阅读理解 NEWS --- reported in the New York News. WORSE BUSH FIRE OF CENTURY

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阅读理解     NEWS --- reported in the New York News.
     WORSE BUSH FIRE OF CENTURY PUTS SOUTHERN AUSTRALIAN TOWNS IN DANGER
     No one knows yet the number of lives which have been lost in this terrible fire. But reports say that
more than a hundred people have died.
     Towns less than one hundred miles from Melbourne will be in danger unless the wind changes. The
edge of the smoke cloud has already reached Melbourne. People are rushing into the streets. The police
have warned them not to drive out of the city to see the fire, but many people are doing so.
     The cause of the fire is unknown. But nobody is surprised. No rain has fallen in this part for three
months. It is 38℃ at noon, and the hot northwest wind from the great central desert is blowing at more
than thirty miles an hour.1. The big fire happened in ______. A. New York
B. a place near Melbourne
C. towns in Melbourne
D. town in America2. We can see from the news that ______. A. people there haven"t seen such a big fire for nearly 100 years
B. no one knows whether some people have died in the fire or not
C. everyone knows the cause of the fire
D. most of the towns in the country are in danger3. Which of the following is the right picture?
W=WindT=TownsM=Melbourn

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阅读理解。     No matter what hairstyles youngsters wear, they will be looking good as they turn pages, thanks
to a new literacy (读写能力) project that inspires boys to read and rewards them with free haircuts.
George Cook ?, a sixth grader at Middle Township Middle School in Cape May Court House, is
just one of the 2010 Youth Leaders for Literacy Grant winners for his creative communitybased
project that offers reading inspiration.
     America"s youngsters created some big ideas to get kids reading. This year, Youth Leaders for
Literacy is awarding 30 cash grants of $ 500 each to winners, totaling $ 15,000.
The National Education Association (NEA) joined forces with Youth Service America (YSA) to
develop Youth Leaders for Literacy to encourage community service through innovative (创新的)
youthdesigned programs that benefit others in their communities.  The national competition received
more than 200 entries (参赛作品)-an amount that continues to grow each year with the program"s
popularity.
     "Educators and parents face a daily challenge of how to develop children"s interest in reading,"
said NEA President Reg Weaver. "When youngsters are encouraged to brainstorm and design l
iteracy programs for their generation, it"s another solution for the reading blues that really works."
     Developed in 2001, the youthled activities are started on NEA"s Read Across America Day,
celebrated this year on Monday, March 3, and end during YSA"s Global Youth Service Day, scheduled
for April 25-27, 2010. Attached is a list of the 30 grant winners being honored from across the country.
     "The Youth Leaders for Literacy Grant winners demonstrate global caring and decisions, showing
the world that young people can be leaders today, not in some distant tomorrow," said Steve Culbertson, president and CEO of YSA. "By combining the dynamics of leadership, service and learning, the Youth
Leaders for Literacy recipients build one of the most important skills-the ability to read."1. Why did George Cook ? become the 2010 Youth Leaders for Literacy Grant winner?A. Because he put forward an innovative project.
B. Because he looked good when turning pages.
C. Because he offered the youngsters free haircuts.
D. Because he helped Youth Leaders for Literacy before.2. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Winners will have their hair cut free.
B. It is not easy to develop children"s interest in reading.
C. Youth Leaders for Literacy will choose over 30 winners this year.
D. 200 people enter Youth Leaders for Literacy competition each year.3. The underlined phrase "the reading blues" in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.A. youngsters" reading ability
B. people"s feeling on reading
C. youngsters" unwillingness to read
D. the colour of the readers" face4. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Youngsters Can Have Free Haircuts
B. The Ability to Read Is Very Important
C. How to Design New Reading Program for Youngsters
D. Youth Leaders for Literacy Pays Off

