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George Zinunerman"s first court appearance before a Florida judge came on Tuesday inconnection with the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The case has caused a national debate in the United States about race, self-defense laws and gun control. It was the first time the public had gotten to see and hear from George Zimmerman. The judge said he had found probable cause to move ahead with the case and told Zimmerman he would be formally charged　on May 29th.
Zimmerman turned himself into authorities on Wednesday night，just before special prosecutor（公诉人）Angela Corey announced the charge against him. Corey told reporters she would fight for　Trayvon Martin”
"It"s the victims and justice that we work tirelessly for,”Corey said
Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense after spotting the teenager in a gated com-munity where Martin"s father lives. He told police Martin attacked him during a conflict. The
shooting caused a national cry led by Martin"s parents who insisted their son was murdered
They also accused Zimmerman of targeting their son because he was black.
"We just wanted an arrest and we got it.”Trayvon Martin"s mother Fulton said.
Many in SanforD.Florida-the city where the shooting took place-welcomed the charge.
"All of us were wanting this to move on and get to this process where it is now into the justice system.”one man said
"It～long overdue（迟到的）and I am glad they decided to do something,”another said.Police did not initially charge Zimmerman with a crime because of a Florida law that says a person has a right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force. Prosecutor Coreysays，"I"m prepared to argue the issue if Zimmerman uses the self-defense law in count.”
Mark O"MarA. Zimmerman"s lawyer, would not make his plan publiC. but he said hisclient（委托人）was worried about the trial. "If found guilty of the second-degree murdercharge, Zimmerman could face up to life in prison,”O"Mara said
小题1:Why did the case draw so much attention around the US?

A．Because George Zimmerman was very cruel when he killed Trayvon Martin.

B．Because Trayvon Martin"s father was a famous lawyer.

C．Because the case was related with race, self-defense laws and gun control.

D．Because George Zimmerman would be sentenced to life in prison.

小题2:What"s Angela Corey"s attitude towards this case?

A．She showed sympathy for the black people.

B．She wanted to defend justice for the victims.

C．She hated George Zimmerman very much

D．She was against self-defense.

小题3:Which of the relationships is NOT true?

A．Zimmerman shot Martin during a conflict.

B．Mark O"Mara was Zimmerman"s lawyer.

C．Sybrina Fulton was Martin"s mother.

D．Angela Corey was the judge of the case.

小题4:According to the passage, Zimmerman＿

A．turned himself into authorities before he。，charged

B．was put into prison

C．shot Martin in self-defense when spotting him

D．targeted Trayvon Martin because he was black

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A

解析

试题分析：文章报道了George Zinunerman枪***非裔少年Trayvon Martin出庭受审的新闻，还报导了社会对此案件的关注，各方对这件事情的看法。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：The case has caused a national debate in the United States about race, self-defense laws and gun control. 可知这个案子收到全美的关注，因为它涉及到种族，枪支和自卫法，选C
小题2:细节题：从第三段的句子：Corey told reporters she would fight for　Trayvon Martin” "It"s the victims and justice that we work tirelessly for,”Corey said 可知Angela Corey要为受害者的正义辩护。选B
小题3:细节题：从第三段的句子：just before special prosecutor（公诉人）Angela Corey announced the charge against him可知 Angela Corey 是公诉人不是法官。选D
小题4:细节题：从第三段的句子：Zimmerman turned himself into authorities on Wednesday night，just before special prosecutor（公诉人）Angela Corey announced the charge against him. 可知Zimmerman 在受指控前把自己变成权威。选A

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WASHINGTON—Laura Straub is a very worried woman. Her job is to find families for French teenagers who expect to live with American families in the summer.
It’s not easy, even desperate.
“We have many children left to place: 40 out of 75,” said Straub, who works for a Paris-based foreign exchange programme called LEC. When exchange programmes started 50 years ago, family life was more accommodating. For one thing, more mothers stayed home.
But now, increasing numbers of women work outside the home. Exchange-student programmes have struggled in recent years to sign up host families for the 30,000 teenagers who annually come from abroad to spend their academic year in the United States, as well as the thousands more who participate in summer programmes.
School systems in many parts of the US, unhappy about accepting non-taxpaying students, have also strictly limited the number of exchange students they accept. At the same time, the idea of hosting foreign students is becoming less exotic.
In searching for host families, who usually receive no pay, exchange programmes are increasingly broadening their appeals to include everyone who has the ability to do it.
“We are open to many different types of families,” said Vickie Weiner, eastern regional director for ASSE, a 25- year-old programme that sends about 30,000 teenagers on academic year exchange programmes worldwide.
“For elderly people, exchange students keep us young; they really do!” said Jean Foster, who is hosting 16-year-old Nina Porst from Denmark.
小题1:Vickie Weiner is the person who ________.

