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School tragedy
A man wounded eight school children to death and injured five others while they were waiting at their
school gate in Nanping City, Fujian Province, on the morning of March 23.
Police arrested(put somebody into prison) 43-year-old suspect (嫌犯) Zheng Mingsheng, a former
community doctor in Nanping. Zheng is a native of Nanping and used to work at the Mazhan Community
clinic (诊所), before quitting his job in June 2009.
The local prosecutor (检查官) said on March 24, Zheng, who showed no sign of any mental illness in
conversation, told investigators (people who were looking into the case) that he developed hatred (feeling
of hating somebody or something) toward society after failing to find a job and breaking up with his
girlfriend.
A Spring Festival
Water-Sprinkling Festival, which comes in mid-April, is the new year of the Dai ethnic people (傣族人)
in southwest China"s Yunnan Province. In face of the recent serious drought disaster, there have been calls
for calling off this year"s festival celebrations.
Droughts and floods are not new things. Still, the Water-Sprinkling Festival keeps going on year by year.
Indeed, this is a serious drought, but that is not a reason to call off this year"s celebrations. After all, it is an
important event for Dai people to carry forward their culture.
Of course, the drought will affect the celebrations to some extent. Given the seriousness of the disaster,
this year not so much water is available for sprinkling. So many Dai people suggest only symbolic activities
be held. They also call for donations to be made and prayer ceremonies for rain around the festival. This is
expected to be a special Water-Sprinkling Festival.
Coalmine Disaster
A coalmine operated by Dongxing Coalmining Co. in Xinmi, Henan Province, where an underground fire
killed 25 miners on March 15 became a public concern.
A local work safety regulator said the mine should have been going through technical reforms, but restarted
production without a license.
After the tragedy, the police detained (扣押) an investor and several senior managing persons of the
coalmine. Four officials who are believed to have failed to perform their managing roles effectively, including
a vice mayor of Xinmi, were removed from their posts. |
| 1. The suspect created a bloody case mainly because _____. |
A. he caused a medical accident during an operation in the clinic and was fired
B. his girlfriend left him and married a teacher in that school
C. he became mentally disturbed after a set of failures in finance
D. he hated the whole society deeply after a series of failure in personal life |
| 2. What happened to Dai people this year? _____. |
A. Their Water-Sprinkling festival was called off thanks to the drought in Yunnan
B. They had to celebrate their annual Spring Festival simply without enough water
C. People throughout our country only donated to those earthquake-stricken areas in Qinghai
D. Their prayers for rain didn"t come true |
| 3. _____ probably led to Dongxing Coalmine disaster according to paragraph 2. |
A. the restarting production without necessary technical and safety gurantees (保障)
B. an underground fire
C. the officials" failure to inspect the safety conditions of the coalmine
D. the bad management of Dongxing Coalmining Co. in Xinmi, Henan Province |
| 4. Where can the news possibly be taken from? |
A. A magazine about natural disasters
B. A newspaper on culture and custom
C. A news review magazine
D. A government report |
答案
| 1-4: DBAC |
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BEIJING-China will further open its financial sector in "an active and safe" way, the country"s central
bank vowed on Friday.
"China will gradually broaden the chance for the participation of foreign capital in the domestic financial
market," said the People"s Bank of China in a report. "We will strengthen the connections between China"s
financial market and international ones by attracting more foreign capital in Renminbi-denominated financial
products," the report said. Meanwhile, channels will also be expanded to allow Chinese investment in foreign
financial markets. The bank said it would ease restrictions on enterprises and individuals possessing and
using foreign currencies and increase the number of qualified foreign institutional investors and the value of
their investment quotas (份额). "We will make use of the financial market to achieve balanced international
payments," said the bank.
Last year, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) raised the annual quota for individuals
buying foreign currency from US $ 20,000 to US $ 50,000.
"China will work hard for a more efficient and vigorous financial market that can better serve international
needs," the bank said. The country will adjust its financial market rules so they are accepted around the world,
encourage reforms and promote more flexible, diversified ways of trading, according to the bank. China fully
opened its financial market to foreign capital on December 11 last year, ending a five-year transitional (过渡
的) period after entering WTO. |
| 1. The passage is _____. |
A. a piece of news
B. an advertisement
C. a poster
D. an explanation |
| 2. China is working hard to _____. |
A. reduce the interest rate of foreign currencies
B. increase the interest rate of foreign currencies
C. bring in more foreign investment by promising to further open its financial sector
D. adjust its financial markets to resist the invasion of foreign investment |
| 3. To further open financial sector, China has taken many measures EXCEPT _____. |
A. Giving more chances to the participation of foreign capital
B. Strengthening the connections between China and other countries by the leaders" paying visits to each
other"s countries
C. Broadening the quotas of enterprises and individuals possessing and using foreign currencies
D. Opening its domestic financial market step by step |
| 4. We can draw a conclusion that _____. |
A. China"s financial market will be conquered by foreign one
B. China will create a more active and various way of trading and its market will become stronger
C. China will end the transitional period of opening financial sector in five years
D. China will be blind to the foreign investment |
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BEIJING, Nov. 30 - The Bird"s Nest may have been built for last year"s Summer Games but Beijing"s
Olympic stadium will soon be aiming at fans of winter sports.
