China’s second manned（人造的） space flight will be done by two astronauts（宇航员） over

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China’s second manned（人造的） space flight will be done by two astronauts（宇航员） over five days in 2005. “Shenzhou-VI will be sent into space sometime in 2005,” said Zuo Saichun, a spokesperson of the China Aerospace Science and Technology (CAST). “The spacecraf

t（宇宙飞船） will make new breakthroughs（突破性进展） in China’s manned space technology.”
Unlike Shenzhou-V, a little more than a year ago (in October, 2003), the next flight will see two astronauts fly in space for five days. Their capsule (太空舱) is designed to be capable（能够）of orbiting（绕轨道运行） for a whole week, the spokesperson said. “For the first time, astronauts will enter and live in the orbital module（舱） of the spacecraft to do scientific experiments,” said a statement from CAST. CAST did not say what those experiments will be.
In Shenzhou-VI, scientists have changed the space

craft’s configuration (构形) to reduce its weight, and tried to improve the performance of on-board equipment. They have also worked to make sure of the energy supply of the spacecraft and further improve its safety. So far, scientists have worked out ways to solve problems on environmental control and life support. Shenzhou-VI will be sent into orbit atop（在……顶上） a Long March 2F rocket.
Meanwhile, a model of the Chang’e-1 satellite is expected to be sent to orbit the moon in two years. The satellite, part of the three-stage programme, would be followed by the landing of an unmanned vehicle on the moon in the second stage by 2010 and collecting samples（样品） of lunar soil by 2020 in the final stage, according to Sun Laiyan, director of the China National Space Administration.
小题1:. Which of the following about Shenzhou-VI is NOT true?
　　

A．It will be sent into

space in 2005.
　　

B．It is capable of orbiting for two weeks.
　　

C．It will be sent into orbit atop a Long March 2F rocket.
　　

D．It will be sent into space with two astronauts.

小题2:. According to the passage, the following problems should be solved before Shenzhou-VI is sent into space EXCEPT ______.
　　

A．environmental control

B．energy supply
　　

C．life support

D．lunar soil collecting

小题3:. Which of the following does NOT belong to the three-stage programme?
　　

A．Shenzhou-VI’s being sent into space.
　　

B．A model of the Chang’e-1 satellite will be sent to orbit the moon.
　　

C．The landing of an unmanned vehicle on the moon.
　　

D．Collecting samples of lunar soil.

小题4:. The passage mainly tells us ______.
　　

A．some problems need solving before Shenzhou-VI is sent into space
　　

B．Shenzhou-VI will be sent into space in 2005
　　

C．what China’s space programme is
　　

D．how China’s three-stage programme is carried out

答案

小题1:.B
小题1:.D
小题1:.A
小题1:.B

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Fans of the British royal family around the world are making plans for April 29th, 2011. That’s the date that Prince William and Catherine Middleton are to tie the knot at Westminster Abbey in London.
A royal wedding is a rare and unique event in Britain so for many it’s something worth celebrating, particularly if you are in the business of making memorabilia (收藏品).
Producers of these souvenirs are wasting no time in manufacturing key rings, mugs, teapots and tea towels, mostly with the faces of the happy couple emblazoned on the front. These are the must buy items that royal followers want to get their hands on.
Some people may argue the royal wedding is a huge public cost but production and sale of memorabilia is good for business. Former politician, Lord Archer, has commented that, “In this age when we are trying to balance the books, the royal family are a great benefit to Great Britain Limited.”
A porcelain-making company, called Royal Crown Derby, is already manufacturing souvenir pottery. Louise Adams from the company says “we started designing, truly, about two years ago.” It is big business for China too, where much of the merchandise that marks the big event is made.
But why are people so keen to get their hands on a commemorative mug, so much so that one British supermarket has already seen them flying off the shelves?
Obviously, we like to remember an event like this and maybe it makes us feel as though we are part of the occasion. However their monetary value is likely to be low. Eric Knowles from the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow claims, “The vast majority of it will be worthless.”
Modern day souvenirs tend to be mass-produced making them cheap and easy to find. However limited edition or high-end items tend to keep their value and could be a better investment for the future.
But there is one thing we can guarantee that won’t be mass-produced and cheap. That’s the wedding dress for Princess Catherine, as Catherine Middleton will be known.
( ) 小题1:. From the first three paragraphs we can learn that .

