawing on the model"s hand with a pencil. He next paints the skin using watercolors made
specifically for body art. The eyes of Daniele"s painted animals look amazingly real, and they are most difficult
part to paint.
Paintings on hands must eventually be washed away. Guido Daniele says that he"s gotten used to this part
and that he doesn"t really mind seeing his work washed down the drain (排水沟). "Tomorrow, I will paint the
next one. The important thing is to take many good photographs before washing the hand!" |
| 1. Daniele"s paintings are mainly about _____. |
| [ ] |
A. scenery
B. plants
C. stories
D. animals |
| 2. In paragraph 3 the author mainly tells us _____. |
| [ ] |
A. what Daniele needs to do before painting
B. why Daniele choose to paint "manimals"
C. how Daniele develops his own style of painting
D. how Daniele paints on the skin of his models |
| 3. What does the word "manimals" refer to? |
| [ ] |
A. The artists who paint animals on People"s hands.
B. The animals which are painted on People"s hands by Daniele.
C. The artists who like paint animals.
D. The animals which Daniele uses as models. |
| 4. How does Daniele feel about the fact that his paintings must be washed away? |
| [ ] |
A. He feels disappointed at this.
B. He cares little about this.
C. He is satisfied to see this.
D. He in fact can"t accept this. |
| 5. What do we learn about Daniele from the passage? |
| [ ] |
A. His real name is Hand Gogh.
B. His works are mainly drawn with pencils.
C. He is an artist who paints on hands.
D. He often asks his wife to be his model. |
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