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Australia is famous for its beautiful beaches. And Australian people love swimming and going to the beach. But it wasn"t always that way.
Different Climate, Different habits
When Europeans first invaded Australia, the only people here who were good at swimming were the Aboriginal people. The Europeans came from climates where it was too cold to swim. Also some people worried that they would get sick if they wet their whole body.
However the warm climate of Australia soon changed their attitude to swimming. At first, only men swam. They swam naked - there were no women to see them.
Cover up!
By the 1880’s and 90’s visiting the beach was very fashionable and a lot of people went there, especially in warm weather. They wore everyday street clothes - much more than people wear at the beach today.
In those days, people believed they should cover most of their body so it would not be seen by the opposite sex. Special bathing costumes were designed for women. These costumes used a lot of cloth and were very heavy when wet, making it difficult to swim.
Laws Made and Laws Changed
The government decided to stop men swimming naked．It passed a law which forbade bathing between 6am and 7pm. Many people objected to this law and wrote letters to the government asking it to change the laws. In 1903, the laws changed; people could swim in the daytime, but they had to wear neck-to-knee costumes.
The Shrinking Costume
As time passed, swimming costumes became smaller and more convenient.
At first men and women were covered from neck to knee. Then the arms became bare. Then more of the legs were uncovered．Each new change was regarded by many as shocking and rude and people wrote letters to the newspapers complaining about the new costumes. Nowadays some people go to special "nude (裸体) beaches" to swim naked．
However, most people cover their bodies more than they did ten years ago -- not because they think bare skin is shocking -- but to protect their skin from the harmful rays of the sun.
小题1:The climate of Australia _____.

A．made European setters think differently about swimming

B．change European setters’ swimming costume

C．made European setters hotter

D．made European setters swim naked

小题2: During the late 19th century, swimmers should _____.

A．hide when they see a person of the opposite sex

B．cover their bodies

C．wear many heavy clothes

D．take no notice of their clothes

小题3: According to the law just before1903, people must _____.

A．not swim in the main daylight hours

B．only swim between 6am and 7pm

C．have a bath at 6am and 7pm

D．swim with neck-to-knee costumes between 6am and 7pm

小题4:The last paragraph of the passage states that _____.

A．people worry about getting skin cancer from too much sun

B．people protect their ten-year-old sons from bare skin

C．people are shocked by the sun

D．people think it rude to swim with the smaller costumes

答案

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:A

解析

这是一篇海外风情类短文。本文叙述了“在澳大利亚游泳服随着历史的变迁而逐渐发生改变”的过程。
小题1:细节题。短文中“…changed their attitude to swimming”的意义与A项的“think differently about swimming”同义。
小题2:细节题。根据短文中的“they should cover most of their body”一句可得出。C项的意义是“穿很多衣服”，与文中的意义不符，但其干扰性较大。
小题3:细节题。弄清了文中的“a law which forbade bathing between 6am and 7pm.”一句的意思，可得出答案。
小题4:段落主旨题。最后一段的意思是“人们现在穿的比十年前多了，不是因为光着身子觉得不雅观，而是因为强烈的太阳会带来对皮肤的伤害”。

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Chinese President Hu Jintao, on his way to talks with President George W. Bush in Washington, on Tuesday met with Bill Gates.
After the meeting with Gates, the world"s richest man, at Microsoft"s headquarters, Hu restated that China would move against software pirates all the time(盗版软件).
At Microsoft Corp."s campus, Hu said Tuesday he admired what Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates had achieved. He also sought to reassure Gates that China is serious about protecting intellectual property rights(知识产权).
"Because you, Mr. Bill Gates, are a friend of China, I"m a friend of Microsoft," Hu said.
"Also, I am dealing with the operating system produced by Microsoft every day," he added, to laughter.
Gates responded: "Thank you, it"s a fantastic relationship," and then said: "And if you ever need advice on how to use Windows, I"ll be glad to help."
"China is focused on and has already accomplished much in creating and enforcing laws to protect intellectual property." he said. "We take our promises very seriously."
Hu also said he would certainly welcome a further increase in Microsoft"s investment in China.
"I"d also like to take this opportunity to assure you, Bill Gates, that we will certainly honor our words in protecting intellectual property rights," Hu said.
In his brief visit to the Microsoft campus, Hu, accompanied by Gates and company CEO Steve Ballmer, saw some business technology demonstrations and toured Microsoft"s Home of the Future, which features experimental technology that might someday be used in people"s living spaces.
Following the visit at Microsoft, about 100 guests, including former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former Gov. Gary Locke, the first Chinese-American governor, were invited to Gates" $100 million lakeside house on Lake Washington for a dinner.
China has recently begun requiring Chinese computer makers to load legal software on their machines.
In Seattle"s Chinatown, many stores hung Chinese and U.S. flags to welcome Hu, and many in the crowd outside the stately Fairmont Hotel on Monday night where Hu is staying were there to support the Chinese president.
小题1:How many issues are mentioned in President Hu’s visit to Microsoft?