A．many fans of the British royal family will be invited to London on April 29th, 2011

B．Prince William and Catherine Middleton are getting married at Westminster Abbey on April 29th,
2011

C．many fans of the royal family will tie the knot on the same day in London

D．fans of the royal family will join in making souvenirs

( ) 小题2:. The obvious feature of the souvenirs mentioned in the passage is that .

A．they are all tiny and easy to carry

B．some of them are linked with tea

C．all of them are marked with dates and pictures

D．most of them display the pictures of the couple

( ) 小题3:. It can be inferred from the passage that .

A．the production of souvenirs has begun long before the big event

B．the sale of souvenirs has not begun yet

C．people buy souvenirs mainly for their monetary value

D．production of souvenirs has little profit

( ) 小题4:. Which of the following is a better investment according to the passage?

A．Souvenirs that fly off the shelves.	B．Best-selling souvenirs
C．Mass-produced souvenirs.	D．Souvenirs released limitedly.

( ) 小题5:. What’s the writer’s attitude towards producing and selling souvenirs?

A．Supportive.

B．Negative.

C．Uninterested.

D．Indifferent.

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One of Lewis Gordon Pugh’s first big attempts to put his cold-water skills to the test nearly ended in disaster. On a one-mile swim in Antarctica in December 2005, just yards from the finish, his body began to give in. The temperature inside his thigh muscle dropped to 87.8 degrees, the lowest ever measured in him. He was completely at the limits of his ability.
Despite what he called the “grueling (折磨人的)” Antarctic swim, Pugh scheduled an even more fearsome test for himself at the North Pole. Stepping off the way of the Russian icebreaker that had crunched(咯吱作响的穿过) through floating sea ice for five days to take him to the North Pole, Pugh walked across the ice to a pool of open water over one mile long and two and a half miles deep. The sea temperature was 29 degrees, only a little above the freezing point of salt water.
Pugh quickly took off his padded clothes. In only his bathing suit and cap, his skin already pink, he walked to the water’s edge. “The only place I’m getting out is at the end,” he told himself. Then he removed his earphones and dived in.
The pain was immediate. His entire body felt on fire. The doctor kept pace with him in a boat. Through iced-up goggles(护目镜), Pugh could see the armed guards keeping watch for bears.
His friend Becker had broken down the huge task into manageable parts, each one marked by a flag planted in the ice that represented a friend, family member, or teammate. Fog started to roll in as Pugh headed for the final marker, the flag of Great Britain. He imagined his late father standing beside it--- the man who had done so much to give him an interest in adventure. Then Pugh drove himself to the finish. After 18 minutes 50 seconds in the water, his body was not even hypothermic(体温过低的).
小题1:.
Why did Lewis Gordon Pugh swim in Antarctica in December 2005?

A．To train his determination.

B．To end a disaster.

C．To test his cold-water skills.

D．To check the temperature in Antarctica.

小题2:.
. It can be inferred that in the pool at the North Pole Lewis Gordon Pugh __________.

A．had to suffer from the cold water with his goal to achieve

B．dived to the depth of two and a half miles

C．broke the records that the Russian kept

D．spent nearly 19 minutes walking over one mile

小题3:.
. To make sure of the successful test in the pool at the North Pole, __________.

A．Lewis Gordon Pugh had to carry flags

B．Lewis Gordon Pugh was accompanied by his father

C．Pugh took measures to keep his body temperature

D．Pugh’s task was separated into several parts

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Tsunami warning system is tested
If he, the founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, were alive, Thomas Jaggar would be proud of the U.S. tsunami warning system after Friday’s devastating earthquake in Japan sent a surge (大浪，汹涌) of ocean water dashing toward the West Coast.
● WASHINGTON — So many people surged to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center website that it slowed to a crawl early Friday, unable to provide critical information to the public about the coastal impact in the U.S. of a massive earthquake in Japan.
McClatchy Washington Bureau — Mar 11 06:09 p.m.
● CHICAGO — A tsunami warning has been issued for the central and northern California coast and Oregon, the National Weather Service announced early Friday.
Chicago Tribune— Mar 11 06:07 a.m.
● HONOLULU — A tsunami warning was issued late on Thursday for Hawaii after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific near Japan, prompting state civil defense officials to order all coastal areas evacuated（把…撤出…）by 2 a.m. local time. Tsunami sirens (警报) began sounding at 9:59 p.m. on Thursday. They have sounded every hour since 11:15 p.m.
Alaska Tsunami Warning Center also issued a warning for much of the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California.
Reuters via Yahoo! News — Mar 11 01:22 a.m.
● LOMPOC — Tsunami warning ‘a wake-up call’
A tsunami warning that led to evacuations for coastal

communities and campgrounds in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties Friday served as a successful trial for a more serious emergency, officials said after the danger passed.
The Lompoc Record — Mar 11 11:29 p.m.
● WELLINGTON — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a warning after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific near Japan, and it said the sea level readings confirm that a tsunami has been generated and was in effect for some Pacific islands — Hawaii, China’s Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia etc.
New Straits Times — Mar 11 07:48 a.m.
— Reproduced by Yahoo Greenwich Meantime
小题1:.
. A tsunami warning was issued for all the following states in the U.S. except for _____.

