BEIJING - China"s railway rates for freight and passenger transport will continu
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BEIJING - China"s railway rates for freight and passenger transport will continue to be set by the government, announced a senior official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China"s top economic planner, on Friday.
Cao Changqing, head of the NDRC"s department of price, said that the country will continue to implement government-set or government-guided prices for the railway sector after the China Railway Corporation (CRC), a State-owned company that takes over the commercial functions of the former Ministry of Railways (MOR), went into business on March 17.
Cao said the railway sector, constituting China"s main public transport facilities, is a key basic industry. Its pricing scheme is concerned with both the sector"s normal operation and development, as well as the daily traveling and vital interests of the general public.
The state will be very cautious in making any price adjustment in the railway sector, taking into account various factors including operation, construction, public acceptance and coordinated development with other modes of transport, according to the NDRC official.
Under Chinese law and regulations, hearings will be held before adjustments in the basic passenger train ticket fare, Cao said.
In China"s latest railway reform, endorsed at the just-concluded annual session of the country"s top legislature, the former MOR was dismantled into two parts, with the newly created CRC carrying out business functions and a state railways administration fulfilling administrative functions.
小题1:What does this passage mainly talk about?| A．China’s railway pricing scheme unchanged | | B．A State-owned company takes over the commercial functions of MOR. | | C．China’s latest railway reform | | D．The former MOR was divided into two parts |
小题2:What does Cao mean according to the passage?| A．There will be adjustment in the basic passenger train ticket | | B．China’s railway rate for passenger will not be changed forever | | C．Hearing will be held before adjustment of railway price | | D．The price adjustment are being considered |
小题3:What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?| A．The public will be very curious about the price adjustment | | B．Various factors are taken into account by the state before adjustment | | C．Public acceptance is the most important factor | | D．NDRC should coordinate railway development with other modes of transport |
小题4:Why will hearings be held before adjustments in the basic passenger train ticket fare?| A．The public request it | | B．Under Chinese laws and regulations | | C．According to the order from leaders | | D．Because it will cause a lot of problem |
小题5:We would most probably read this passage on the newspaper about________| A．News | B．Entertainment | C．Society | D．Financial |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:A |
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试题分析：本文讲述了中国铁路的定价机制和改革之前一样，保持不变。文章中做了具体的说明。
小题1:A 主旨大意题。根据文章主题段第一段China"s railway rates for freight and passenger transport will continue to be set by the government, announced a senior official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China"s top economic planner, on Friday.说明中国铁路的定价仍然由国家有关部门来确定，和以前并没有出现变化。故A正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段最后一句hearings will be held before adjustments in the basic passenger train ticket fare, Cao said说明听证会要在定价之前被举行，故C正确。
小题3:B 推断题。根据本段前4行The state will be very cautious in making any price adjustment in the railway sector, taking into account various factors including operation, construction, public acceptance and coordinated development with other modes of transport, according to the NDRC official说明要考虑多方面的问题，故B正确。
小题4:B 细节题。根据倒数第二段最后2行Under Chinese law and regulations, hearings will be held before adjustments in the basic passenger train ticket fare, Cao said.说明按照中国的法律，要这样做。故B正确。
小题5:A 推理题。根据文章第一行BEIJING -本文属于新闻报告，关于铁路定价的话题，最可能属于报纸中的新闻类故A正确。
点评：本文讲述了中国铁路的定价机制和改革之前一样，保持不变。测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。 |
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【1】The air was pleasant and the music was loud in the vast square in front of the New York State office building in Harlem(哈莱姆， 美国纽约市黑人居住区) as health advocates（支持者，提倡者） set up information tables for Harlem wellness Week. It was a wide-ranging effort to educate people about non-communicable diseases: Heart disease, cancer, lung disease, obesity, and so on.
【2】There is an economic effect caused by these diseases, especially in Harlem, one of the city’s poorest districts. Without healthy employees and healthy customers, you cannot have healthy business, says Patricia Ricketts of the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors Wellness Week.
【3】Dr. Jo Ivy Boufford is president of the New York Academy of Medicine, a Wellness Week partner. She says education about better nutrition is important, but that people with low incomes often lack the means to put what they know into practice. But there is hope. New York is very active in adovating good, effective public health policies. “New York City has banned smoking in public places, both indoors and outdoors. That is a fantastic example of what can be done, without having any impact on the economy. It is a city where you have bike paths. That is a good message for the world, because bikes make your transport active. That is good for your health and lowers air pollution,” she said.
【4】“It is not enough to focus on the management of disease through medication,” Dr. Boufford says. “That’s why health advocates will be trying to persuade UN officials during Wellness Week to pass resolutions that deal with road and transport design and construction and other potential causes of non-communicable diseases.”
小题1: What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 8words)
小题2: Complete the following statement with words from Paragraph【4】.(no more than 3words)_______________ the management of disease through medication is not enough.
