阅读理解。 WASHINGTON-Thanks to strong economic growth and a growing middle class

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阅读理解。     WASHINGTON-Thanks to strong economic growth and a growing middle class, China has surpassed
India for the first time this decade to become the country that sends the most students to the United States,
according to the annual report the Institute of International Education (IIE) released (发布) on Monday.
     The number of Chinese students in the US has increased by 30 percent during the 2009-2010 academic
year to about 128,000, or 18.3 percent of the total international student population in the country, the report
said.
     "The Chinese economy is booming. The growing middle class are able to send their children abroad for
higher education as many families have only one child and they use all their resources on that child." said
Peggy Blumenthal, executive vice-president of IIE.
     Another reason is that many Chinese parents are attracted by the US higher education system. "American
undergraduate education is really appealing Chinese parents who are thinking about what is needed for China
in the future and how their son or daughter can be employable," Blumenthal said.
     Chinese overseas study agencies expect more Chinese students to go to the US next year, partly due to
the weakened US dollar and more flexible visa policies.
     The study and living costs for an undergraduate Chinese student in the US every year are roughly about
250,000 yuan ($37,000), and the depreciation of the US dollar may save about 10 percent of the cost, said
Liu Qingsheng, a senior manager with Shinyway International, a Beijing-based overseas study consulting
company.
     A more flexible visa policy, which the US started to adopt in 2008, is another major attraction, he said. 1. According to the passage, we know during the 2009-2010 academic year, _____. A. the number of India students in the US has increased
B. as many as 128,000 international students study in the US
C. the number of the Chinese students in the US make first
D. more than 18.3 percent of Chinese students study abroad 2. More Chinese students go to US universities because of the following reasons except _____. A. a more flexible visa policy
B. the US higher education system
C. a proving middle class in China
D. strong economic growth in the US 3. Which of the following can best replace deprecation in the passage? A. rise in quantity
B. decrease in quality
C. fall in value
D. increase in weight

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阅读理解。Wednesday, October 29, 2008
     The United States federal government had two young men in the state of Tennessee arrested on October
22 on unknown charges.
     In court documents published on Monday, it came to light that the men had discussed attacking an African-
American school and killing 14 of them.
     Another crime was about planning to murder Presidential candidate Barack Obama. According to their
affidavits (口供), the suspects" "final act of violence" would be when they attacked Obama while wearing
white suits and top hats and driving"their vehicle as fast as they could toward Obama shooting at him from
the windows."
     The two suspects are Paul Schlesselman, 18, of West Helena, http://wx.jtyjy.com/ Arkansas and Daniel
Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tennessee. According to the court papers, they met last month over the Internet through
a friend. Schlesselman and Cowart are believed to share "very strong views" about White Power.
     Schlesselman listed "being racist" as his occupation on his MySpace page. He further wrote:"I"m white.
I"m proud. I get angry. I like guns."
     Cowart also had a MySpace page on which photos of guns were presented under a heading of "My Guns".
On his page he wrote, "Better to die quick fighting on your feet than to live forever begging on your knees."
     Some have questioned the pair"s ability to carry out the charged plan, but authorities have been very
concerned about Obama as the first black presidential candidate from a major party.
     "We honestly don"t know if they had the ability or the skill to carry out the kind of plan that they talked
about," said Malcolm Wiley, of the United States Secret Service in an interview with The New York Times.
"But we take any threat seriously no matter how big or how small it is."
     Cowart and Schlesselman are scheduled to appear before a judge on Thursday. 1. The passage is mainly about _____. A. Americans" attitudes towards Barack Obama
B. two young men planning to commit violence
C. the violence in the United States
D. the disadvantages of the Internet 2. From the passage, we can know that the two young men _____. A. shot 14 students in an African-American school
B. came from the state of Tennessee
C. were proud of Barack Obama
D. have not been sentenced yet 3. Which of the following shows the right order of the events?
    a. The two suspects were arrested.
    b. The two suspects will be tried in the court.
    c. Cowart set up his MySpace page on the Internet.
    d. Malcolm Wiley was interviewed by The New York Times. A. a; b; c; d
B. d; c; b; a
C. c; a; d; b
D. c; a; b; d 4. What can we infer from the news? A. The two young men strongly believed that the president should be a white man.
B. Most of the white people in the United States don"t like Barack Obama.
C. The two young men planned to shoot President Barack Obama.
D. The two young men were innocent in fact.

