This is news on the Hour. Ed Wilson is reporting. The President and First Lady w

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This is news on the Hour. Ed Wilson is reporting. The President and First Lady will visit Africa on a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.
Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe. A group of top China scientists starts its ten-nation tour next month.
Here in Milmi, the mayor is still meeting with the leaders of the teachers’ union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.
In news about health, scientists in California report findings of relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of heart disease among woman. According to the report in the American Medical Journal, the five-year study shows this: women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.
In sports, the Chargers lost again last night. The BBS beat them one to nothing. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3.It was their first win in their five matches.
That the news of the Hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jan Singer.
小题1:The passage is about______

A．an official visit to Africa

B．the improvement of relationship between China and the U.S.

C．the news broadcast on the air

D．the strike led by the teachers’ union

小题2:From the last news we do not know______

A．the results of the matches

B．the number of the team which played last night

C．how many wins the BBS has had altogether

D．the Wingers had one win and four defeats

小题3:The news about health tells us that_______

A．no heart disease will be found if people don’t drink coffee

B．no one should drink more than two cups of coffee a day

C．the more coffee people drink, the more chances they will get to have disease

D．women’s heart disease has something to do with the drinking of coffee.

小题4:What is the purpose for China scientists to visit ten nations next month?

A．China expect closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe.

B．They want to travel abroad

C．They need a rest

D．They are seeking for an opportunity to work abroad.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A

解析

小题1:这篇文章是关于一些新闻联播方面的事。
小题2:纵览全文可知C项没有提及。
小题3:由第四段知这则关于健康方面的传闻告诉我们一些妇女的心脏病喝咖啡有关。
小题4:由第二段可知中国科学家十国之旅的目的

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On Saturday August 12, 2000, during Northern Fleet training exercises in the Barents Sea, the Russian nuclear submarine(潜水艇) Kursk sank in about 100 meters of water with some 118 sailors aboard. It"s known later that several officers were also aboard, observing the training exercises. The Kursk is lying on the ocean floor in the Barents Sea. The Russian Navy said that it was listing 30 degrees to port. Other sources reported it was listing as much 60 as degrees. According to a Russian newspaper, when the submarine Kursk failed to make contact with the naval command at the right time later that day, Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Vyachesav Popov ordered rescue ships into the area. It took hours to find the submarine, as it didn"t launch(发射) a marking buoy(浮) before sinking.
Russian Navy Chief insisted that the submarine Kursk had been involved(卷入) in a major collision(碰撞), but a great deal of information shows that this is not true. Up till now, it"s believed that an explosion in the torpedo compartment(鱼雷舱) in the nose of the Kursk was the likely cause. Now Russian government officially asked Norway for help in recovering of sailors" bodies first of all, and Norway has agreed to offer all help. But Russian insisted that only Russians work inside the submarine Kursk and that the work last for about 10～18 working days. It is expected to recover only 25～35 bodies from the Kursk.
It was not until October 25, when a team of Russian divers entered the submarine Kursk, some 350 feet below the surface, that truth became clear. On November 7, in the morning, owing to(由于) the icy and the cold weather, a special rescue meeting held on Murmansk decided to stop the whole bodies recovering operation.
小题1:From the text we can infer that _______ led to the sinking of the submarine Kursk.

A．a small fighting with another foreign submarine

B．an explosion inside the submarine Kursk

C．a great collision inside the submarine Kursk

D．an attack from another foreign submarine

小题2:After Kursk accident occurred, Northern Fleet Commander Popov _______.

A．decided to recover all the sailors" bodies immediately

B．went to apply to Norway for help at once

C．decided to find out the real cause of sinking at once

D．sent several rescue ships into the Barents Sea

小题3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A. The Norwegians were willing to offer all help.
A. If the rescue work did within 10～18 days, there would be about 30 sailors to be recovered.
B. It was not believed that there were many unclear weapons inside the Kursk.
C. A team of divers from Norway entered the submarine Kursk successfully on Oct. 25
D. It"s reported that a major collision was unlikely to cause the sinking of the Kursk.
小题4:Why did Russia insist that only Russian divers can work inside the submarine Kursk?

