Together. 35 years.Alvin Ailey American Dance TheaterThey make you sway. With a
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Together. 35 years.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
They make you sway. With a dance form all their own. Originating as an intimate, innovative dance company, it has evolved into an international force. Taking the spirit of African—American culture and translating it into dance and community programs for more than 35 years. A heritage of bringing together a repertoire of Ailey classics and great dance masterpieces along with exciting new works by emerging artists. Modern Vibrant. Athletic. Colorful. Involving. Because it is dance in step with the people. Part of the neighborhood, their pulse beats—beats—beats of life. Lifting spirits. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Pirouetting the globe. Soaring, moving as one, moving dance into the future. Join Philip Morris in its 12th year of supporting Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. And celebrate the achievement of the Ailey past as they boldly step forward.
9. What does the advertisement ask people to do?
A. To see a play. B. To watch a match.
C. To ball there. D. To see Philip Morris.
10. How is the company?
A. Modern and involving. B. Intimate and innovative.
C. Athletic and colorful. D. Vibrant and innovative.
11. What does Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater hold this activity for?
A. To develop the spirit of African—American culture.
B. To leap tall buildings in a single bound.
C. To pirouette the globe.
D. To celebrate the achievement of the Ailey past. |
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| 9-11 CBD |
解析
9. 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第 2 句 Join Philip Morris in its 12th year of supporting Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 可知答案选 C。
10. 事实细节题。根据文章第 3 段第 2 句 Originating as an intimate, innovative dance company 可知答案选 B。
11. 事实细节题。根据文章最后一句 And celebrate the achievement of the Ailey past as they boldly step forward 可知，答案选 D。 |
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For some people, the sight of a mouse can be reason to scream. For other mice, the same sight can be reason to sing.
Mice will probably 1 sing their way to any concert, but researchers in the United States have found 2 that mice do, 3 , sing.
Scientists already knew that mice make ultrasonic(超声波) sounds—noises that are too high-pitched(高音的) for people to hear 4 special equipment.
To find out whether mice put such sounds together in song-like 5 , the researchers recorded the sounds of 1 mice. Using computer 6 , they were able to separate the sounds into specific types of syllables(音节), and found the mice produced about 10 syllables per second.
The results showed that nearly all of the mice repeated sequences(顺序) of syllables in different patterns. That’s enough to meet the definition of what scientists 7 song. But not all scientists are 8 _ that what the mice are doing is 9 singing. To prove it, the researchers must show that there’s learning involved. And, they need to __ 10 why the mice sing.
| 小题1: | | A．almost | B．even | C．never | D．usually |
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| 小题2: | | A．coincidence | B．evidence | C．guidance | D．instance |
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| 小题3: | | A．at once | B．by means | C．for example | D．in fact |
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| 小题4: | | A．during | B．inside | C．through | D．without |
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| 小题5: | | A．fashions | B．instructions | C．patterns | D．styles |
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| 小题6: | | A．access | B．printer | C．screen | D．software |
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| 小题7: | | A．call | B．hear | C．sing | D．write |
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| 小题8: | | A．accustomed | B．convinced | C．involved | D．qualified |
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| 小题9: | | A．actually | B．obviously | C．simply | D．unlikely |
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| 小题10: | | A．figure out | B．get about | C．run across | D．talk over |
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◆200 dead as Brazilian plane crashes in Sao Paulo
Up to 200 people were dead after a passenger plane with 176 people aboard slid off the runway on landing and hit a fuel storage tank at Sao Paulo"s Congonhas airport on Tuesday.
Brazilian airline TAM said that 170 passengers and 6 crew were aboard the Airbus A320 flying from Porto Alegre in southern Brazil to Sao Paulo when it lost control on landing and slid off the wet runway.
Brazilian news agency Folha reported up to 200 people were dead, including some victims on the ground.
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Two people were killed Saturday in two separate plane crashes in the United States, media reports said.
In Dayton, Ohio, a plane crashed on a runway of the Dayton International Airport while performing during the Vectren Dayton Air Show. The pilot, Jim LeRoy, was taken to Miami Valley Hospital and was announced dead. The air show was canceled .
