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The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.
During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings had appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.
In the 1950’s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sports men began to take part in the White Olympics.
Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.
Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.
小题1: We can infer from the passage that ______.

A．No stamps were printed in the first two White Olympics

B．The first stamps marking the opening came out for the 3^rd White Olympics

C．The 3^rd White Olympics was in the USA

D．The 3^rd White Olympics were held in 1932

小题2: The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games _____.

A．after the year 1936	B．after the 3rd White Olympics
C．before the 3rd White Olympics	D．before the year 1932

小题3: The Winter Olympics is held once _______.

A．every two years	B．every three years
C．every four years	D．every five years

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

B．Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

C．All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

D．Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games

小题5: What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?

A．Basketball.

B．Table tennis.

C．Football.

D．Skating.

答案

小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:D

解析

小题1: 推理题。B、C、D三个都能从文章中直接找到答案，故都不是推理，只有答案A可以从第一段The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics推理得出。
小题1: 细节题。根据句子 The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule(规定)可知答案为B。
小题1:细节题。根据文章内容在1932年举行第3届冬季奥林匹克运动会，在1936年举行第4届冬季奥林匹克运动会，由此推知每四年举行一次。
小题1:细节题。从句子 When the White Olympics came, the host countries(东道国) as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games中可知。
小题1:推断题。文章的主题是冬季奥林匹克运动会，所以最可能出现在邮票上的是Skating(滑雪)。

举一反三

Recently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Internet forum (论坛) asking what “PK” meant.
“My family has been watching the ‘Super Girl’ singing competition TV programme. My little daughter asked me what ‘PK’ meant, but I had no idea,” explained the puzzled father.
To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online, it is impossible not to know this term. In such Internet games, “PK” is short for “Player Kill”, in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.
In the case of the “Super Girl” singing competition, “PK” was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking (排名).
Like this father, Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students’ compositions using Internet jargons which are difficult to understand. A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write compositions with simple language, but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didn’t understand.
“My ‘GG’ came back this summer from college. He told me I’ve grown up to be a ‘PLMM’. I loved to ‘FB’ with him together; he always took me to the ‘KPM’,” went one composition.
“GG” means Ge Ge (Chinese pinyin for brother). “PLMM” refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl). “FB” means Fu Bai (corruption). “KPM” is short for KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonald’s.
Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language.
If you do not even know what a Kong Long (dinosaur, referring to an ugly looking female) or a Qing Wa (frog, referring to an ugly looking male) is, you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao!
小题1: By writing the article, the writer tries to ________.

A．explain some Internet language	B．suggest common Internet language
C．laugh at the Beijing father	D．draw our attention to Internet language

小题2:What does the writer think about the term “PK”?

A．Fathers can’t possibly know it.	B．The daughter should understand it.
C．Online game players may know it.	D．“Super Girl” shouldn’t have used it.

小题3: The examples of the Beijing father and the Tianjin teacher are used to show that Internet jargons ________.

A．are used not only online	B．can be understood very well
C．are welcomed by all the people	D．cause trouble to our mother tongue

小题4:The underlined word “jargons” probably means ________.

A．expressions

B．phrases

C．letters

D．spellings

小题5: What would be the best title for the passage?

A．A puzzled father	B．Do you speak Internet jargons?
C．Keep away from Internet jargons	D．Kong Long or Qing Wa?

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Dear sir,
I read your story (of the 4th February) about the cost of living in the country rather than in the town, and I agree with most of the points that you made. My husband and I lived in the middle of Horlton until two years ago — a seaside town of nearly five hundred thousand people. When my husband stopped working, we moved to our present house in a small village at the foot of Roland Hill, and there is no doubt that our costs are higher now.
I have to do my shopping in small shops, where the food is more expensive than in city supermarkets; it costs more to travel by bus; and because the men who come to mend the television or the washing

machine, have to come farther, we have to pay them more.
But it does not cost us much to enjoy what is beautiful in the country; and peace and quiet are cheap. Many people spend a great deal of time and money driving into the country to enjoy the simple things of life; yet we can enjoy them just by going out of the front door. It costs more to live here than it did in Horlton but now life really is worth living.
Yours faithfully.
Edith Randall
小题1:What do you know about Horlton?

A．A quiet town not far from the sea.

B．A middle-sized town until two years ago.

C．A town with a population of nearly half a million.

D．A small village at the foot of Roland Hill

小题2: What Mrs Randall really wants to express in the letter is that _____.

A．it cost less to live in the country

B．it costs more to live in the country

C．living in the country is no better than in the town

D．she is quite satisfied with the life in the country

小题3:One can probably find this letter in _____.