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阅读理解。     TOKYO-At first glance, Japanese cellphones are the young"s dream: ready for Internet
and email, they double as credit cards, and even bodyfat calculators (计算器). However,
despite years of competition in overseas markets, Japan"s cellphone makers have little
presence beyond the country"s shores. "Japan is years ahead in any innovation. But it hasn"t
been able to get business out of it," said Gerhard Fasol, president of the Tokyobased IT
consulting firm, Eurotechnology Japan.
     This year, Mr Natsuno, who developed a popular wireless Internet service called iMode,
invited some of the best minds in the field to debate how Japanese cellphones can go global.
     Yet Japan"s lack of global influence is all the more surprising because its cellphones set the
pace in almost every industry innovation: email capabilities in 1999, camera phones in 2000,
thirdgeneration networks in 2001, full music downloads in 2002, electronic payments in 2004
and digital TV in 2005. "The most amazing thing about Japan is that even the average person
out there will have a superadvanced phone," said Mr Natsuno. "So we"re asking, can"t Japan
build on that advantage?"
     Japan has 100 million users of advanced thirdgeneration smart phones, twice the number
used in the United States, a much larger market. Many Japanese rely on their phones, not a
PC, for Internet access.
     Indeed, Japanese makers thought they had positioned themselves to dominate the age of
digital data. But Japanese cellphone makers were a little too clever. In the 1990s, they set a
standard for the secondgeneration network that was refused everywhere else. Then Japan
quickly adopted a thirdgeneration standard in 2001.  However, it made Japanese phones too
advanced for most markets.
     At a recent meeting of Mr Natsuno"s group, the discussion turned to the cellphones
themselves. Despite their advanced hardware, they often have ugly interfaces (界面), some
participants said.
     "Because each cellphone model is designed with a customized user interface, development
is timeconsuming and expensive," said Tetsuzo Matsumoto, senior executive vice president.
"Japan"s phones are all "handmade" from scratch," he said. "That"s_reaching_the_limit."1. The first paragraph intends to tell us that Japanese cellphones ________.A. are popular with the young
B. don"t sell well abroad
C. can meet daily needs
D. will go out of the country2. Why were Japanese cellphone makers a little too clever?A. Because their technical standards couldn"t be accepted in overseas markets.
B. Because they didn"t want to improve their products.
C. Because they used secondgeneration network earlier than others.
D. Because their phones couldn"t be connected to PC.3. What"s the disadvantage of Japanese cellphones?A. Their interfaces fall behind the fashion.
B. They are too expensive.
C. They are always out of order.
D. Their hardware can"t keep up with the development.4. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. Japan"s phones have too many functions.
B. Japan"s phones can"t continue their history any longer.
C. Japan"s phones have been developed far enough.
D. Japan"s phones have been out of state.

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阅读理解。      Some strange,wi1d and wonderful stories colored the news in 2011:
      A Copenhagen(哥本哈根)bus company has put "love seats" on its vehicles for people looking
for a partner. " Even love at first sight is possible on the bus",said a spokesman to explain the two
seats on each bus that are covered in red cloth and a "love seat "sign .
     Shoppers at an international fair in Verona,Italy,found a cellphone-equipped golden coffin(棺材)
among the items on display. The phone will help" the dead" contact relatives if they have been buried
alive by mistake.
     A man in New York came up with a disarming way to set off his latest bank heist(盗窃),approaching
the clerks window  with a large bunch of flowers and handing over a hold-up note saying "give me the
money"!
     An Englishman who lost all his legs and arms in an electrical accident successfully swam across the
Channel, a challenge he had been preparing for two years. The whole cost is 400 dollars.
     A set of artificial teeth made for British war-time prime minister Winston Churchill known as "the
teeth that saved the world "sold for nearly 18,OOO pounds(21,500 euros,24,OOO dollars)at auction.
     A British woman caused an Internet hate campaign after she was caught on camera dumping(丢弃
)a cat in a rubbish bin. She was fined 250
pounds(280 euros,400 dollars) after admitting guilty.
     The BBC apologized completely and without any doubts after a radio presenter jokingly announced
that Queen Elizabeth II had died.
     TWO Australian men who needed surgery after shooting each other in the bottoms during drinking
to see if it would hurt were charged 400 dollars separately. 1. Love seats put on each bus are intended for_________.A. those who are expecting their love
B. passengers who need help
C. young passengers
D. special couples2. What is special about the coffin in the second news?A. It is golden.
B. It has many items.
C. It has a cell phone.
D. It can hold a person alive.3. Who has to pay 400 dollars for his or her illegal act? A. An Englishman who crossed the Channel without legs and arms.
B. The person who bought Winston Churchi1ls artificial teeth.
C. A British Woman who dumped a cat in a rubbish bin.
D. Two Australian men who needed surgery. 4. The strange,wild and wonderful stories took place in_______ countries.A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