As temperatures have begun to drop in recent weeks, so too has the number of visitors to the
80,000-seater venue, which cost 3.6 billion yuan ($527 million) to build.
And, fearing another harsh (寒冷的) winter, National Stadium Co Ltd, which owns the Bird"s Nest,
yesterday planed to spend 50 million yuan on a "snow festival".
From Dec 19, visitors will be able to pay 120 yuan to enjoy skiing and snowboarding, among other
things, on its newly constructed slopes.
The stadium owners expect to attract more than 20,000 visitors a day - twice as many as it currently
does-during the two-month festival, which will include events for both the Western and Chinese new years.
Officials revealed it would take just 5,000 visitors a day to cover the costs of the project.
"It"s not a bad idea. You can ski on man-made snow in Dubai, so why not here?" said Heiko Grasse, a
tourist from Germany, yesterday.
Famous outdoor equipment makers and local brands are in talks over sponsorship for the event, the
Bird"s Nest owners said yesterday, while the capital"s television network will also provide 500 hours of
coverage.
"The Bird"s Nest will not have a cold winter again," Wu Jingjun, the new president of National Stadium
Co Ltd, told China Daily yesterday. "We will create seasonal events almost every month from now on with
assistance from the government and, importantly, the public."
Yang Cheng, a newly appointed vice-president of National Stadium Co Ltd, said the snow festival would run
for five consecutive winters if successful. |
| 1. How many people visit The Bird"s Nest a day before the"snow festival"? |
A. About 80,000.
B. About 20,000.
C. About 10,000.
D. About 5,000. |
| 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? |
A. The"snow festival" will attract more visitors from China than the Western countries.
B. People aren"t allowed to visit The Bird"s Nest before Dec 19.
C. The"snow festival" would run for at least five winters.
D. More than 2.4 million yuan a day is expected to be made in the"snow festival". |
| 3. What does Wu Jingjun mean by saying"The Bird"s Nest will not have a cold winter again"? |
A. The Bird"s Nest will be kept at high temperatures in winter.
B. Winter Olympic Games will be held in The Bird"s Nest.
C. The"snow festival" will provide many events in winter.
D. The Bird"s Nest will get much more assistance from the government. |
| 4. Which of the following may NOT be included in the"snow festival" events? |
A. A football game.
B. Skiing.
C. Snowboarding.
D. A New Year"s Party. |
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TOKYO-Imagine a bicycle seat connected by mechanical frames (机械支架) to a pair of shoes for
an idea of how the new wearable assisted-walking machine from Honda works.
The experimental machine, showed on Friday, is designed to support bodyweight, reduce stress on
the knees and help people organize steps and stay in crouching (蹲坐) positions.Honda showed a video
of its employees wearing the machine.
Engineer Jun Ashihara also said the machine is useful for people standing in long lines and to people
who run around to make deliveries.
"This should be as easy to use as a bicycle," Ashihara said. "It reduces stress, and you should feel
less tired."
To wear it, you put the seat between your legs, put on the shoes and push the "on" button.Then just
start walking around.
In a test run for media, this reporter found it does take some time to get used to the machine. "I
could sense how it supported my moves, pushing up on my bottom when I crouched and pushing at my
soles (脚底) to help lift my legs when I walked," he said.
The system has a computer, a motor, gears (齿轮), batteries and sensors in it, so it responds to a
person"s movements, according to Honda Motor Co.
Pricing and commercial product plans are still undecided. Japan"s No.2 automaker will begin testing
a prototype (模型) later this month.
The need for such mechanical help is expected to grow in Japan, which has one of the most rapidly
aging societies in the world.
Other companies are also eyeing the potentially attractive market of helping the weak and the old get
around. Japan is among the world"s leading nations in robotics technology, not only for industrial use but
also for entertainment and companionship. |
| 1. Honda"s new wearable assisted-walking machine is mainly to _____. |
A. show Honda"s power in technology
B. protect the environment
C. meet the social needs in the future
D. improve social progress |
| 2. According to the passage, the power of the new wearable assisted-walking machine is from _____. |
A. manpower
B. batteries
C. a computer
D. the machine movement |
| 3. It can be learned from the passage that _____. |
A. the new machine has been produced m large numbers
B. Honda will control the future market for the new machine
C. the price of Honda"s new machine will be very low
D. the future market for the new machine will be promising |
| 4. What would be the best title for the passage? |
A. Wearable machine that helps walk
B. Hondo"s new bicycle for the old
C. Wearable machine helps go to work
D. New development of the bicycle |
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Obama still smokes in secret
US President Barack Obama may have just made life more difficult for cigarette makers, but he still
smokes every now and then in secret.
