| "Tiger Mother" became well known both in the US and China after the publication of the Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua, a professor of Yale University and a Chinese immigrant mother. In the book, Chua describes how she educates her two daughters in a strict "typical Chinese" way. | The South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), became "China"s first independent university"-the only university to recruit students through its independent exam rather than the National College Entrance Exam adopted by almost all public universities in China. |
| Wuhan schoolboy Huang Yibo, 13,known as the deputy chief of all Wuhan"s young pioneers, became an overnight sensation after blogging about watching prime time news on China"s Central Television since he was two years old and reading People"s Daily since the age of seven because his father asked him to do so. | The First Experimental Elementary School of Weiyang district in Xi"an, Shaanxi province, hit the headlines for requiring students with a poor performance to wear a green scarf, distinguishing them from the good performance of the red scarf, a symbol for the Young Pioneer organization. |
| Dong Fan, a professor from Beijing Normal University, the director of the university"s real estate research center, refused to see any of his students who do not possess 40 million yuan by the time they are 40. Dong said people who had received high-level education should be ashamed if they do not live a wealthy life. | The No 4 classroom building on the campus of Tsinghua University, one of China"s elite colleges, took on the name of a popular clothing company, the Hong Kong-based Jeanswest Clothing in May. A golden-colored plate bearing the name of the company was affixed on to the wall of the teaching building. |
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| WENZHOU(Xinhua)-the train collision in east China"s Zhejiang Province has killed 39 people and left 192 others injured Sunday night, said a spokesman with the Ministry of Railways. A total of 132 people are still being treated in hospitals, said Wang Yongping, spokesman with the ministry at a press conference. Eleven people remain in critical condition, said Cheng Jinguo, head of the health bureau in the city of Wenzhou, where the collision happened Saturday night. Cheng said at the press conference that 52 people who suffered slight injuries had been discharged from hospital. Wang expressed condolences (哀悼) to the concerning families and sincere apology to all the passengers. The train"s "black box" has been discovered and the ministry is investigating the cause of the crash, Wang said. Wang said the ministry will make public the cause of the accident as soon as the investigation is done and publish the names of the killed and injured, He said the crash has caused a large number of casualties and great property losses. The ministry will find out the cause through thorough investigation and take effective measures to prevent similar accidents. Despite the accident, the spokesman said the ministry is still confident in the high-speed train. "China"s high-speed train is advanced and qualified. We have confidence in it," he said. The damaged rails have been repaired and were ready to restart operation but the reopening was delayed by the stormy weather, according to Wang. Wang did not provide the exact time when the line would start operating again. The accident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday on a bridge near Wenzhou when bullet train D301 rear-ended ( 追尾 ) D3115, which reportedly lost power after lightning strike. | |
| 1. According to Cheng Jinguo, _____ people slightly injured had been recovered and left hospital. | |
| A.39 B.139 C.11 D.52 | |
| 2. What can be inferred from the passage? | |
| A. The operation was restarted the next day. B. The cause of the collision was made clear. C. There was a thunderstorm when the trains crashed. D. Similar accidents would be avoided in later operations. | |
| 3. Which of the following is NOT true? | |
| A. The Railway Ministry is investigating the cause with the help of the "black box". B. Bullet train D3115 was forced to stop as a result of human interference. C. Bullet train D301 hit the train D3115 that stopped ahead of it due to lack of power. D. The operation of the line would be restarted with the stormy weather over. | |
| 4. What can be the best title of the passage? | |
| A. Confidence in Development of High-speed Trains. B. Terrible Weather Leading to Trains" Collision. C. Investigations upon Trains" Collision. D. Trains Crashed Causing Deaths and Damage. | |
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| BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -China"s economic planning agency Thursday announced a rise in minimum rice purchase prices this year to encourage farmers to grow more grain. A statement on the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) website said the government would continue the policy of minimum purchase prices in major rice-growing regions in 2011. The rises in the minimum rice purchase price had been approved by the State Council, China"s Cabinet, said the statement. The purchase prices for japonica rice will rise 21.9 percent to 128 yuan (19.4 U.S. dollars) per 50 kilograms, while prices for early and middle-late rice will increase 9.7 percent and 10.3 percent to 102 yuan and 107 yuan per 50 kg respectively. Rice and wheat are two major grain crops in China. The State Council pledged Wednesday to step up efforts to boost grain production as drought continues to wreak havoc in north China"s wheat growing regions. China"s main wheat-growing regions, including Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Anhui, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu and Jiangsu provinces, have been plagued by drought since October last year. Drought has affected about 7.73 million hectares, or 42.4 percent, of the total winter wheat crop area in the country"s eight key producing provinces, the Ministry of Agriculture said Wednesday. China"s grain output rose 2.9 percent last year to 546.41 million tons, marking the seventh consecutive year of growth. | |