A．works for a programme called LEC	B．works for a programme called ASSE
C．is 25 years old	D．hosts foreign students

小题2: From the passage we can learn that at the beginning of the exchange programmes_______.

A．all the families could host foreign students

B．only young couples could host foreign students

C．only those who were retired could host foreign students

D．those who were not too old could host foreign students

小题3:Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．US Struggles to Find Host Families

B．Idea of Hosting Students Is Different

C．Foreign-exchange Program Is Going On

D．Exchange Students Keep Old People Young

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Wugging, or web-use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user. By using Everyclick.com, which is being added to a number of university computers across the UK, students can raise money every time they search, but it won’t cost them a penny.
Research shows that students are extremely passionate about supporting charity — 88% of full time students have used the Internet to give to charity. This figure is high considering this age group is often the least likely to have their own income. 19% of 22 to 24 year olds have short-term debts of more than £5,000. With rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing or possible.
Beth Truman, a 21 year old recent university graduate, has used everyclick.com to donate to her chosen charity, the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the “wugging” grow in popularity with students. “When you’re at university you become more socially aware, but it’s sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself,” says Beth. “Wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give to charity, without costing them a single penny.”
Wugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but don’t feel they have the means to do so. Students using the web can raise money for causes they care about without costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding.
Everyclick.com works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information, news and images but users can decide which of the UK’s 170,000 charities they would like to support through their clicks. Everyclick.com then makes monthly payments to every registered charity. Launched in June 2005, Everyclick.com is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK.
小题1:According to the passage, “wugging” is actually _______.

A．a student movement	B．a charity-related action
C．a school organization	D．a website

小题2:In the case of charity, everyclick.com _______.

A．frees students of the financial worries

B．receives much money from students

C．offers valuable information to students

D．praises students for their money-raising

小题3:What does Beth Truman think of the “wugging” movement?

A．It makes Everyclick.com popular in the UK.

B．It becomes easy to do charity because of it.

C．It results in students’ more social awareness.

D．It helps students to save money.

小题4:From the passage, we can conclude that _______.

A．most full time students do charity on the Internet every day

B．Everyclick.com helps students pay for the college education

C．“wugging” is a win-win idea for both students and charities

D．Everyclick.com is the most successful search engine in the UK

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Runners in a relay race pass a stick in one direction. However, merchants passed silk, gold, fruit, and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction. They earned their living by traveling the famous Silk Road.
The Silk Road was not a simple trading network. It passed through thousands of cities and towns. It started from eastern China, across Central Asia and the Middle East, and ended in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used from about 200 BC to about 1300 AD, when sea travel offered new routes. It was sometimes called the world’s longest highway.
However, the Silk Road was made up of many routes, not one smooth path. They passed through what are now 18 countries. The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles. Only experienced traders could return safe.
The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product. Silk could be used like money to pay taxes or buy goods. But the traders carried more than just silk. Gold, silver, and glass from Europe were much found in the Middle East and Asia. Horses traded from other areas changed farming practices in China. Indian merchants traded salt and other valuable goods. Chinese merchants traded paper, which produced an immediate effect on the West. Apples traveled from central Asia to Rome. The Chinese had learned to graft (嫁接) different trees together to make new kinds of fruit.
They passed this science on to others, including the Romans. The Romans used grafting to grow the apple. Trading along the Silk Road led to world-wide business 2,000 years before the World Wide Web.
The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods. They also shared their beliefs. The Silk Road provided pathways for learning, diplomacy, and religion.
小题1:It’s probable that traders along the Silk Road needed ______.

A．to deal with a lot of difficulties	B．to know the making of products
C．to receive certain special training	D．to remember the entire trade route

小题2:The Silk Road became less important because ______.

A．it was made up of different routes	B．silk trading became less popular
C．people needed fewer foreign goods	D．sea travel provided easier routes

小题3:New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people ______.

A．shared each other’s beliefs	B．learned from one another
C．traded goods along the route	D．earned their living by traveling

小题4:What is the best title for the passage?