A．Because the Barents Sea is very icy and the weather is too cold.

B．Because Russia feared that the top secrets inside the Kursk will be let out.

C．Because Russian divers are much more skilled than those from Norway.

D．Because Russian government wants to bring the cost down to the lowest degree.

小题5:The underlined words “make contact with” in the first paragraph refers to the idea that the submarine Kursk can"t_______.

A．get in touch after much effort with the naval command

B．send up the nuclear weapons in the training exercises

C．get the naval officers to return to the Northern Fleet

D．get in touch after much effort with Russian government

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Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value.
The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer — Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps.
Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius’ Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed the words “Post Office” instead of “Post Paid” on the several hundred stamps that he printed.
Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds and twelve Two Penny Blues. Because of the Two Penny Blue’s rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as ＄16 800 for it.
小题1:Over a century ago, Mauritius _______.

A．was an independent country

B．belonged to India

C．was one of the British colonies

D．was a small island in the Pacific Ocean

小题2:The mistake on the stamps was made _______.

A．in Mauritius	B．at Mauritius Government House
C．in a post office	D．in London

小题3:Stamp collectors have paid 16 800 for _______.

A．fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds

B．twelve Two Penny Blues

C．one One Penny Orange-Red

D．one Two Penny Blue

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Modern zoos are very different from zoos built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos were places ________(1)people could see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in ________(2) with iron bars. The cages were easy to keep clean.________(3), for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. Although the zoo ________(4) took good care of them, many of the ________(5) did not feel comfortable, and they often became ________(6).
In modern zoos, people can see animals in more ________(7) conditions. The animals are given more freedom in larger places ________(8) they can live more freely as they would in ________(9). Even the appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and water flows________(10) the places that the animals live in. There are few bars,________(11) there is often a deep ditch(沟), filled with ________(12), which surrounds a space where several________(13) of animals live together as
they would naturally. In an American zoo, the visitor can walk ________(14) a huge special cage that is filled with trees, some small animals and many birds. And it is large enough for all the birds to live ________(15).In a zoo in New York, because of special night ________(16), people can observe certain animals that are ________(17) only at night when most zoos are closed. Some zoos have special places for visitors to ________(18) animals that live in the desert or underwater. Some other zoos have special places for animals that live in cold conditions like the ________(19) from the Arctic.
Modern zoos not only show animals for visitors, but also ________(20) and save rare animals. For this reason, fifty years from now, the grand children of today’s can still be able to enjoy watching these animals.
1.A.that   B. where C. which D. there
2.A.houses      B. rooms C. cages D. offices
3.A.Therefore B. however     C. So      D. Though
4.A.masters    B. managers    C. keepers      D. trainers
5.A.workers    B. animals      C. bears   D. animals
6.A.excited     B. angry C. ill       D. frightened
7.A.natural     B. difficult     C. warm D. different
8.A.so that      B. and     C. but     D. or
9.A.forest       B. nature C. rivers D. the water
10.A.in   B. by      C. near    D. through
11.A.instead    B. instead of   C. and     D. or
12.A.stones     B. earth   C. oil      D. water
13.A.sorts       B. families      C. classes D. groups
14.A.by   B. out     C. through      D. in
15.A.happily   B. naturally    C. deeply D. hardly
16.A.moon     B. sign    C. light   D. signal
17.A.live B. active C. living D. sleeping
18.A.feel B. touch C. watch D. talk to
19.A.snakes    B. monkeys    C. bears   D. tigers
20.A.buy B. keep   C. sell     D. catch