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阅读理解。     CBS News-Veteran(资深的)broadcast journalist Mike Wallace died at 93 on April 7, 2012. He
had been in declining health in recent years but the cause of death has yet to be released.
"It is with enormous sadness that we mark the passing of Mike Wallace," CBS president and CEO
Leslie said in a statement.  "His extraordinary contribution as a broadcaster is immeasurable. His loss
will be felt by all of us at CBS. "
     Wallace was a correspondent(记者)on the CBS News program"60 Minutes"from 1968 where
he earned a fame as one of the toughest interviewers in the business. He spent 38 seasons with the
program befor e announcing his retirement in 2006.
     "He loved being Mike Wallace,"CBS News chairman Jeff Fager said. "if he showed up for an
interview, it made people nervous. "He knew that he was going to get to the truth. And that"s what
motivated him. "
     Over the years, Wallace sat down with seven U.S. presidents as well as other world leaders,
celebrities(名人),sports stars and controversial figures such as Malcom X and Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
Wallace also made his name as a war correspondent in the 1960s, covering Vietnam. He began his
journalism career in the 1940s as a radio broadcaster for Chicago Sun. He joined CBS News in
1951 and later returned to the network in 1963 after leaving in 1955. Wallace also appeared on
one-on-one interview show"Night Beat,"which later aired on ABC. During his remarkable career,
he won more 20 Emmy Awards and several other honors.
     News colleagues remembered Wallace fondly for his form and sharp reporting. "Mike"s tough
questioning inspired generations of journalists. "ABC News President Ben Sherwood said in a
statement. 1. Which program was Wallace best known for?A. Chicago Sun news.
B. ABC news.
C. 60 Minutes.
D. Night Beat. 2. The underlines word"that"in paragraph 4 refers to           . A. winning Emmy Awards or other honors
B. making people he interviewed nervous
C. challenging people to reach the truth
D. loving showing up for an interview3. Wallace didn"t work for CBS News in the          . A. 1970s
B. 1960s
C. 1950s
D. 1940s4. What can be conclude from the comments on Mike Wallace in the passage?A. His co-workers admires him for his sharp questions.
B. He loved to show off the truth got from the interviewees.
C. It was pleasant for people he interviewed to answer his questions.
D. He is best respected by his remarkable contribution in the war.

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阅读理解。     Washington (Reuters)-People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a
much higher risk of pancreatic cancer (胰腺癌),an unusual but deadly cancer,researchers reported
on Monday.
     People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not have the same risk,the study of
60,000 people in Singapore found.
     Sugar may be to blame but people who drink sweetened sodas regularly often have other poor
health habits,said Mark Pereira of the University of Minnesota,who led the study.
     "The high levels of sugar in soft drinks may be increasing  the level of insulin (胰岛素) in the body,
which we think contributes to pancreatic cancer cell growth," Pereira said in a statement.
     Writing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology,Biomarkers & Prevention,Pereira  and his colleagues
said  they  followed 60,524 men and women in the Singapore Chinese Health Study for 14 years.
     Over that time,140 of the volunteers developed pancreatic cancer.Those who drank two or more
sweetened soft drinks a week had an 87 percent higher risk of being among those who got pancreatic
cancer.
     Pereira said he believed the findings would apply elsewhere.
     "Singapore is a wealthy country with excellent healthcare.Favorite pastimes (消遣) are eating and
shopping,so the findings should apply to other Western countries," he said.
     But Susan Mayne of the Yale Cancer Center at Yale University in Connecticut was cautious.
     "Although this study found a risk,the finding was based on a relatively small number of cases and it
remains unclear whether it is a causal (因果的) connection or not," said Mayne,who serves on the board
of the journal,which is published by the American Association for Cancer Research.
     Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer,with 230,000 cases globally.In the United
States,37,680 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in a year and 34,290 die of it.1．According to the text,who is in control of the health study?A．Mark Pereira.
B．Scientists from Singapore.
C．Researchers in Yale.
D．Susan Mayne.2．We can infer from Pereira"s words that________.A．the healthcare in Singapore should be greatly improved
B．2 soft drinks a day are considered harmful to health
C．87 out of 140 volunteers developed pancreatic cancer
D．sugar might not be the only cause of pancreatic cancer3．How does Susan seem to feel about the findings of the study?A．Satisfied.
B．Doubtful.
C．Worried.
D．Hopeful.4．The best title of the text might be________.A．The Deadliest Forms of Cancer
B．Drink Fruit Juice Instead of Sodas
C．A Study in University of Minnesota
D．Sugary Soft Drinks Lead to Cancer

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