阅读理解。     TIJUANA, Mexico-A powerful earthquake swayed (摇动 ) buildings from Los

阅读理解。     TIJUANA, Mexico-A powerful earthquake swayed (摇动 ) buildings from Los

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     TIJUANA, Mexico-A powerful earthquake swayed (摇动 ) buildings from Los Angeles to Tijuana, killing
two people in Mexico, blacking out cities and forcing the evacuation (疏散) of hospitals and nursing homes.
One California city closed offits down town because of unsteady buildings.
     The 7. 2-magnitude quake centered just south of the US border near Mexicali was one of the strongest
earthquakes to hit region in decades.
     "It sounds like it"s felt by at least 20 million people," USGS seismologist (地震学家) Lucy Jones said."
Most of Southern Califomia felt this earthquake."
      Sunday aftemoon"s earthquake hit hardest in Mexicali, a busi ne8s center along Mexico"s border with
California, where authorities said the quake was followed by at least 20 smaller aftershocks, in- cluding ones
of magnitudes 5. 1,4. 5 and 4. 3.
     "It has not stopped trembling in Mexicali," said Baja Califor nia State Civil Protection Director Alfredo
Escobedo on Monday.
     Escobedo said one man was killed when his home collapsed (倒塌) just outside of Mexicali and another
died when he rushed into the street in panic and was struck by a car. At least 100 people were injured in the
city, most of them struck by falling objects. Pow er was out in virtually the whole city.
     Susan Warmbier was putting away groceries in the San Diego suburb of Chula Vista when her husband
asked, "Is the house mov ing?"
     Elsewhere in San Diego, there were reports of shattered windows, broken pipes and water main breaks in
private buildings, but no reports of injuries, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokes- man Maurice Luque
said. Coronado Bridge over San Diego Bay was briefly closed as a safety measure.
     Across the border in Tijuana, Mexico, the quake caused build- ings to sway and knocked out power in
 some areas. No tsunami warning was issued, but hundreds of people on Tijuana"s crowded beach feared the
worst and fied when they felt the ground shake.

1. What"s the best title of the passage? A. A strong quake in Mexico, but no tsunami
B. A strong quake kills 2 in Mexico, frightens US states
C. A strong quake, downtowns closed off
D. A strong quake, buildings collapses 2. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A. Some cities had power failure after the quake.
B. One of the cities closed off its downtown because of the swa ying buildings.
C. Many smaller quakes happened after the 7. 2-magnitude one.
D. Hundreds of people on the beach died because of the tsunami. 3. Coronado Bridge over San Diego Bay was briefly closed _____. A. to avoid further dangers
B. by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
C. as a reminding of the quake
D. to prevent the bridge from destroying
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阅读理解。                                                             A Giant Leap for China
     A few days ago, he was just Colonel(上校) Yang; few people knew his name or recognized his face. But
last Thursday, when he came back to the earth after a 21-hour trip to space, Yang Liwei"s smile was seen
across the world above the magic words:"China"s first spaceman".
     The 38-year-old astronaut was sent into space at 9 a.m. Last Wednesday by China"s Shenzhou Ⅴ
spacecraft, which orbited the earth 14 times. He landed safely at 6:23 a.m. The next day, making China the
third country successfully send a person into space, after the former Soviet Union and the US.
     Yang was satisfied with his job."I have seen many landing scenes before on video, and I think ours was
one of the most successful," He said on a special plane to Beijing after landing. Born into an ordinary family in
Liaoning Province, he became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force in 1987,spending 1350 hours in the air. He joined
the Chinese space programme 11 years later.
     While in space, Yang recorded everything he saw as well as showing China"s national flag and the United
Nations" flag to the people watching on TV at home. He also ate a meal of diced chicken and fried rice, before
taking a 3-hour nap. The whole project went according to plan, but space exploration is not as easy as it seems.
     Anyone who saw the destruction of the US space shuttle Columbia in February this year will know that
Yang took a great risk.
     He experienced extremely high temperatures, while the gravitation (重力) on take-off and landing were
strong enough to force tears from his eyes.
     He has spent five years training to become a spaceman.
      "I eat all of my meals at the space programme"s dinning room and have never been able to take my son to
kindergarten," he said."I"ve never met his teachers."
     But becoming China"s first spaceman has made all the effort worthwhile. "When I boarded the spacecraft
for the first time,I couldn"t help feeling excited," he said."I decided that I had to fly it."
     To Chinese people, Yang is now a hero. One visitor to a Xinhua news agency online forum(网上论坛)said,
"Yang"s trip is a giant leap forward for China."