| 1. When was this news probably written? | |
| A. In 2011 B. In 2010 C. In February,2011 D. On Wednesday, 2011 | |
| 2. What is the purchase price for japonica rice before it wise according to the passage? | |
| A.105 yuan per 50 kilograms B. 128 yuan per 50 kilograms C. 102 yuan per 50 kilograms D. 107 yuan per 50 kilograms | |
| 3. What is the meaning of the underlined word in the fourth paragraph? | |
| A. completely B. honorably C. separately D. exactly | |
| 4. Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage. | |
| A. A raised purchase price will encourage farmers to grow more rice. B. The plan hasn"t been approved by the State Council, China"s Cabinet. C. Drought continues to hit the wheat growing regions in the north of China. D. There are 8 grain producing provinces affected by the drought. | |
| 5. Which may be the headline of this news? | |
| A. China"s minimum rice purchase prices raised to boost production B. A Steady rice purchase prices to ensure rice production C. The Chinese government pays more attention on rice production D. China"s grain output steadily increases | |
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| ROME: The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is covered in mystery: How did he die? Are the remains buried in a French castle really those of the master? Was the "Mona Lisa" a self-portrait in disguise (伪装)? A group of Italian scientists believe the key to solving those puzzles lies with the remains, and they say they are seeking permission to dig up the body to conduct carbon and DNA testing. If the skull is undamaged, the scientists can go to the heart of a question that has fascinated scholars and the public for centuries: the identity of the "Mona Lisa." Recreating a virtual and then physical reconstruction of Leonardo"s face, they can compare it with the smiling face in the painting. "We don"t know what we"ll find if the tomb is opened. We could even just find grains and dust," says Giorgio Gruppioni, an anthropologist who is participating in the project. "But if the remains are well kept, they are a biological record of events in a person"s life, and sometimes in their death." Silvano Vinceti, the leader of the group, said that he plans to press his case with the French officials in charge of the said burial site at Amboise Castle early next week. Leonardo moved to France at the invitation of King Francis I, who named him "first painter to the king." He spent the last three years of his life there, and died in 1519 at age 67. The artist"s original burial place, the palace church of Saint Florentine, was destroyed during the French Revolution and remains that are believed to be his were eventually reburied in the Saint-Hubert Chapel near the castle. "The Amboise tomb is a symbolic tomb; it"s a big question mark," said Alessandro Vezzosi, the director of a museum dedicated to Leonardo in his hometown of Vinci. Vezzosi said that investigating the tomb could help identify the artist"s bones with certainty and solve other questions, such as the cause of his death. He said he asked to open the tomb in 2004 to study the remains, but the Amboise Castle turned him down. The group of 100 experts involved in the project, called the National Committee for Historical and Artistic Heritage, was created in 2003 with the aim of "solving the great mysteries of the past," said Vinceti, who has written books on art and literature. Arguably the world"s most famous painting, the "Mona Lisa" hangs in the Louvre in Paris, where it drew some 8.5 million visitors last year. Mystery has surrounded the identity of the painting"s subject for centuries, with opinions ranging from the wife of a Florentine merchant to Leonardo"s own mother. That Leonardo intended the "Mona Lisa" as a self-portrait in disguise is a possibility that has interested and divided scholars. Theories have existed: Some think that Leonardo"s taste for tricks and riddles might have led him to hide his own identity behind that puzzling smile; others have guessed that the painting hid an androgynous lover. If granted access to the grave site, the Italian experts plan to use a tiny camera and radar to confirm the presence of bones. The scientists would then exhume (挖掘) the remains and attempt to date the bones with carbon testing. At the heart of the proposed study is the effort to discover whether the remains are actually Leonardo"s, including with DNA testing. Vezzosi questions the DNA comparison, saying he is unaware of any direct descendants (后代) of Leonardo or of tombs that could be attributed with certainty to the artist"s close relatives. Gruppioni said that DNA from the bones could also eventually be compared to DNA found elsewhere. For example, Leonardo is thought to have rubbed colors on the canvas with his thumb, possibly using saliva (唾液), meaning DNA might be found on his paintings. Even in the absence of DNA testing, other tests could provide useful information, including whether the bones belonged to a man or a woman, and whether the person died young or old. Even within the committee, experts are divided over the identity of the "Mona Lisa." Vinceti believes that a tradition of considering the self-portrait to be not just a faithful imitation of one"s features but a representation of one"s spiritual identity may have resonated (共鸣) with Leonardo. Vezzosi, the museum director, dismissed as "baseless and senseless" the idea that the "Mona Lisa" could be a self-portrait of Leonardo. He said most researchers believe the woman may have been either a wife of the artist"s sponsor, the Florentine nobleman Giuliano de Medici, or Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a rich silk merchant, Francesco del Giocondo. The traditional view is that the name "Mona Lisa" comes from the silk merchant"s wife, as well as its Italian name: "La Gioconda." | |
