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star David Beckham will be there with his pop star wife Victoria. Elton John is attending with partner David Furnish.
The guest list for the April 29 union of Prince William and Kate Middleton is still being kept secret, but details have begun to leak out, with some coming forward to say they are attending and the Mail on Sunday newspaper claiming to have the official invitation roster (名单).
The palace dismissed the newspaper"s list as speculation (猜测) Sunday.
It won"t be clear until the day how the royal couple has balanced the protocol demands (王室规则) that they invite statesmen, diplomats, religious leaders, politicians and the like with invitations to the people they really want to see, particularly the crowd they made friends with when they met and fell in love at St. Andrews University in Scotland.
Kate Reardon, editor of high-society magazine Tatler, said many prominent Britons acted as if they didn"t really care about receiving an invitation while secretly checking the mail every day to see if the invitation had arrived.
"Everyone"s been hoping," she said.
William and Middleton have showed their modern side by inviting a number of close friends, including some former sweethearts, the newspaper said.
The wedding is not technically a state event, which somewhat limits the protocol requirements applied to the guest list. But royal obligations (职责) still order that a large number of the 1,900 or so seats go to guests from the world of politics, not actual friends of the couple.
The couple have also invited many guests from the charities they work with, and Middleton has used her influence to invite the butcher, shopkeeper and pub owner from her home village of Bucklebury.
President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were not invited and many other international leaders are also expected to be watching on TV, not from a seat at Westminster Abbey.
It is not clear if treasured Brits from the world of stage and screen and pop music will be on the list.
小题1: Who were not invited to Prince William and Kate Middleton"s wedding?

A．David Beckham and his wife.

B．Elton John and his partner David Furnish.

C．People from the charities they work with.

D．President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.

小题2:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．The guest list for the wedding is officially announced.

B．The wedding is technically a state event.

C．Only the actual friends of the couple will be invited to the wedding.

D．A large number of guests from the world of politics will be invited.

小题3:The word "prominent" in paragraph 5 probably means .

A．honest	B．modern
C．well known and important	D．busy and hardworking

小题4:It can be inferred from the passage that .

A．their wedding will be held at Westminster Abbey on April 29^th.

B．Kate Reardon was invited to the wedding.

C．journalists will not be allowed to attend the wedding.

D．their former sweethearts are sure to attend their wedding.

小题5:The best title for the passage might be .

A．Prince William and Middleton fall in love at St. Andrews University

B．British royal wedding guest list details leaks out

C．Prince William and Middleton prepares for their grand wedding

D．British singers and movie stars invited to the wedding

答案

小题1:D
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:B

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Several factors make a good newspaper story. First， 1  ，it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for    2 . They usually respond    3  it in one of three ways.
One by providing   4   detail, comment or background information.
One by finding a new    5   on the day’s major stories.
One by printing completely different stories which   6  doesn’t broadcast.
What else? Well—it also has to be   7 . People don’t want to read about    8  , everyday life. Because of this, many stories   9  some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be   10

  news, “ Plane lands safely—no-one hurt ”doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane   11 —200 feared dead !” does .
Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other   12  —particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians,   13 , all appear regularly in certain newspapers .
Finally, for many editors,   14  is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s   15  the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.

小题1:

A．gradually

B．extremely

C．obviously

D．precisely

小题2:

A．newspapers

B．publications

C．reporters

D．broadcasters

小题3:

A．with

B．on

C．of

D．to

小题4:

A．extra

B．available

C．reliable

D．memorable

小题5:

A．direction

B．look

C．angle

D．section

小题6:

A．TV

B．internet

C．newspaper

D．radio

小题7:

A．conventional

B．dramatic

C．professional

D．sensitive

小题8:

A．common

B．usual

C．ordinary

D．special

小题9:

A．urge

B．neglect

C．increase

D．involve

小题10:

A．good

B．bad

C．exciting

D．informative

小题11:

A．crashes

B．bumps

C．strikes

D．drops

小题12:

A．places

B．people

C．things

D．news

小题13:

A．in addition

B．in any case

C．for example

D．after all

小题14:

A．personality

B．similarity

C．tolerance

D．familiarity

小题15:

A．that

B．why

C．because

D．what

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China news, Beijing, July 29 --- Housing price in China has always aroused heated discussions among property developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫) in Chinese real estate market, the International Finance News reported.
Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after converted to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, the houses in US are not

sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US.
The high housing sales price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in US?
At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate(控制) the real estate market by raising tax on property industry. At the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered.
小题1:Wha

t is the average housing price per square meter in China?

A．8000 yuan.

B．10000 yuan.

C．7000 yuan.

D．Not mentioned.

小题2:Which of the following does NOT support the idea that the average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States?

A．Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities.

B．American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people.

C．The population who need houses in China is larger than in the United States.

D．The houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses.

小题3:How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce the high housing prices?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

小题4:What is the main idea of this passage?

A．The housing price in China is so high that the government should do something useful to prevent it.

B．There are some bubbles in Chinese real estate market.

C．The average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States.

D．Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public.

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About 809 primary school pupils from Southwest China’s quake-hit Sichuan Province arrived in eastern Shandong Province on a special train to attend classes there. The pupils, all from Leigu Township, Beichuan County, a badly-hit area in Sichuan, will study for about two months in schools in Shandong’s capital city of Jinan.
They have been arranged to study in four schools in Jinan and enjoy free schooling, food and accommodation. Each pupil would be given a monthly subsidy of 30 yuan. “To let them come to Jinan is not only for study, but also for recovery from the quake trauma (精神创伤).” said Zou Shiping, Jinan’s vice mayor. In Mingzhu Primary School in Jinan, a wall of pictures became a special way for the local pupils

to welcome their friends from the quake zone. Dormitories were also specially decorated for them.
“This is the best meal that I have had for a long time.” a student from Wenchuan said after her first breakfast in the new place. Huang Zujie, Jinan Education Bureau’s deputy director, said, “We will let the children feel just as they are in their hometown.” Huang said the schools had invited chefs of Sichuan cuisine to let the pupils taste their familiar hometown meals. A second group of about 500 middle school students from Sichuan will soon come to Jinan for classes.
小题1:Where did those 809 primary school pupils arrive?