Also on the same day, two single-engine war planes at an experimental air show collided(相撞) in Wisconsin while landing, killing one of the pilots and injuring the other.
◆All 114 aboard Kenya plane killed
A Kenya Airways plane that crashed after takeoff in Cameroon with 114 people on board is largely submerged (淹没) in a swamp(沼泽地) and there is no chance of survivors, Cameroon "s civil protection service said on Monday
The Boeing 737-800 had taken off from Douala and its wreckag (残骸)was found just 12 miles from the town. The plane fell head first. But the cause of the crash remained unclear.
Among the passengers were Associated Press reporter Anthony Mitchella and an executive from the South African cell phone giant MTN. Five Chinese passengers were also killed in the crash .
小题1: The Brazilian plane crash caused extra deaths mainly because______| A．it skidded off the wet runway. | B．the runway. was very short | | C．it hit a fuel storage tank | D．its pilot was inexperienced |
小题2:The proper title for News 2 would be _________.| A．Two pilots killed in plane crashes in US | B．The tragedies of the air show | | C．Who is to blame for the plane crashes? | D．Big losses can result from small things |
小题3:Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE as for the Kenya plane crash?| A．The plane crashed after the plane took off. | | B．The cause of the crash was under examination | | C．114 passengers on board were killed including an African | | D．The place where the plane crashed led to many more deaths |
小题4:The Brazilian plane crash killed about _____people in all on the ground.小题5:It can be inferred from the three news that_________| A．when the Airbus A320 landed, it was likely to be raining heavily | | B．during the Vectren Dayton Air Show , the pilot, Jim LeRoy died on the scene | | C．The place where the Boeing 737-800 crashed was just 12 miles from the town | | D．Five Chinese passengers were victims of the Kenya plane crash |
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Far from the land of Antarctica(南极洲), a huge shelf of ice meets the ocean. At the underside of the shelf there lives a small fish, the Antarctic cod.
For forty years scientists have been curious about that fish. How does it live where most fish would freeze to death? It must have some secret. The Antarctic is not a comfortable place to work and research has been slow. Now it seems we have an answer.
Research was begun by cutting holes in the ice and catching the fish. Scientists studied the fish’s blood and measured its freezing point.
The fish were taken from seawater that had a temperature of -1.88℃ and many tiny pieces of ice floating in it. The blood of the fish did not begin to freeze until its temperature was lowered to -2.05℃. That small difference is enough for the fish to live at the freezing temperature of the ice-salt mixture.
The scientists’ next research job was clear: Find out what in the fish’s blood kept it from freezing. Their search led to some really strange thing made up of a protein(蛋白质) never before seen in the blood of a fish. When it was removed, the blood froze at seawater temperature. When it was put back, the blood again had its antifreeze quality and a lowered freezing point.
Study showed that it is an unusual kind of protein. It has many small sugar molecules(分子) held in special positions within each big protein molecule. Because of its sugar content. It is called a glycoprotein. So it has come to be called the antifreeze fish glycoprotein. Or AFGP.
小题1:What is the text mainly about?| A．The terrible conditions in the Antarctic. | | B．A special fish living in freezing waters. | | C．The ice shelf around Antarctica. | | D．Protection of the Antarctic cod. |
小题2:Why can the Antarctic cod live at the freezing temperature?| A．The seawater has a temperature of -1.88℃. | | B．It loves to live in the ice-salt mixture. | | C．A special protein keeps it from freezing. | | D．Its blood has a temperature lower than -2.05℃. |
小题3:What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?| A．A type of ice-salt mixture. | B．A newly found protein. | | C．Fish blood. | D．Sugar molecule. |
小题4:What does “glycol-” in the underlined word “glycoprotein” in the last paragraph mean?| A．sugar | B．ice | C．blood | D．molecule |
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If you boss asks you to work in Moscow this year, he’d better offer you more money to do so — or even double that depending on where you live now. That’s because Moscow has just been found to be the world’s most expensive city for the second year in a row by Mercer Human Resources Consulting.
Using the cost of living in New York as a base, Mercer determined Moscow is 34.4 percent more expensive including the cost of housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment(娱乐).
