President Bush this week announced his support for a proposal by Israeli Prime M
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President Bush this week announced his support for a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon．Details published Friday said Israel would remove troops and all settlements from the Gaza Strip by the end of next year．About seven-thousand settlers live there.
Israel would also remove four settlements in the West Bank．But six large settlements would remain．The ruling Likud party of Minister Sharon is expected to vote on the proposal on May second.
Minister Sharon visited the White House on Wednesday．President Bush praised what he called “ historic and courageous actions．” Mr．Bush said the plan gives the Palestinians, in his words, “ a chance to create a reformed, just and free government．”
Palestinian leaders have denounced（谴责）the president．Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia said Bush is the first president to accept Jewish settlements in Palestinian territories.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair was at the White House Friday．He said he welcomed the plan．Blair urged other countries to get involved.
At least for now, Israel would continue to control airspace, waters and land passages．Minister Sharon says the plan is necessary because the Palestinian Authority has failed to stop attacks against Israelis．Diplomatic efforts also have not succeeded.
A Bush administration official said the president supports the plan because Israel is taking steps to remove existing settlements．Mr．Bush said removing all Jewish settlements in the West Bank would be unrealistic.
Palestinian officials called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations, the United States, Russia and the European Union．Palestinian President Yasser Arafat says the plan is hurting Palestinians and they will never stop seeking an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.
Israel captured（夺取）Gaza and the West Bank in the nineteen-sixty-seven Middle East War．It soon began to build settlements．Palestinians want their own state in all of the West Bank and Gaza．They also demand the right of return to lands that are now part of Israel.
On Friday, several thousand Palestinians protested against President Bush and Prime Minister Sharon.
小题1:Which of the following statements is NOT true?| A．Israel removed troops and all settlements from the Gaza Strip | | B．Israel had ten settlements in the West Bank | | C．President Bush supported the proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon | | D．British Prime Minister Tony Blair was for the plan |
小题2:From the passage we learn that _____.| A．Palestinians and Israelis are in peace | | B．Bush is the first president to accept Jewish settlements in Palestinian territories | | C．Other countries also support the proposal | | D．Israel would not continue to control airspace, waters and land passages |
小题3:What is the attitude of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat towards the plan?| A．Agree | B．Happy | C．Disagree | D．Regret |
小题4:In which part does the passage appear?| A．Sports news | B．Science fiction | C．High technology | D．Home and abroad |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D |
解析
小题1:本文为记叙文，属新闻报道类题材。介绍了以色列将继续保留在西岸的六个大的settlements的计划得到了美国总统Bush和英国首相Tony Blair的支持，但引起了巴基斯坦总统Yasser Arafat的强烈不满。
小题2:根据第四小节的 "Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia said Bush is the first president to accept Jewish settlements in Palestinian territories" 可以看出。
小题3:从第8小节的“the plan is hurting Palestinians and they will never stop seeking an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.”可以看出Yasser Arafat是坚决反对的。
小题4:本文为国际新闻报导，所以只能刊登在国际国内新闻版面。 |
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The United States is wellknown for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 36 these wide modern roads are generally 37 and well maintained, with 38 sharp curves and many straight 39 ,a direct route is not always the most 40 one. Large highways often pass 41 scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 42 large urban centers which means that they become crowded with 43 traffic during rush hours, 44 the “fast, direct” way becomes a very slow route. However, there is 45 always another route to take 46 you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 47 new “superhighways”,there are often older, 48 heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 49 of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven roads 50 through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along hilly 51 or down frightening hillsides to towns 52 in deep valleys. Though these are less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 53 the air is clear and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a 54 to get a fresh, clean 55 of the world.
36. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore
37. A. rough B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated
38. A. little B. few C. much D. many
39. A. selections B. separations C. divisions D. sections
40. A. terrible B. Possible C. enjoyable D. reasonable
41. A. to B. Into C. over D. by
42. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. provide
43. A. large B. fast C. light D. heavy
44. A. when B. for C. but D. that
45. A. yet B. still C. almost D. quite
46. A. unless B. if C. as D. since
47. A. relatively B. regularly C. reasonably D. respectively
48. A. and B. Less C. more D. or
49. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some
50. A. driving B. crossing C. curving D. traveling
51. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths
52. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied
53. A. there B. when C. which D. where
54. A. space B. period C. chance D. spot
55. A. view B. variety C. visit D. Virtue |
Artificial(假的) flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative purposes. They are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers. In making such models, painstaking and artistry are called for, as well as thorough knowledge of plant structure. The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in North America and is widely known throughout the scientific world. In all, there are several thousand models in colored glass, the work of two artist-naturalists, Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolph.
The intention was to have the collection represent at least one member of each flower family native to the United States. Although it was never completed. It contains more than seven hundred species representing 164 families of flowering plants, a group of fruits showing the effect of fungus diseases, and thousands of flower parts and magnified details. Every detail of these is accurately reproduced in color and structure. The models are kept in locked cases as they are too valuable and fragile for classroom use.
小题1:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．An Extensive Collection of Glass Flowers | | B．The Lives of Leopold and Rudolph | | C．Flowers Native to the United States | | D．Material Used for Artificial Flowers |
小题2:It can be inferred from the passage that the goal of Leopold and Rudolph was to _______.| A．create a botanical garden where only exotic flowers grew | | B．do a thorough study of plant structure | | C．make a copy of one member of each United States flower family | | D．show that glass are more realistic than wax flowers |
小题3:The underlined word “it” refers to _______.| A．the intention | B．the collection | | C．one member | D．each flower family |
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British men are couch potatoes. They spend nearly half their freetime watching TV. They watch more TV than women, do less housework, less charity work and less childcare—but spend more time shopping, a poll(民意测验) suggests. Analysts(分析家) from Eurostat, the EU"s statistical office, interviewed working men and women in 10 countries.