| 1. Where is this passage most probably taken from? | |
| A. A magazine. B. A newspaper. C. A textbook. D. A research report. | |
| 2. Why does the author ask a couple of questions in the beginning? | |
| A. To arouse the interest of readers. B. To puzzle Italian scientists. C. To answer the questions himself. D. To make fun of French officials. | |
| 3. The best title of this story might be "_____". | |
| A. What Is the Purpose of an Investigation? B. How Did Leonardo da Vinci Die in France? C. Are the Remains Really Those of the Master? D. Did Leonardo Paint Himself as "Mona Lisa"? | |
| 4. The sentence "he plans to press his case with the French officials" (underlined in Paragraph 4) suggests that Vinceti intends to _____. | |
| A. press the French officials to participate in their project B. urge the French officials to open the tomb early next week C. persuade the French officials to allow opening the tomb D. record events in a person"s life with the French officials | |
| 5. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? | |
| A. Scholars have the same opinion on DNA testing. B. Scientists doubt if the remains are those of da Vinci. C. The identity of "Mona Lisa" has already been proved. D. Alessandro Vezzosi got permission to open the tomb. | |
| 6. We can infer from the last two paragraphs that _____? | |
| A. "Mona Lisa" is the name of the wife of a silk merchant B. the "Mona Lisa" is a self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci C. experts divided the committee into several groups D. opinions differ of the identity of the "Mona Lisa" | |
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| Brave Frenchman Found Halfway Around the World (NEW YORK)A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a twoyearold girl in Manhattan said he didn"t think twice before diving into the freezing East River. Tuesday"s Daily News said 29yearold Julien Duret from France is the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday. He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him. "I didn"t think at all,"Duret told the Daily News. "It happened very fast. I reacted very fast." Duret,an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier (码头)when he saw something falling into the water. He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. In an instant, he took off his coat and jumped into the water. When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes. Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after. The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn"t realize his tale of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning. "I don"t really think I"m a hero," said Duret."Anyone would do the same thing." | |
| 1.Why was Duret in New York? | |
| A. To meet his girlfriend. B. To work as an engineer. C. To spend his holiday. D. To visit the Andersons. | |
| 2.What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came? | |
| A. He was interviewed by a newspaper. B. He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes. C. He went to the hospital in the ambulance. D. He disappeared from the spot quickly. | |
| 3.Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl? | |
| A. David Anderson. B. A passerby. C. His girlfriend. D. A taxi driver. | |
| 4.When was Duret most probably found to be the very hero? | |
| A. The day when he was leaving for home. B. A couple of days after the girl was rescued. C. The first day when he was in New York. D. The same day when he was interviewed. | |
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| He wasn"t sick. He wasn"t old. And he wasn"t losing. He had a very good final season and won his last game in 2008. And then he walked away. Lloyd Carr was 62. That"s a few years earlier than retirement (退休) age in America and many years earlier than some college football coaches say goodbye. How was Carr, who coached University of Michigan, able to leave so easily? " It can be intoxicating," Carr admits. "The Saturday afternoons and the crowds. And when you win, there"s nothing like it." But the job needs hard work. The pressure to win. The endless training. The hours are so long that sleeping at the office is a normal thing. I reported Carr"s career at Michigan from 1995 to 2007. I saw him run onto the field before 100,000 cheering fans, saw him enjoy a share of a national championship with a 12-0 season. And when I visited him recently in retirement, the difference was noticeable. He seems much calmer, relaxed, more at peace. He says, "As much fun as it is, there"s a period when you have other things to deal with." Carr knew he wanted to travel, see the world, read more, do other work. He is now connected with a children"s hospital, does some speaking, plays golf, and enjoys relaxing with his wife, Laurie, and their many grandchildren. Several of today"s big-name coaches are all about Carr"s retirement age. Nick Saban turns 59 this month. Jim Tressel is 57. Frank Beamer is already 63. None of them seems to be slowing down. So when, I ask Carr, is the right moment to leave such a great job? He thinks. Finally, he says, "When you love it and can still walk away from it. That"s the right moment." | |
| 1. Lloyd Carr stopped working as a coach because he _______. | |
| A. was too old B. was injured seriously C. had other things to experience D. followed others" examples | |
| 2. The underlined word "intoxicating" in Paragraph 3 probably means ______. | |
| A. exciting B. disappointing C. surprising D. puzzling | |
| 3. It can be inferred from the text that Lloyd Carr ________. | |
| A. was always free after retirement B. was a failure as a football coach C. missed the time when he coached D. enjoyed his retirement life very much | |
| 4. The author is most probably ________. | |
| A. a football player B. Lloyd Carr"s assistant C. a retired coach D. a sports reporter |