     Officials say the next Shenzhou will be launched by 2005.China also plans to develop spacewalking and a
space lab. 1. What is the main idea of the story? A. China"s first manned flight.
B. A hero with great courage.
C. The first Chinese man in space.
D. How Yang Liwei became China"s first spaceman. 2. How long did each of Yang"s orbits take on average? A. 1 hour.       
B. 1.5 hours.
C. 6 hours.      
D. The story didn"t mention it. 3. Why did the writer mention the gravitation forces on take-off and landing? A. Because it was the most dangerous part of the space flight
B. Because it was a very special experience.
C. To stress how much training he had to do to prepare for the flight.
D. To show that Yang is brave.  4. Why did the writer use "giant leap" in the title? A. Because the space flight marked China"s great progress in the field of space exploration.
B. Because Neil Armstrong said it was a"giant leap" for mankind when he first set foot on the moon.
C. Because the space flight was a huge success.
D. Both A and B. 5.This passage is most likely to appear in________. A. newspaper       
B. textbook
C. science magazines       
D. biographies(传记)
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阅读理解。     Cannes will rock to the sound of a cancan dance this year when Moulin Rouge by the Australian director
Baz Luhrmann opens the French film festival (电影节) in May. The musical stars Nicole Kidman as a singer,
and John Leguizamo as the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. It will be competing for the Palme d"Or, the
festival"s top prize. The festival runs to May 21.
     The American actor Tommy Lee Jones, 54, has married his longtime girlfriend, Dawn Maria Laurel, 36,
in a private wedding in San Antonio. "It wasn"t a big to-do,"  said Fred Biery, a U. S. District Judge who
performed the service. He refused to discuss things further. "These are very private people," he said.
     Loretta Lynn is being treated for a very bed cold in Tennessee and will miss several appearances. The
country singer, 65, was admitted to a hospital near her home in Hurricane Mills. "She is in good condition,
but the doctors are watching her closely," a spokeswoman said.
     The French-Algerian singer Enrico Macias was named a United Nations peace messenger. Enrico joins
eight other people who act as goodwill envoys (使者) for the United Nations, among them are the writer Elie
Wiesel and the basketball player Magic Johnson. 1. We can learn from the text that Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is ______. A. a figure in a film
B. a dancer in a show
C. a country singer
D. a prize winner 2. We know from the text that ______. A. Moulin Rouge won the top prize in a film festival
B. Loretta Lynn is under the doctors" care
C. eight people serve as the UN goodwill envoys
D. Fred Biery was Tommy Lee Jones" assistant 3. This text most probably appears in ______.  A. a book on film stars
B. a film review in a magazine
C. a newspaper
D. a notice
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阅读理解。     Now, it"s time for some brief news items.
     Teens Go Online
     Some 13 million European children under 18 use the Internet for schoolwork, games and music according
to a research done by Nielsen"s "Net-rating". The study covered Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
Experts advised parents to limit the time their kids spend on line and keep them away from chat rooms.
     Chat to the Magic Mum
     British author J. K. Rowling, mother of the magic boy Harry Potter, will do an Internet interview about her
new book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on June 26. Before the event,children are invited to send their
questions about Harry Potter to the website. The book will hit stores in the US and UK on June 21and will arrive
in China in August.
     School Soldiers
     Russian school students will have to do basic military training in their final year of school, the government
has decided. The lesson will include learning to fire guns, marching drills and how to deal with a chemical,
nuclear or biological attack. The activity is seen as part of a drive toward the education of their love for their
country.
     Orlando, _____
     Is it hard for you to get up early and get ready for classes? Some students at Winter Park High School just
roll out of bed in their pajamas (睡衣) and go to class in their own bedrooms. Of course, their teachers and
classmates do not see them because all their classwork is on the computer.
     The Florida High School
     The state"s only online school has 250 students who are taking classes at home by computer. Students in
this first online program take classes in algebra, American government,chemistry, computer, economics, and
web page design. They also have to go to regular school to attend other classes. 1. Why will Russian school students have basic military training? A. To get ready for a military parade.
B. To learn to protect themselves.
C. To gain some military knowledge.
D. To develop their love for the country. 2. About Florida High School, which of these facts is true? A. Some of the students have to attend classes at home instead of in the school.