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It is already home to whales, seals and polar bears, but soon the Arctic (北极) must find __1__ for some Chinese visitors.
A team of nine scientists will __2__ to the Arctic this month to mark the opening of China"s __3__ Arctic scientific research station, SOA (the State Oceanic Administration (国家海洋局) has __4__.
Construction of the station finished a while __5__, but operations were held __6__ during the polar night, __7__ normally runs from late October to the end of February. __8__this period, the sun never __9__ over the Arctic. And from mid-July to the end of August, the sun never sets, a time__10__ as polar day (极昼).
With territories (版图) __11__ far up into the northern half of the globe, China __12__Arctic studies to learn __13__ about its climatic and environmental changes. Many of these, __14__ sand storms and heavy droughts, are believed to have __15__ to do with the Arctic.
Research teams __16__ the area in 1999 and 2003, but the new station will allow scientists to study the Arctic in __17__ depth.
The station is a two-storey building and __18__ a laboratory, office, reading room, bedroom and storeroom. It can hold 20 to 25 researchers.
"It will be __19__ great support to the scientists" research there," said Xia Limin, an officer in SOA.
This year the SOA also plans to upgrade (提升) two existing scientific bases in the Antarctic (南极洲). They are "Great Wall", which was set up in 1985, and "Zhongshan", __20__ five years later.

小题1:

A．house

B．hotel

C．palace

D．room

小题2:

A．journey

B．travel

C．trip

D．tour

小题3:

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

小题4:

A．told

B．spoke

C．announced

D．published

小题5:

A．before

B．later

C．after

D．ago

小题6:

A．forward

B．toward

C．back

D．ahead

小题7:

A．which

B．through which

C．that

D．where

小题8:

A．During

B．While

C．When

D．As

小题9:

A．raises

B．rises

C．lifts

D．carries

小题10:

A．knows

B．to know

C．known

D．knowing

小题11:

A．spreading

B．spreads

C．to spread

D．spread

小题12:

A．works out

B．picks out

C．keeps out

D．carries out

小题13:

A．less

B．more

C．few

D．much

小题14:

A．for example

B．such as

C．for instance

D．such that

小题15:

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

小题16:

A．showed

B．went

C．visited

D．got

小题17:

A．great

B．greeting

C．greater

D．greatest

小题18:

A．includes

B．contains

C．including

D．containing

小题19:

A．to

B．for

C．at

D．of

小题20:

A．establishing

B．to establish

C．established

D．establish

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Experience the newly opened Grand Canyon(大峡谷)West Skywalk in Colorado.Departing from Grand Canyon’s South Rim by Airplane to Grand Canyon’s West Rim,you will land and take a ground tour to the Skywalk!Walk on air for 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West.
This Skywalk has been open since March 28,2007.Daily visitorship to the Skywalk has been over 4000 people.Please be patient to enjoy your moment on the Skywalk.
After you have experienced the one and only Grand Canyon Skywalk Glass Bridge,you will return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and take your Airplane for a flight back to the South Rim of the Canyon.This is a tour never to be forgotten as you will have walked on air over the Grand Canyon.
Tour Itinerary(行程)

Tour Duration	5.7 Hour	The Ground Canyon Adventure Skywalk
Flight from Grand Canyon South Rim to Grand Canyon West	1 Hour	Experience a bird’s-eye view of the Grand Canyon as you make your way to Grand Canyon West.
Light Lunch at Guano Point at Grand Canyon West	2 Hours	You will be taken by bus to Guano Point with breathtaking views of the western part of the Grand Canyon where the Colorado River makes its way into Lake Mead.Every table for lunch has a view.
Walk on the World Famous Skywalk	1.5 Hour s	Finally you will board your bus to Eagle Point,home of the Grand Canyon Skywalk.Now it is time for you to walk on air for 70 feet over the Grand Canyon.
Fight Back to Grand Canyon South Rim	1.2 Hours	After time on the Skywalk,you will return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and return to Grand Canyon South Rim in time for dinner and sunset.

小题1:This advertisement is for_______.

A．Grand Canyon West	B．Grand Canyon South
C．Grand Canyon	D．the Skywalk

小题2:The package fee does NOT cover the cost of_______.

小题3:The Grand Canyon Skywalk Bridge is made of glass because_______.

A．it looks stronger	B．it is cheaper to build
C．it looks more beautiful	D．it gives you a better view

小题4:According to the Tour Itinerary,the route is_______.
A.South Rim→Guano Point→West Airport→Eagle Point→West Airport→South Rim
B.South Rim→West Airport→Guano Point→Eagle Point→West Airport→South Rim
C.South Rim→West Airport→Eagle Point→Guano Point→West Airport→South Rim
South Rim→West Airport→Eagle Point→West Airport→Guano Point→South Rim

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