小题3: What noninfectious diseases are mentioned in the text?( no more than 6 words)
小题4:Do you think it is necessary to hold a Wellness Week to prevent diseases? Why, or why not? (no more than 16 words)
小题5: What does the word “That”(paragraph 3) refer to?(no more than 4 words)
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“Who is that?” When watching the movie, Silver Linings Playbook, at the Toronto International Film Festival in early September, the woman sitting next asked me.
It seemed to be a strange question. I wanted to ask if she ever saw a little movie called The Hunger Games, or the Oscar-nominated movie Winter’s Bone. Instead, I just answered, “Jennifer Lawrence.” But I wondered how a moviegoer does not recognize Lawrence! As Silver Linings Playbook continued to unfold and Lawrence revealed herself as a wonderful comic actress, it hit me: this woman probably has never seen Jennifer Lawrence smile before. That is the thing throwing her.
Audiences will have the opportunity to watch Lawrence’s performance in Silver Linings Playbook when the film opens in limited release before a Thanksgiving weekend blowout expansion. The 22-year-old actress heads this year’s lead actress Oscar race by a country mile. Here’s an early main list of some competitors in this category.
1. Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook
2. Quvenzhane Wallis in Beasts of the Southern Wild
3. Marion Cotillard in Rust and Bone
3. Helen Mirren in Hitchcock
5. Emmanuelle Riva in Amour
6. Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty
Chastain, playing a CIA agent in Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty, is the wild card here and, quite possibly, the only candidate capable of replacing Lawrence from the top spot. The cruelty in Rust and Bone will put off sensitive academy members, making Cotillard lose chances for a second Oscar. Wallis makes for a wonderful story, but it is too early for her to be awarded a lead actress. Riva will need a push to win the nomination of lead actress.
Mirren, as the Alfred Hitchcock’s wife and unsung partner, Alma Reville, might pose the biggest threat to Lawrence. Older academy members will love the historical Hollywood seen in Hitchcock, and Mirren’s role as the unsung wind beneath Hitch’s wings should find appreciation within creative circles. It’s not “The Queen”. but this year, it might be enough.
小题1: What’s the purpose of the first paragraph?| A．To introduce Silver Linings Playbook | | B．To get us out of the topic. | | C．To tell us a specific story | | D．To bring out the topic of the passage |
小题2: The underlined sentence implies that ?| A．Jennifer Lawrence doesn’t like smile. | | B．Jennifer Lawrence’s smile can impress you all greatly. | | C．The woman has never seen comic films featured by Jennifer Lawrence. | | D．The woman hates to see Jennifer Lawrence’s films. |
小题3: Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?| A．Cotillard once won the best actress Oscar. | | B．Jennifer Lawrence was nominated because of The Hunger Games. | | C．Mirren is the only one who can take the place of Jennifer Lawrence. | | D．We cannot see the film Silver Linings Playbook before Thanksgiving. |
小题4:According to the last two paragraphs, who are likely to replace Jennifer Lawrence to become the best actress?
a.Quvenzhane Wallis b.Marion Cotillard c.Helen Mirren
d.Emmanuelle Riva e. Jessica Chastain f. Alma Reville| A．c, e | B．a ,c ,f | C．d, f | D．c, e, f |
小题5:The most suitable title of the passage is ?| A．Silver Linings Playbook, the best movie | | B．A 22-year-old actress | | C．My favorite movie | | D．Jennifer Lawrence takes the lead |
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Thai authorities have been urged to see to it that condominiums (公寓), apartment houses and other lodgings available to tourists throughout the country will be of higher quality than today, a leading tourism businesswoman has said.
Piyaman Techapaibul, president of the Tourism Council of Thailand, called on the Ministry of Tourism & Sports as well as other government agencies concerned to have those places and accommodations for tourists improved and upgraded to meet international standards because, she said, today"s tourists from around the world have more money to spend and prefer quality lodgings as well as quality services and accommodations at those places.
"Added by condos and apartment houses currently opening for daily rent, the number of lodgings for tourists throughout the country has increased over the years, but not the qualities. Many of today"s tourists are so affluent and selective that they"d prefer quality places where personnel should be very responsible and experienced in taking care of them while security should be constantly and effectually maintained," she said.
Employees and staff in charge of providing accommodations to tourists should be expert in communicating with the foreigners, service-minded and speak fluent English, according to the council leader.
Thailand is seen to receive up to 23.1 million tourists from other countries around the world next year, compared to about 21.7 million, who have reportedly visited the country throughout this year, about 2.6 million of whom from China, while as much as two trillion baht (US$66.6 billion) is expected to be earned from tourist industry by 2015, compared to about one trillion baht (US$33.3 billion) this year.
Thailand"s most favorite destinations for tourists include the world-famous beach resorts of Pattaya and Phuket, the Andaman Sea archipelagos of Krabi and Surat Thani and the capital city of Bangkok.
The council leader made her comments in response to news reports that the government might deregulate (撤销管制) businesses of running condominiums and apartment houses to the extent that they might not only serve as a place which collects monthly rent from the tenants but as a hotel where guests pay the room rates on a daily basis.
