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Thousands of people living in the Chinese capital will celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year by heading for the ski resorts (滑雪场). Never mind that Beijing"s dry weather seldom produces. Now it is cold enough in winter for snow-making machines to make a covering for the hills north to the capital. And the rapid growth of a pleasure-seeking middle class has formed the basis for this new craze (热潮). Since Beijing"s first ski resort was opened ten years ago, the sport has enjoyed an astonishing increase. There are now more than a dozen resorts. Clothes markets in the city have added bright colored ski suits to their winter collections. Mr. Wei, a manager of a newly-opened ski resort in Beijing, sees the growth of an industry that could soon lead Chinese to head for the ski resorts of Europe. In recent years ski resorts offering natural snow have opened in China. But many are in faraway areas of the country and can"t really match the equipment and services of some ski resorts in Europe. Beijing"s skiing craze is partly a result of the recent increase in private (私有的) cars. This has led to the growth of a leisure industry in the capital"s suburbs (郊区), which until the late-1990s were unreachable to ordinary people. According to Mr. Wei, about 40% of the visitors go to his resort. Some in their own cars, the rest are bused in by schools, businesses or government offices. The problem is making money. Starting ski resort requires quite a lot of money: hiring land from the local government, preparing the hills, buying snow machines, making sure there are enough water and electricity to run them, and buying ski equipment for hiring out to customers. The ski resort where Mr. Wei works cost nearly $4m to set up. And, as so often in China when someone comes up with a good idea, many others rush in and price wars break out. Beijing now offers some of the cheapest ski training classes in the world, though with most people rather new to the sport, expecting a few more doing the same job. |
1. What does this text mainly talk about? |
A. Convenience for skiers brought about by private cars B. Skiing as a new way of enjoying one"s spare time C. Things to be considered when starting a ski resort D. A sudden increase of ski training classes in Beijing |
2. Why are some Chinese likely to go skiing in Europe? |
A. To visit more ski areas B. To ski on natural snow C. For a large collection of ski suits D. For better services and equipment |
3. The underlined words "leisure industry" in Paragraph 3 refer to _____. |
A. transport to ski resorts B. production of family cars C. business of providing spare time enjoyments D. part-time work for people living in the suburbs |
4. What is the main problem in running a ski resort? |
A. Difficulty in hiring land B. Lack of business experience C. ski resorts. D. Shortage of water and electricity |
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VINCOUVER (Reuters)-South Korea"s Kim Yuna can finally relax and doesn"t need to think about the future after she won the gold medal in the women"s figure skating (花样滑冰) on Thursday. The 19-year-old was the overwhelming (压倒性的) favorite to finish top of the podium (颁奖台) but said the pressure going into the event was large. "I feel now as if a huge burden has been lifted," the Games" highest-earning female athlete-she makes an estimated $8 million a year-said after her near-perfect program where she nailed all of her 11 jumps. "I will enjoy this moment and think about things later. I was just thrilled on the podium and I feel so relieved. I had been running toward this dream of the Olympics and was so happy to be here," she said. "Since I have achieved the most important goal in my life, I am going to enjoy this moment for a while and then think about what I am going to do," a smiling Yuna said. Japanese rival Mao Asada took silver while Joannic Rochette of Canada grabbed the bronze medal four days after her mother died. "I still cannot believe I did what I wanted to do at the Olympics. I have been dreaming about this moment and I cannot believe it is not a dream anymore." said Yuna. South Korea was counting on her to grab their first gold medal in figure skating and the first Winter Olympics gold medal outside short track and speed skating. "I was just happy to have skated a clean program. It was the first time I skated two clean programs. During the program when I finished all elements I thought this is going to be yeah...this is it." |
1. Kim Yuna felt relaxed because _____. |
A. the competition was over B. her dream finally came true C. she won a large amount of money D. she became well-known overnight |
2. According to the passage, Kim Yuna _____. |
A. had a strong sense of team spirit in the Games B.won the first gold medal for South Korea in the Winter Olympics C. had expected she would surely win the gold medal D. joined in the competition with great pressure from her country |
3. The underlined word "rival" in Paragraph 6 most probably means "_____". |
A. competitor B. coach C. judge D. hostess |
4. It is known from the passage that _____. |
A. Kim Yuna is a person of great confidence B. Joannic Rochette joined in the games with great sorrow C. Kim Yuna is the richest athlete in South Korea D. Mao Asada took silver medal by accident |
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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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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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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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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. |
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