B. There are altogether 250 students who take classes in the classrooms.
C. As the state"s only online school, it has 250 students who take classes by computer.
D. Students can"t take classes in algebra, American government, chemistry, computer and so on. 3. The news from Orlando can be given a title "_____".A. Get Up Late
B. Online School
C. Magical Computers
D. No Teachers 4. What is the second news item mainly about? A. J. K. Rowling will have an Internet interview.
B. Children will meet Harry Potter"s mother.
C. The Harry Potter book will be available on the Internet.
D. The Harry Potter book will arrive in China in early June.
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阅读理解。     COLUMBUS, Ohio-The heart operation taking place in the pale-green operating room at the Ohio State
University Medical Center was unusual. The patient, a 62-year-old man, was made to sleep, tied with blue
drapes (消毒帷帘) and lying face up on a narrow table. But no one was touching him.
     Instead, the operation was being performed by a robot, whose three metal arms went through pencil-sized
holes in the man"s chest. At the ends of the robot"s arms were tiny metal fingers, with turning wrists, which
held tiny instruments, a light and a camera. The robot"s arms and fingers were controlled by Dr. Randall K.
Wolf, sitting at a computer in a corner of the operating room about 20 feet away.
     This sort of operation, heart surgeons say, is the start of what may be the biggest change in their profession
since heart bypass surgery (心脏搭桥手术) began nearly 30 years ago. "The reason we make cuts is that we
have big hands," said Dr. Wolf, the director of the surgery at Ohio State. The robot"s dainty fingers, no longer
than a nail on the small finger, at the end of the long sticks could work better.
     Eventually, surgeons believe, most heart surgery will be done by robots whose arms are put in through
pencil-sized holes punched in patients" chests. Instead of directly staring into a patient"s body, surgeons will
view magnified images of the operation on computer screens. In theory, the doctor would not have to be in the
same room, or even the same country, as the patient. 1. In this passage, the underlined word "dainty" means ____. A. small
B. weak
C. fat
D. quick 2. According to the passage, the reason that most operations require large cuts is that ____. A. patients have large organs
B. surgeons have large hands
C. large cuts take less time
D. large cuts cost less money 3. The main idea of this passage is that heart surgery by robots ____. A. is quicker than surgery done by doctors
B. was developed at Ohio State University
C. is a new and risky procedure
D. may replace surgery done by doctors 4. Based on the information in this passage, all of the following conclusions are true EXCEPT ____. A. all doctors at Ohio State develop new surgical techniques
B. robot surgery is. being developed at Ohio State
C. robot surgery will be used on many patients in the near future
D. many hospitals will eventually offer robot surgery to patients
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阅读理解。     JOHANNESBURG (AP)-FIFA has finally acknowledged that there may be something wrong with the
Jabulani-the South Africa World Cup ball, but won"t act on the problem until after the tournament.
     Many players have complained that the Jabulani is too unpredictable and flies through the air too easily.
"We"re not deaf," FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said Saturday at a news conference. "FIFA has
heard about what has been said about the ball."
     Valcke said that FIFA would discuss the matter with coaches and teams after the World Cup, then meet
with the manufacturer Adidas. "There are rules for size and weight, but the ball has to be perfect," he added.
     But Goalkeepers have complained about the ball at every recent World Cup match.
     Brazil"s headcoach Dunga got into a quarrel with Valcke over the Jabulani before the tournament,
challenging FIFA officials to come out onto the field and attempt to control it. "The balls have changed over
the last couple of years, they have become a lot faster and in addition to that in Johannesburg we are playing
at an altitude of 1 700 meters, which makes the ball even faster," former Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn
said. "Thus the goalkeepers work even harder, but I don"t think that we can take the ball or the altitude as
excuses."
     Scoring was down by 16 goals in the first round compared to 2006: 117-101. However, teams played a
more defensive style in the group stage in South Africa, so whether the ball was a major factor is difficult to
measure.
     Adidas has made the World Cup ball since 1970. The German company says it doesn"t know what the
problem is about because all the 32 teams were given the ball before the tournament to test it. 1. Many players have complained that the Jabulani _____. A. flies too high in the air
B. is too colorful
C. has problems in size and weight
D. is difficult to control 2. When will FIFA seriously look into the problem about the Jabulani? A. During the South Africa World Cup.
B. After the South Africa World Cup.
C. During the second round of the South Africa World Cup.
D. Before the first round of the South Africa World Cup. 3. It can be inferred that in the past several World Cups _____. A. the ball became smaller
B. the ball became heavier
C. there was complaint about the ball
D. there was high praise for Adidas 4. Which of the following would Oliver Kahn agree with? A. The Jabulani is too unpredictable for goalkeepers.
B. Goalkeeper should work harder to control a faster ball.
C. FIFA should test the Jabulani before the World Cup.
D. Players should work hard to change their playing styles.
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