A．Ohio

B．California

C．Oregon

D．Alaska

小题2:.
The underlined word “prompting” (in the fourth paragraph) most probably means _____.

A．promoting

B．advocating

C．urging

D．appealing

小题3:.
According to the passage, the Pacific Tsunami warning was first reported by _____.

A．New Straits Times	B．Reuters via Yahoo! News
C．McClatchy Washington Bureau	D．Chicago Tribune

小题4:.
In which city did the news agency issue a tsunami affecting for some other places apart from Japan and Hawaii?
A. LOMPOC. B. WASHINGTON. C. HONOLULU. D. WELLINGTON.

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It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said, “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.”
The Princess concluded with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.
But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon (乱放炮的人).”
The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help.”
Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess’s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government’s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.
To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards” a worldwide ban. The Defence Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding”.
For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems.
小题1: Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997______.

A．to voice her support for a total ban of landmines.

B．to clarify the British government’s stand on landmines.

C．to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims.

D．to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims.

小题2:. What did Diana mean when she said“…putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to
me” (Para.1)?

A．She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.

B．The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.

C．Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.

D．Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.

小题3: Some members of the British government criticized Diana because______.

A．she was ill-informed of the government’s policy.

B．they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola.

C．she had not consulted the government before the visit.

D．they were actually opposed to banning landmines.

小题4: How did Diana respond to the criticisms?

A．She made more appearances on TV.

B．She paid no attention to them.

C．She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.

D．She rose to argue with her opponents.

小题5: What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?

A．It had caused embarrassment to the British government.

B．It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.

C．It had greatly promoted her popularity.

D．It had affected her relations with the British government.

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Japan will hand out its first “Nobel Prize of Manga (国际漫画奖)” for artists in the comic book field abroad. This i

s another step in Japan’s efforts to show the power of pop culture diplomacy.
The International Manga Award, which was compared by manga lover Foreign Minister Taro Aso to a “Nobel Prize” when he first proposed it, will be given to an artist working abroad whose work best contributes to the spread of the manga form worldwide.
Manga, a name used for Japanese style comic books, often combines stories with drawing styles that differ from the overseas superhero comics and cartoon, particularly in their frequent emphasis on cuteness.
The winner will receive a certificate and a cup at an award ceremony, and will spend 10 days in Japan meeting with local comic book artists and publishers.
“Manga has been spreading overseas and are selling quite well,” Aso said when announcing the award to the public. “I want to further improve the communicative power of these so-called ‘pieces of pop culture’.”
Aso has argued that warm feelings for Japanese comics and cartoon can translate into warm feelings for Japanese foreign policy.
He has proposed sending cartoon artists overseas as cultural ambassadors and the government has named some officials to advise ways to promote Japanese cartoon and culture to foreign audiences.
The award committee, consisting of manga artists and publishers, is expected to make its selections quite soon.
According to a ministry official Nobuyuki Watanabe, the prize carries no money reward. The cup’s design has yet to be finished, but it will be something “appropriate”.
小题1: The International Manga Award will be presented to ____________.

A．a Japanese who has achieved a lot in creating new methods of drawing

B．an artist who makes contributions to introducing manga to the other foreign countries

C．the person who is expert at comics and cartoon

D．a foreign artist who has contributed to the development of manga

小题2: Which statement is NOT true about manga?

A．Manga is different from the overseas comic books.

B．Manga is popular not only in Japan but also overseas.

C．Manga refers to international comics and cartoon.

D．There are stories and pictures in manga.

小题3:What has the Japanese government done to show its support?

A．To propose “Nobel Prize of Manga”.

B．To name officials to advise ways of spreading manga overseas.

C．To hand out its first “Nobel Prize of Manga”.

D．To send cartoon artists overseas as cultural ambassadors.

小题4:The passage is mainly about ____________.

A．Nobel Prize of Manga	B．the characteristics of manga
C．a brief introduction of manga	D．the development of manga

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