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

小题2:Put the sentences in correct order.
1.      Hu had a meeting with President George W. Bush
2.      Hu had dinner with many guests in Gates’ lakeside house
3.      Hu paid a visit to the Microsoft campus
4.      Hu stayed at Fairmont Hotel in Seattle

A．4-3-2-1

B．4-2-3-1

C．1-4-3-2

D．1-3-2-4

小题3:What measure is not mentioned to protect intellectual property rights?

A．Moving against software pirates

B．creating and enforcing laws

C．increasing Microsoft"s investment in China

D．requiring Chinese computer makers to load legal software on their machines

小题4:What is the best title for the passage?

A．Hu Visits Microsoft	B．Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
C．Bill Gate’s, A Friend of China	D．Americans Welcome President Hu

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The International Space Station，one of the most ambitious space projects ever and a key launching board for exploration of the solar system，turns l0 years old Thursday．
On Nov．20，1998，the first part of the space station was launched by the Russians from Kazakhstan．NASA followed up two weeks later with Piece No 2 carried up by a space shuttle．
The space station has grown into a giant outpost(前哨)355 km up，home to three people at any given time—soon to be six

．
Thanks to the newly arrived shuttle Endeavour，the space station now has five sleep stations，two baths，two kitchens and two mini—gyms．Ahogether，there are nine rooms，three of which are full scale labs．
The United States has financed the main part of the project，estimated to cost some 100 billion dollars．Fifteen other countries have also contributed，including Russia，Japan，Canada，Brazil anti eleven nations belonging to the European Space Agency．
’Fhe space station has traveled 2．1 billion km，orbited Earth more than 57，300 times，hosted 167 people from 15 countries，and served up more than l 9，000 meals
”The ISS is the largest ever expenmeni in international technological cooperation，’’ said John Logsdon。a historian at the National Air and Space Museum in US．
“1 think it’s a necessary stepping stone to long—term human activities in new Areas of operations，”Logsdon said．The station is“off the planet and it’s the first Step outward—not all end in itself，but a step along the way．’’
小题1:The passage is mainly about ．
A the construction of the International Space Station．
B．the history of the International Space Station．
C the tenth anniversary of the International Space Station．
D．the eountries that help establish the International Space Station．
小题2:Piece No 2 of the ISS was put into orbit oil

A．Nov．6，1998	B．Nov．24，1998
C．Dee．8，1998	D．Dec．9，1998

小题3:Which of the following is true about Endeav our according to the passage?

A．Endeavour is a newly built shuttle．

B．Endeavour is part of the space station，

C．Endeavour didn’t get close to the space station．

D．Endeavour carried a lot of equipment for the apace station．

小题4:Which of the following country has not made a contribution to the eonstruction of
the International space station according to the passage?
A．USA． B．Japan． C．Korea．D．Spain．

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　　The World Trade Organization（WTO）, established on January 1, 1995, is an open, non-discriminatory trading system. As a successor to the GATT, established in the wake of the Second World War, it is to help world"s trade flow freely, fairly and predictably.
　　While the WTO is still young, the multilateral（多边的）trading system that was originally set up under GATT is already 50 years old. The system celebrated its golden jubilee（50周年纪念）in Geneva on 19 May, 1998, with many heads of states and government leaders attending.
　　The past 50 years have seen an exceptional（罕见的）growth in the world trade. Merchandise exports grew on average by 6％ annually（每年地）. Total trade in the WTO has helped to create a strong and prosperous trading system contributing to unprecedented growth.
　　China was an original member of GATT, but for historical and political reasons it was withdrawn from GATT by the government in Taibei in 1950. But over the last several years, China hopes to be seeking to resume（恢复）its contracting party status. China has become a member of the WTO before the body starts a new round of negotiations（谈判）late this year. Premier Zhu Rongji paid a nineday US visit from April 6, 1999. He is the first Chinese Premier to visit US. President Clinton agreed to have talks on China"s entry into the WTO with a new round of negotiations in Beijing.
　　Now China has joined the WTO. China"s entry into the WTO is not only of economical but also of political importance. China has made attracting progress since its reform and opening up to the outside world. It is growing more and more powerful in economy. China cannot be without the world just as the world cannot be without China. The entry of China into WTO will further strengthen the comprehensive national power of China; it can also quicken the economic development of the world.