A．The Silk Road: Past and Present	B．The Silk Road: East Meets West
C．The Silk Road: Routes Full of Dangers	D．The Silk Road: Pathways for Learning

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Kodak’s decision to file for bankruptcy (***) protection is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital revolution.
Although many attribute Kodak’s downfall to “complacency (自满) ,” that explanation doesn’t acknowledge the lengths to which the company went to reinvent itself. Decades ago, Kodak predicted that digital photography would overtake film (胶片) — and in fact, Kodak invented the first digital camera in 1975 — but in a fateful decision, the company chose to shelf its new discovery to focus on its traditional film business.
“It wasn’t that Kodak was blind to the future”, said Rebecca Henderson, a professor at Harvard Business School, but rather that it failed to execute on a strategy to confront it. By the time the company realized its mistake, it was too late.
Kodak is an example of a firm that was very much aware that they had to adapt, and spent a lot of money trying to do so, but ultimately failed. Large companies have a difficult time switching into new markets because there is a temptation to put existing assets (资产) into the new businesses.
Although Kodak predicted the unavoidable rise of digital photography, its corporate (企业的) culture was too rooted in the successes of the past for it to make the clean break necessary to fully embrace the future. They were a company stuck in time. Their history was so important to them. Now their history has become a liability.
Kodak’s downfall over the last several decades was dramatic. In 1976, the company commanded 90% of the market for photographic film and 85% of the market for cameras. But the 1980s brought new competition from Japanese film company Fuji Photo, which undermined Kodak by offering lower prices for film and photo supplies. Kodak’s decision not to pursue the role of official film for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was a major miscalculation. The bid went instead to Fuji, which exploited its sponsorship to win a permanent foothold in the marketplace.
小题1:What do we learn about Kodak?

A．It went bankrupt all of a sudden.

B．It is approaching its downfall.

C．It initiated the digital revolution in the film industry.

D．It is playing a dominant role in the film market.

小题2:Why does the author mention Kodak’s invention of the first digital camera?

A．To show its early attempt to reinvent itself.

B．To show its effort to overcome complacency.

C．To show its quick adaptation to the digital revolution.

D．To show its will to compete with Japan’s Fuji photo.

小题3:Why do large companies have difficulty switching to new markets?

A．They find it costly to give up their existing assets.

B．They tend to be slow in confronting new challenges.

C．They are unwilling to invest in new technology.

D．They are deeply stuck in their glorious past.

小题4:What does the author say Kodak’s history has become?

A．A burden.

B．A mirror.

C．A joke.

D．A challenge.

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GWANGJU, South Korea, Sept. 28，2013 (Xinhua) — Cultural ministers from China, Japan and South Korea participating in the 5th China-Japan-South Korea Ministerial Conference on Culture held here Saturday agreed to strengthen cultural exchange and cooperation to promote the cultural prosperity of East Asia.
Cai Wu, China"s Minister of Culture, Hakubun Shimomura, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, and Yoo Jinryong, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea attended the meeting in the South Korean city with more than 2,000 years of history.
At the meeting, Cai said that the east and west differ in history, culture and values, but the East Asia as a whole, especially China, Japan and South Korea, should take good advantage of their cultural and historical similarities, trying to create “shared East Asia value”and seeking a greater say around the world.
The ministers drew the Gwangju Joint Document at the meeting to strengthen cultural exchange and cooperation in the fields of culture industry, exhibitions, cultural heritage preservation and the youth exchanges to promote the program of “East Asia City of Culture.”
China, Japan and South Korea also agreed that the host country of the annual ministerial meeting will organize a joint cultural festival, including art performances, exhibitions, academic seminars and other relevant events starting from 2014.
The annual trilateral Ministerial Conference on Culture was firstly launched in 2007. The Gwangju meeting is the fifth round of this series, and the last round of this meeting was held in Shanghai, China in May 2012.
小题1:Which of the following information is True according to the text?

A．The 5th China-Japan-South Korea Ministerial Conference on Culture was held on Sunday.

B．The 5th China-Japan-South Korea Ministerial Conference on Culture is aimed at promoting the cultural prosperity of West Asia.

C．Yoo Jinryong, Minister of Culture, Science, Technology and Tourism of Korea attended the meeting.

D．GWANGJU is a South Korean city that has a history of more than 2,000 years.

小题2:The underlined phrase “seeking a greater say”in Paragraph 3 probably means .

A．looking for more chances to speak Asian languages

B．trying to get greater power or right of acting or deciding

C．attempting to take up more space in the world

D．getting more time to set a good example to others

小题3:This text mainly tells us ________.

A．three Asian leaders meet each other to discuss economic problems

B．how the program of “East Asia City of Culture”came into being

C．three Asian countries agree to promote cultural prosperity of East Asia

D．the trilateral Ministerial Conference on Culture firstly began in 2007

小题4:We can know from the text that .

A．the fourth Ministerial Conference on Culture was held in GWANGJU

B．the trilateral Ministerial Conference on Culture is held once a year

C．the Ministerial Conference on Culture has never been held in China

D．no changes were made about the forms of activities to be held in the future

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