No parking lots or hotel-operating licenses might be legally required at such places nationwide only if they were practically turned into daily hotels or guesthouses.
小题1:What can we learn from paragraph 1?| A．Thai started to take measures to have the accommodations improved in the past. | | B．Tourism is the leading industry in Thailand. | | C．The accommodations in Thailand are of poor quality. | | D．Tourists prefer hotels to apartment houses in Thai. |
小题2: What does the underlined word “affluent” in paragraph 3 mean?| A．particular | B．prosperous | C．sensitive | D．restricted |
小题3: According to the passage, how many people went to Thailand for a trip except China this year?| A．about 23,1 million | B．about 21.7 million | | C．about 2.6 million | D．about 19.1 million |
小题4: Why did the authorities in Thai need to have the lodgings improved?| A．Because tourists prefer better service and better living condition | | B．Because tourists have plenty of money. | | C．Because they want to meet the international standards | | D．Because the condominiums in Thai are inferior to those in any other country. |
小题5: According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true?| A．Piyaman advocated the authorities not to limit the development of the condos. | | B．Bangkok is one of the most attractive destinations for tourists | | C．Thailand has earned about one trillion baht from tourist industry this year. | | D．Staff in condos should speak English fluently. |
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The hottest show this summer---"the Voice" just finished on Sunday at the Shanghai Stadium. But the show that had a good start didn’t end to everyone’s satisfaction. The two and a half hour show dragged on for more than four hours because of the huge amount of advertising, which the audience and residents living nearby could hardly bear.
This summer, something hotter than the weather came to Shanghai. That is the Voice of China. The show soon became a cash cow for the organizer as the advertisement prices reached 1.16 million yuan for 15 seconds. And the show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now in ad income only,
But the organizers’ bliss was audiences’ melancholy.
In the final live show on Sunday, about 14 rounds of advertisements were aired, each of which came at a crucial result-announcing moment.
Frequently interrupted by advertisements, some live audience members complained that the show wasn’t worth its ticket prices of 180 to 1680 yuan.
The planned two and a half hour show went two hours overtime because of the advertising. This annoyed audience members, and touched the nerves of residents living near the site.
Someone called the police, and the show is now facing punishment for going over-time and disturbing residents late at night.
小题1: Why didn’t “the Voice” make audience satisfied?| A．Because it had a good start but it failed to attract audience’ attention in the end. | | B．Because it had a good start but it failed to make audience satisfied. | | C．Because it increased by one and a half hour and audience couldbear it. | | D．Because it was full of so many advisements that audience can’t tolerate it. |
小题2: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．The show lasted for over four hours. | | B．The show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now totally. | | C．The show wasn’t worth its ticket prices because of many advertisements. | | D．Someone called the police because he can’t bear the noises late at night. |
小题3: What does the underlined word “melancholy” in the third paragraph mean?| A．enthusiasm | B．craziness | C．sorrow | D．romance |
小题4: Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?| A．The Voice of China---the most popular TV show of last summer. | | B．The Voice of China---hard to say I love you. | | C．The Voice of China---I want you. | | D．The Voice of China---the noises of China. |
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Last month, students from one hundred and three universities in eighty-eight countries took part in an international computer programming contest, which took place in Harbin, China. Three-person teams from each school had five hours to solve eleven real world problems.
The students first listed the problems in order of difficulty. Then they figured out the requirements of each. They designed ways to test their solutions. And they wrote the needed software systems. Even the winning team from Shanghai Jiaotong University in China was not able to solve all the problems within the given limit. Stanford’s team solved five problems and finished in fourteenth place. Stanford was one of twenty-one American universities that took part in the contest this year.
The official name of the Battle of the Brains is the ACM International Collegiate Contest. The first final competition was held in 1977 at the Association for Computer Machinery Computer Science Conference. Today, a network of universities holds area competitions that send the winners to the world finals, now organized by IBM.
Contest spokesman Dong Heintzman says the world champions receive prizes and scholarships. They are also guaranteed an offer of employment or internship(实习) with IBM. He said, “We have had past world champions that IBM has gone and employed in our Zurich research laboratory and are now working on some of the leading edge materials in science and physics. We have a world finalist from China who’s been working on the Watson Supercomputer that in the near future will be playing Jeopardy(一种超级计算机名称)against the best Jeopardy players in the world. So this competition is an opportunity to be recognized and to be recruited(招聘) by some of the top technology and research firms around the world.”
小题1: From the first paragraph we can figure out there were _______ programmers taking part in the contest.小题2: From the last paragraph we know that _______.| A．the winners will be offered a job in IBM | | B．this contest provides a chance for the universities | | C．this competition is held every four years | | D．many big companies are short of programmers |
小题3: What is the best title of this passage?| A．The Best Top Contest | | B．The Battle of the Brains | | C．The Difficult Competition | | D．Courage and Wisdom Needed |
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