小题1:According to the context, the underlined word in the first paragraph can be replaced by ______.

A．ordinary

B．fair

C．special

D．safety

小题2:GATT was founded in ______.

A．1948

B．1950

C．1995

D．1998

　小题3:According to the passage and picture when did Shi Guangsheng, Minister of Chinese foreign economy and trade, signed the papers in Doha on China"s accession to the WTO?

A．10,10,2001.

B．11,11,2001.

C．12,11,2001.

D．11,10,2001.

小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．A General Introduction of WTO

B．How WTO Came into Being

C．GATT and WTO

D．WTO and China

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A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn"t long to   1 , but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor.
“Frank！” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t   2 , as I knew, but all the time   3  his foot against mine.
My   4  raced back more than thirty years to the   5  days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The   6  was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.
7  wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to   8  each other very well. Frank West   9  me because he wasn’t   10 , not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had   11  of a mind than a baby has. His “ 12 ” consisted of rough sounds——sounds of pleasure or anger and   13 more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank   14 on her entirely. He needed all the   15  of a baby.
One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She   16 nearly everything she owned.
When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the   17 ones. So before we   18  that morning, I stood beside Frank and   19  my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his   20  to me was always the same.
1. A. work               B. stay                    C. live                        D. expect
2. A. answer              B. speak                  C. smile                     D. laugh
3. A. covering            B. moving               C. fighting                  D. pressing
4. A. minds               B. memories            C. thoughts                 D. brains
5. A. better                B. dark                    C. younger                D. old
6. A. cave                B. place                   C. sight                      D. scene
7. A. Discussing      B. Solving              C. Sharing                D. Suffering
8. A. learn from      B. talk to                C. help                     D. know
9. A. needed            B. recognized           C. interested              D. encouraged
10. A. normal        B. common             C. unusual                D. quick
11. A. more             B. worse                  C. fewer                     D. less
12. A. word             B. speech                 C. sentence               D. language
13. A. not                B. no                      C. something             D. nothing
14. A. fed                B. kept                    C. lived                      D. depended
15. A. attention       B. control                C. treatment              D. management
16. A. lost               B. needed                C. destroyed              D. left
17. A. troublesome  B. unlucky                C. angry                     D. unpopular
18. A. separated     B. went                    C. reunited                D. returned
19. A. pushed       B. tried                    C. showed                 D. measured
20. A. nodding       B. greeting               C. meeting                D. acting

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New Zealand
What can you see?   Mountains, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, forests, beaches. Both islands are mountainous. In fact, only 30% of New Zealand is flat.
The Maoris
When the Maoris first arrived in New Zealand, they lived in villages and were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers. About 50 years ago many Maoris started to live and work in the large cities and took jobs in government, industries, medicine and education. They are proud of their culture and are determined to keep many of the customs which are part of their way of life.
Who can you meet? Most people live on North Island. Eighty-five percent of New Zealanders are “pakeha” (“white men”), which means their “great grandfathers” came from Europe. Ten percent are Maoris. The Maoris came to New Zealand from the Polynesian islands probably around the tenth century. The “pakeha” started to arrive in New Zealand from Europe about 200 years ago as farmers and traders.
Fact box: New Zealand
Position: South of the Equator ;      Nearest neighbour: Australia, 1600 km away.
Size: Two main islands — North Island and South Island: together they are 268.680           sq. km.
Population: 4 million
Capital: Wellington
Languages: English and Maori
46. Which of the following is a fact about New Zealand?
A. 20% of the population being Maoris.
B. Four million white people.
C. About 1600 km south of the Equator.
D. Nearly 1/3 of the country being plains.
47. The country’s population is mainly made up of _________.
A. the white people and the Polynesians
B. the white people and the “pakeha”
C. the Maoris and the white people
D. the Maoris and the Polynesians
48. When did the white people begin to live in New Zealand?
A. 1000 years ago.                   B. 200 years ago.
C. 85 years ago.                     D. 50 years ago.
49. What do the Maoris value most in life?
A. Living in small villages.     B. Developing farming skills.
C. Keeping their own culture.   D. Taking up government jobs.

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