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阅读理解。     OBERLIN, Kansas (AP)-A postcard featuring a color drawing of Santa Claus and a young girl was mailed
in 1914, but its journey was much slower than Christmas. It has just arrived in northwest Kansas recently.
     The Christmas card was dated December 23, 1914, and mailed to Ethel Martin of Oberlin, apparently from
her cousins in Alma, Nebraska.
     "It"s a mystery where it spent most of the last century," Oberlin Postmaster Steve Schultz said.
     "It"s surprising that it never got thrown away," he said. "How someone has found it, I don"t know."
     Ethel Martin has passed away, but Schultz said the post office wanted to get the card to a relative. That"s
how the 93-year-old relic ended up with Bernice Martin, Ethel"s, sister-in-law. She said she believed the card
had been found somewhere in Illinois.
     "That"s all we-know," she said. "But it is kind of curious. We"d like to know how it got down there."
     "The card was placed inside another envelope with a modern postage stamp for the trip to Oberlin-the one
cent postage of the early 20th century wouldn"t have covered it," Martin said.
     "We don"t know much about it," she said. "But wherever they kept it, it was in perfect shape." 1. Who was supposed to have received the postcard? A. Bernice Martin.
B. Ethel Martin.
C. Santa Claus.
D. Steve Schultz. 2. What seems quite mysterious is that _____. A. how it was sent to a relative
B. the postcard was still in shape
C. where the old postcard was kept
D. the card was in a modern envelope 3. "the 93-year-old relic" refers to _____. A. the Christmas card
B. an ancient cultural relic in Illinois
C. an envelope with modern postage
D. a house passed down by Ethel Martin 4. The best title of the passage would be _____. A. A Special Christmas Card
B. Too Late Christmas Greetings
C. The Story of a Christmas Card
D. A Christmas Card Arrives Almost a Century Late

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阅读填空。
阅读短文，根据所读内容在文后1-10的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意：每空不超过3个单词。                                               Firecrackers greet return of Chinese astronauts
     China"s second manned spacecraft returned on October 17 after orbiting the earth for five days. Astronauts
Fei Junlong, 40, and Nie Haisheng, 41, were flown to Beijing where they were given a hero"s welcome after
their Shenzhou VI space capsule touched down in their remote steppes of the northern Chinese region of Inner
Mongolia.
    The two men were in good health after orbiting the earth 76 times covering 3.25 million kilometers. State
media hailed the mission as a technological breakthrough and this proved to the world China"s power.
     Soon after the craft landed at 4:33 am (20:33 GMT), barely l km (half a mile) from its target, jubilant
residents in Fei"s and Nie"s hometowns set off firecrackers and performed traditional dragon and lion dances,
beating gongs and drums.
    "The motherland is so great!" the official Xinhua news agency quoted Fei"s father as saying. Fei"s mother
wept on learning of his safe return.
    State television gave live broadcast of the astronauts coming out of the spacecraft, unaided, and waving
to the recovery team, cameramen and photographers.
     Tang Xianming, director of the Manned Space Engineering Officer, told a news conference that China
would aim for a spacewalk by 2007 and consider putting a woman in space in the near future. Firecrackers greet return of 1.____