Obama, who has publicly struggled to quit smoking, said he still hasn"t completely kicked the habit
even after signing a law this week that will likely set tough new rules for the tobacco industry.
"As a former smoker I constantly struggle with it. Have I fallen off the wagon sometimes? Yes. Am
I a daily smoker, a constant smoker? No," Obama said at a news conference.
"I don"t do it in front of my kids, I don"t do it in front of my family. I would say that I am 95 percent
cured, but there are times where I mess up," he said.
The new law gives the US Food and Drug Administration the power to strictly limit the making and
marketing of tobacco products.
At a White House signing ceremony Monday, Obama said that he was among the nearly 90 percent
of smokers who took up the habit before their 18th birthday.
"Once you go down this path it"s something you continually struggle with, which is exactly why the
law we signed is so important because what we don"t want is kids going down that path in the first place,"
he said at the news conference.
Nearly 20 percent of Americans smoke and tobacco use kills about 440,000 people a year in the United
States due to cancer, heart disease, and other serious diseases. |
| 1. According to the passage, Obama _______. |
A. was cured of a disease
B. had an accident
C. made Americans" life difficult
D. signed a law this week |
| 2. What does the underlined sentence mean in the third paragraph? |
A. Have I dropped from the wagon?
B. Have I stopped smoking completely?
C. Do I still smoke sometimes?
D. Do I still smoke as much as before? |
| 3. Which of the follow is NOT TRUE? |
A. Nearly 90 percent of the population of America smoke.
B. Nearly 90 percent of the smokers of America began to smoke before they turned 18.
C. Nearly 1/5 of Americans smoke.
D. Smoking kills about 440,000 people a year in the USA. |
| 4. The new law first looks at _______ health. |
A. adults"
B. middle-aged people"s
C. women"s
D. children"s |
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Jan. 7, 2008-French President Nicolas Sarkozy would marry his girlfriend, former supermodel Carla
Bruni on Feb. 8 or 9, media reported Monday. The report said that in December---less than a month after
Sarkozy met Bruni-he gave her a heart-shaped diamond engagement ring.
Carla Bruni, Italian singer, former model and girlfriend of France"s President Nicolas Sarkozy, holds the
hand of her son Aurelien while wearing a pink heart-shaped ring during a visit to the ancient Jordanian ruins
of Petra Jan. 5, 2008. French newspapers reported that Sarkozy would marry her early in February.
Sarkozy and his wife of 11 years, Cecilia, divorced in October. Their marital (婚姻) problems became
well known in May 2005 when she appeared in public at the side of event organizer Richard Attias.
A marriage to Bruni, a one-time star of the catwalks who is now a singer, would be Sarkozy"s third: He
divorced his first wife, Marie, in the late 80s-after he had met and befriended Cecilia. Political analyst
Dominique Moisi said that a Sarkozy proposal to Bruni could be part of his desire to head off any future
arguments, and the speed of their visit to the ancient Jordanian ruins of Petra Jan. 5, 2008 would fit with
his personality as a busy man in a hurry.
"Apparently, he"s going to marry her, so the problem will be behind him," Moisi said. "He will increase
the opportunities to travel with her, and to say to the French, "You see, I must remarry… You need a first
lady.""
Bruni, an Italian-born French citizen, has dated famous men including Mick Jagger and Donald Trump.
She has also reportedly been linked to singer Eric Clapton and actor Vincent Perez. |
1. What is the correct order of Sarkozy"s marital history?
a. Long marriage to Cecilia
b. Visiting ruins with Bruni
c. Getting divorced from Marie
d. Giving Bruni a diamond ring
e. To marry the former supermodel |
A. c-a-b-d-e
B. e-d-c-a-b
C. c-a-d-b-e
D. a-c-d-b-e |
| 2. What did Moisi really intend to inform the readers? |
A. The president will spend more time staying with Bruni
B. Sarkozy is good at balancing state and personal affairs
C. It is not easy for President Sarkozy to seek a new love
D. It is a doubt whether the marriage would have a bright future |
| 3. The possible purpose of the last paragraph is to _______ . |
A. provide some unknown stories about Bruni"s love affairs
B. show uncertainty about the former supermodel"s loyalty
C. imply that past experiences have little effect on a person
D. prove Bruni one of the most popular and attractive females |
| 4. Which would be the best title for the news? |
A. Bruni, France"s first lady
B. A third marriage to fail
C. France to have first lady
D. President"s new girl friend |
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