A two-bedroom flat in Moscow now costs $4,000 a month; a CD $24.83, and an international newspaper $6.30, according to Mercer. By comparison, a fast food meal with a hamburger(汉堡包) is a steal at $4.80.
London takes the No.2 place, up from No.5 a year ago, thanks to higher cost of housing and a stronger British pound relative to the dollar. Mercer estimates(估算) London is 26 percent more expensive than New York these days. Following London closely are Seoul and Tokyo, both of which are 22 percent more expensive than New York, while No.5 Hong Kong is 19 percent more costly.
Among North American cities, New York and Los Angeles are the most expensive and are the only two listed in the top 50 of the world’s most expensive cities. But both have fallen since last year’s study — New York came in 15th, down from 10th place, while Los Angeles fell to 42nd from 29th place a year ago. San Francisco came in a distant third at No. 54, down 20 places from a year earlier.
Toronto, meanwhile, is Canada’s most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82nd place worldwide. In Australia, Sydney is the priciest place to live in and No. 21 worldwide.
小题1:What do the underlined words “a steal” in Paragraph 3 mean?| A．an act of stealing | B．something delicious | | C．something very cheap | D．an act of buying |
小题2:London has become the second most expensive city because of ______.| A．the high cost of clothing | B．the stronger pound against the dollar | | C．its expensive transportation | D．the high prices of fast food meals |
小题3:Which city is the third most expensive on the list?| A．Tokyo. | B．Hong Kong. | C．Moscow. | D．Sydney. |
小题4:Which city has dropped most on the list in North America?| A．New York. | B．Los Angeles. | C．San Francisco. | D．Toronto. |
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BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- A recent sudden temperature drop in most areas of China has set off fears of a possible return of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the country has mobilized to prepare for another outbreak.
North China"s Tianjin Port resumed a temperature reporting system on Sunday. Any passengers through the port with a temperature above 38 degrees Celsius would be provided medical observation and reported to relevant authorities.
Zhong Nanshan, a well-known anti-SARS scientist during the last outbreak, said it was unlikely the SARS virus would die out naturally and it would definitely come back, but predicted no widespread epidemic outbreak and the epidemic would not cause serious damage again.
Caught unprepared this spring, Chinese authorities have learned to act quickly before the epidemic can take a hold.
Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi Thursday urged strictly implementing the daily SARS epidemic reporting system and warned that people delaying reporting or hiding the true situation would be severely punished.
In Beijing, the disease control center in Dongcheng District has recovered a 24 hour schedule for possible epidemic breakout. Every afternoon before 3:00 o"clock, the center receives SARS reports from every hospital in the district and then reports to the Beijing municipal disease control center and health bureau.
In Beijing Xiehe Hospital, plans are ready for fever patients to receive treatment in a special section. Doctors in that ward, wearing protective clothing, will observe patients for any possible respiratory diseases. Patients with high fever and symptoms of respiratory diseases are required to be observed for one or two weeks.
North China"s Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the two other hardest-hit areas in the last SARS crisis, have both set up an emergency response mechanism and mobilized all concerned departments. The system has also been set up in rural Inner Mongolia.
People are urged to pick up again the healthy habits they formed during the last SARS outbreak. Zhong Nanshan said the most important way to prevent SARS was to play more sports and maintain good ventilation. Spitting in public and eating wild animals were very dangerous, said Zhong.
小题1:This passage is mainly about_______.| A．Zhong Nanshan, a well-known anti-SARS scientist | | B．What happened during the first outbreak of SARS | | C．How well China is prepared for another likely outbreak of SARS | | D．What hospitals in Beijing have done |
小题2:Which isn’t included in the measures taken by the Chinese?| A．A temperature reporting system. | B．The daily SARS epidemic reporting system. | | C．A 24-hour schedule for possible epidemic breakout. | | D．An emergency response mechanism all over the country. |
小题3:Which doesn’t belong to Beijing’s reaction to the possible epidemic?| A．SARS reports must be given to the disease control center and health bureau. | | B．Fever patients receiving special sections are ready. | | C．High fever patients are to be observed for 3 weeks. | | D．Doctors treating high fever patients will wear protection clothes. |
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