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阅读理解。     BEIJING-Seven prestigious universities in China announced Sunday that they would begin using the same
independent exam-besides the national one-to test students hoping to gain entrance to them in 2011.
    The seven are Peking University, Beihang University, Beijing Normal University, Nankai University, Fudan
University, Xiamen University and Hong Kong University.
     Students who want to gain entrance to any of the seven universities will only have to sit one independent
exam, according to the joint announcement.
     "This will help lighten the students" load, otherwise they must take several exams for different universities,"
said the announcement.
     Passing the exam could result in more than one interview chance, giving the students more opportunities to
choose their favorite universities.
     China"s college entrance exam system is undergoing reform as universities aim to select students based on
independent criteria rather than just using the results of the national exam.
    In 2003, Peking University and another 21 universities were allowed to pilot (试用) the reform by using their
own criteria to independently select five percent of their students.
     Now nearly 80 universities across the country have the right to select talented students based on their own
exams.
     Education experts regard universities" selecting students according to independent examinations as conducive
(有助的) to better understanding where the students" talents lie.
     Although this may be the case, it has also created problems as students may sit many different exams as they
often apply for a number of universities.
     To relieve students from such pressures the national education outline (2010-2020) released in July this year
encourages high-level universities to group together to use the same exams. 1. If students want to be admitted to the seven prestigious universities, they can _____. A. only pass the interview
B. only take the national exam
C. only take the independent exam
D. either take the national exam or the take the independent exam 2. Which is TRUE about using the same independent exam? A. It can reduce students" load to take several exams.
B. The universities will have the same standard to test students.
C. There will be less trouble marking students" test papers.
D. It can avoid fierce competition among these universities. 3. If students pass the independent exam, they will _____. A. take the national exam
B. have one or more interview chances
C. be admitted to one of the universities
D. he trained to be adapted to universities life and studies 4. What is the advantage of universities selecting students according to independent examinations? A. Students needn"t take the national exam.
B. Students" education cost can be lowered.
C. Students abilities and talents can be better found.
D. It can encourage middle schools to recommend more qualified students.

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阅读理解。     Star hurdler Liu Xiang returned home last night after spending about three months in the United States for
foot operation and recovery.
     Liu and coach Sun Haiping were followed away by officials after arriving at Shanghai Pudong airport at
around 6: 30 pm, and said nothing to the waiting media.
    Liu went straight to the Xinzhuang training base in Shanghai, where he will start on the comeback (恢复)
through rehabilitation (复职) and training.
     Feng Shuyong, vice-director of China"s Athletics Administrative Center, said a group of experts is on
standby at the training base to help with Liu"s recovery.
     "The experts will give Liu a full check-up tomorrow or the day after and advise regularly on rehabilitation
in the coming months," Feng was quoted by qq. corn as saying.
     The foot injury forced defending champion Liu to quit from the 2008 Beijing Olympics last August after
he limped out of the Bird"s Nest in the first round of the men"s 110 m hurdles, bitterly disappointing adoring
home fans.
    The 25-year-old Athens Olympic and world champion had successful foot surgery in December at the
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, and had four calcium deposits (钙物质) removed from
his right Achilles tendon (跟腱).
     He spent the next three months in Houston for rehabilitation and basic training under the guidance of
doctors there.
     "His recovery is better than we expected. Doctors believe that after three months" rehabilitation and training,
he has actually achieved the level of recovery that generally needs four months," Feng said.
     Liu will, however, be absent from the ongoing annual Chinese People"s Political Consultative Conference
(CPPCC) meeting due to the recovery process. Feng said Liu is paying close attention to the meeting through
the Internet, and closely following issues such as athletes" education and life after retirement.
     It is the second time Liu has asked for leave from the annual session after being elected to the CPPCC: He
did not attend last year"s meeting because he was at a key competition in Spain. 1. The best title for the passage is _____. A. Fate and Challenge
B. Liu Xiang Returns after Operation Success
C. No Desire to Be a Representative of CPPCC
D. Happiness and Hardships behind Success 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. The experts will give Liu a full check-up and advise regularly on recovery in the coming months.
B. Liu and his coach were followed away by officials after arriving at Pudong airport at around 6:30 pm.
C. Liu paid close attention to the CPPCC meeting through the Internet, caring graduates" further education.
D. His foot operation was successful and four calcium deposits were removed from his right Achilles tendon. 3. The underlined word "limped" most probably means _____. A. walked nervously
B. walked quickly
C. walked bitterly
D. walked lamely 4. Liu Xiang was absent from CPPCC in the first time because of _____. A. recovery process
B. accepting the training
C. lecture abroad
D. a key competition

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