A．Hebei Province.

B．Qing Dao.

C．Jinan

D．Beichuan County.

小题2:Which statement below is RIGHT?
A. Students come to Jinan for study.
B. Students come to Jinan for recovery from the quake trauma.
C. Students come to Jinan for a visit.
D. Both A and B.
小题3:Which statement is NOT true according to the short passage?

A．The pupils needn’t pay for food and they will eat Shandong meals.

B．A second group of 500 middle school students from Sichuan will soon come to Jinan for classes.

C．Pupils from Leigu Township were arranged to study in four schools in Jinan.

D．Each pupil would be given a monthly subsidy of 30 yuan.

小题4:How many students from Sichuan Province will come to Jinan for classes altogether?
A. About 1,309. About 809. C. About 500. D. About 2,000.

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（Reuters）--- A Michigan man credited his dog with saving his life by chewing off his diseased big toe as he lay passed out in a drunken stupor(昏迷)
Jerry Douthett, 48, who woke up on a Saturday night in late July in his Rockford, Michigan home to find his Jack Russell Terrier, Kiko, had gnawed off his right big toe.
“The dog always lies with me on the bed”, said Douthett. “That night, I woke up and looked down at my foot, and it was wet. When I looked, it was blood and there was the dog looking at me with a blood moustache.”
Douthett’s wife, Rosee, rushed him to a hospital where doctors found he was suffering from Type 2 diabetes. His toe was badly infected and surgeons amputated(截)the remainder of the toe.
Douthett’s wife, a registered nurse, had been urging him for weeks to have his infected toe examined by a doctor.
On the night Kiko ate his toe, Douthett said he had been out with his wife and drank about six or seven beers and a pair of giant margaritas—big enough to put goldfish in.
“I was self-medicating at this point,” he said. “The moral of the story is that the dog saved my life, because otherwise I would never have gone to see a doctor.”
The couple said they were amazed that Kiko appeared to know Douthett had an infection that needed treatment.
“He kind of chewed off the infected part and stopped at the good bone,” said Rosee. “We joked that we shouldn’t have had to pay the co-pay because he did half the job by chewing off half of the toe.”
小题1:What does the underlined phrase “gnawed off” probably mean?

A．bit away

B．cared for

C．sucked on

D．smelt out

小题2:It can be learned from the text that________________.

A．Douthett’s wife was a doctor	B．Douthett’s wife felt something about his disease
C．Douthett never got that drunk	D．Douthett had seen a doctor for his disease

小题3:From the text we know that Kiko ______________.

A．is in top physical condition	B．was trained at an early age
C．nearly cost Douthett his life	D．saved his master’s life

小题4:Which is NOT true according to the text?

A．It is hard for the couple to explain the dog’s behaviour

B．Jerry Douthett went to see a doctor because of Kiko’s chewing his big toe..

C．The couple shouldn’t have to pay the co-pay because Kiko did half the job.

D．Kiko didn’t hurt the good bone of its master.

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As the United States nears the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that killed more than 3,000 people, President Obama announced Sunday night that the al Qaeda（基地组织） leader and mastermind of that horrific day, Osama bin Laden, has been killed.
CNN reports that a senior government official confirmed that bin Laden was shot by a small team of U.S. soldiers while in a mansion with family members outside Islamabad（伊斯兰堡）. His body is now in American custody（拘押） and is being handled according to Islamic customs. Three other adult men were killed in the firefight, including a son of bin Laden"s, who was a senior member of the terrorist organization.
"Justice has been done," the president announced, saying that the operation he ordered after receiving intelligence information is "the most significant achievement to date in our nation"s effort to defeat al-Qaeda."
The immediate reactions ranged from cautious to ecstatic. Crowds cheered outside the White House. But officials said a "worldwide caution" would be set for Americans in case of al Qaeda retaliation（报复）.
Will bin Laden"s death be the justice Americans have sought for nearly a decade?
Gordon Felt, president of Families of Flight 93, said it does bring comfort.
"This is important news for us, and for the world. It cannot ease our pain, or bring back our loved ones. It does bring a measure of comfort that the mastermind of the September 11th tragedy and the face of global terror can no longer spread his evil," Felt said.
President Obama says this victory does not close the book.
"His death does not mark the end of our effort. There"s no doubt that al Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must and we will remain cautious," he noted.
小题1:The underlined word “ecstatic” most probably means _________.

A．scared	B．extremely happy and excited
C．doubtful	D．amazed

小题2:The author mentions all of the items listed below EXCEPT_________.

A．Four people were killed in the firefight.

B．Families of the victims in the 9/11 attacks celebrated together.

C．President Obama thought highly of the Anti-Terrorist Military Action

D．Obama thought that al Qaeda will continue attack against the United States.

小题3:It can be inferred from the text _________.

A．The 9/11 attacks happened on September 11, 2001.

B．Osama bin Laden has three sons.

C．Some soldiers were injured in the firefight.

D．More than 3000 people were killed in the 9/11 attacks.

小题4:From the last paragraph we can learn that _________.

A．Osama bin Laden’s death will put an end to terrorism.

B．President Obama doesn’t think bin Laden"s death is a victory.

C．The United States will make efforts to defeat the al-Qaeda

D．The al Qaeda has a new leader now.

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