Britain, where men devoted 49% of their freetime to the box, came a narrow second to the Hungarians with 51%.German and Norwegian men watched the least TV—just over one third of their spare time.
The analysts took the average of the figures for the whole year including holidays and weekends. They broke down the “average day” into five categories(类)—free-time, sleep, meals and personal care, travel, domestic chores(家务事) and work or study. It shows that British men have four hours and 41 minutes free time each day—20 minutes more than women. But women spend nearly double the amount of time on domestic chores than men. Almost three-and-a-half hours of a woman"s day is taken up with domestic work, compared to less than two hours for men.
Food preparation makes up the bulk(量) of the chores, with leaning and shopping the next most time-consuming. They further broke down the free-time and domestic categories to show that men spend 137 minutes each day in front of the TV, compared to women"s 114 minutes.
Women spend slightly more time socializing resting and reading than men, but slightly less time on hobbies, sport and exercise. Universally unpopular with both sexes is culture—accounting for just 2% of both men and women"s leisure time.
小题1:According to the passage, couch potatoes refer to _______.| A．a kind of potatoes produced in Britain | | B．people spending much time sitting and watching television | | C．a kind of food offered by the English people | | D．people who like doing housework instead of watching TV |
小题2: According to the passage, which of the following may NOT be included in the ten countries?| A．Germany. | B．Norway. | C．Hungary. | D．Russia. |
小题3:What both men and women don"t like in their spare time is _______.| A．taking part in cultural activities | B．shopping | | C．enjoying their hobbies | D．doing domestic chores |
小题4: What would be the best title for the passage?| A．Domestic Chores—Only Women"s Right | | B．British Men—Couch Potatoes | | C．What the Research Means | | D．Men and Women in Different Situations |
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We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money, but most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did Jim, as a friend, really feel good about it? Or did he envy my luck?” “And was Paul friendly just because I had a car?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad.
But when we look back, it is too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends, or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meanings. And if we do not really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “You"re a lucky dog!”(你真幸运!) Is he really on your side? If he says, “You"re a lucky guy(人,家伙)!”,that is being friendly. But “a lucky dog”, there is a bit of envy in those words. What he may be saying is that he does not think you deserve your luck.
“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another phrase that says one thing means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem. But this phrase contains the thought that your problem is not at all important.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone"s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Is what he says shown by the tone of voice? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save your another mistake.
小题1:When the writer recalls(回想) some of the things that happened between him and his friends, he _______.| A．feels happy, thinking how nice his friends were to him | | B．feels he might not have understood his friends" true feelings | | C．think it a mistake to have broken up with his girl friend | | D．is sorry that his friends let him down |
小题2:When the writer talks about someone saying, “You"re a lucky dog!”, he is saying that _______.| A．the speaker is just friendly | | B．this sentence suggests the same as “You"re a lucky guy!” | | C．the word “dog” should not be used to apply to people | | D．sometimes the words show that the speaker is a bit envious |
小题3:This passage tries to tell you how to _______.| A．avoid(避免) mistakes about money and friends | | B．get an idea of friendly people | | C．avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you | | D．keep people friendly without trusting them |
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The dream of flying into outer space, cherished by the Chinese people for centuries, will soon come true.
China launched its fourth unmanned spacecraft （飞船）“Shenzhou Ⅳ” on December 30 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu Province. It was the 27th consecutive（连续的）and successful launch of China - made rockets since October 1996. This launch has made it more realistic for China to send a person into space on its own following Russia and the USA.
Qi Faren，leading designer of the spacecraft system, said all the functions （功能） designed for manned flights have withstood （经受住）the test of three previous, successful launches and return landings of the “Shenzhou” spaceships.
China launched the “Shenzhou Ⅰ ”, “Shenzhou Ⅱ ”and “Shenzhou Ⅲ ”spacecrafts in 1999,2001 and 2002 respectively.
“Shouzhou Ⅳ” was to make it a more comfortable place in which astronauts can live and work. All parts of the application system for manned flight are aboard the “Shenzhou Ⅳ”craft in all test flights.
China’s manned flight programme began in 1992. A number of unmanned test flights will be launched before Chinese astronauts are sent into space.
Leading scientists in charge of China’s manned space programme said the successful launch of the “Shenzhou Ⅳ” laid a solid foundation for the country’s future task of sending Chinese astronauts to outer space.
The spacecraft returned to the earth on January 5, after completing seven experiments in space.
Officials at the centre said that“ Shenzhou Ⅴ”, a manned spacecraft, is expected to be launched later this year.
小题1:How many countries can send a person into space on its own by now？| A．2. | B．3. | | C．4. | D．Not mentioned. |
小题2:China’s manned flight programme began in ________.| A．1992 | B．October 1996. | | C．1999 | D．January 2003 |
小题3:As a matter of fact, ________ .| A．“Shenzhou Ⅴ ”has been launched | | B．“Shenzhou Ⅳ” was a manned spacecraft | | C．“Shenzhou Ⅲ ”and“ Shenzhou Ⅳ” were not launched in the same year | | D．the dream of man flying into outer space has come true in China |
小题4:Which is the most suitable title for the passage?| A．The Successful Launching of “Shenzhou Ⅳ ”. | | B．The Landing of “Shenzhou Ⅳ ”. | | C．Chin a’s Manned Flight Programme. | | D．The Third Country Sending a Person into Outer Space. |
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