A．a guidebook

B．a newspaper

C．a speech

D．a story book

小题4:According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．The letter is written by an unknown person.

B．This letter is a reply to the questions of 4th February.

C．Living in the country is better than living in the city.

D．The cost of li

ving in the city is lower than that of the country.

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Several hundred strangers received “love letters” from a young man on the street. The letter was written and given out by Yang Yang, a student majoring in human resources at Chongqing University of Science and Technology，who hoped to show his disappointment with job hunting.
Yang’s story has caught media attention perhaps because it is similar to those of millions of recent graduates seeking jobs and struggling for survival in the country’s wealthiest cities. They have diplomas, rather than professional skills，and come to big cities in hopes of better lives, only to find low-paying jobs and poor living conditions.
They are China’s “ant tribe(蚁族)”, a term created by sociologist Lian Si from Peking University in his 2009 book, Ant Tribe. “They’re so similar to ants. They share small and narrow living areas. They’re intelligent and hard-working, yet nameless and underpaid.” The term also speaks to their helplessness in a world governed by the law of the jungle -- only the strongest survive.
A survey in Lian’s another book published this year, Ant Tribe II, found nearly 30 percent of “ants” are graduates of famous universities—almost three times last year’s percentage. Most had degrees in popular majors. In addition, 7.2 percent of "ants" have at least a master’s degree compared to 1.6 percent in 2009.
An “ant’s” average monthly salary is l, 904 yuan, with about 64 percent of them earning less than 2,000 yuan a month.
Another survey in the 2010 Annual Report on the Development of Chinese Talent found more than 1 million “ants” live in big cities.
“Most ants are from rural families or small towns, and their experiences in universities didn’t arm them well enough to fight with competitors in big cities’ employment markets.” Professor Zhang Ming at Renmin University of China said.
The “ant tribe’s” embarrassing living situations have become a serious social problem, and the government should develop smaller

cities to attract more graduates from big cities, Zhang
believed.
However, “ants” expect more study and training opportunities in big cities, which keeps them positive despite their situations.
小题1:Yang’s story is introduced in order to_________.

A．analyze graduates’ difficulties in finding jobs

B．lead to the topic of the article—“ant tribe”

C．tell readers a story about those big cities

D．show a clever way of dealing with pressure

小题2:The “ants” fail to find high-paying jobs mainly because__________.

A．they have no diplomas from good universities

B．their majors do not meet the needs of society

C．those from rural areas are not treated equally

D．they do not have necessary professional skills

小题3:“Ant tribe” members are similar to ants in the following aspects EXCEPT that_________.

A．they live in narrow and small places in groups

B．they work hard but earn little for survival

C．they are in a world judged by the jungle law

D．they are pleased with being nameless and underpaid

小题4:Professor Zhang thought “ants” problems could be solved by__________.

A．creating more jobs for graduates in big cities

B．developing smaller cities to attract graduates

C．sending graduates to rural areas and small towns

D．training graduates to improve their ability

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In most of the time, I am devoted to my research in the lab with my friend Dave, who loves traveling very much. To make our life colorful and relax ourselves, in July, my friend and I are taking a camping trip. We will travel for four weeks and will tour the United States and part of Canada. We have decided to camp because it does not cost as much as vacationing (度假) in hotels.
We have to plan very carefully in advance. First, the car we are going to drive is very small, so we have decided to take only one small suitcase each and as few camping things as possible. We will take some medicine with us to prevent insects (昆虫) from hurting us, and also food for picnics. Second, there is a lot to see in the United States and Canada, so we have to decide on the direction (方向) we want to drive.
The date we are leaving is July 2, from which day we will have two months off. We want to see and do many things on our camping tour. We want to climb in the mountains, visit famous caves, and swim in cool mountain rivers. We want to visit many cities and talk to many people, which I am sure can enrich our experience greatly. We also want to find a hotel room if it rains at night. We expect to have an exciting trip.
小题1: The two friends are going to take a camping trip ________.

A．if they have four weeks’ time off	B．though it will be a long trip
C．so that they can save money	D．because it will be warm enough in July

小题2:Which of the following statements is possibly true?

A．They are now on the trip	B．They are going to make a tour all over the U.S and Canada.
C．They are quite rich.	D．July is drawing near.

小题3: We learn from the second paragraph that ________.

A．they must be ill.	B．they will bring a lot in the car.
C．they must have studied the map carefully.	D．they must have been hurt by insects.

小题4: It is quite clear that ________.

A．there will be no insects at all.	B．they are sure to take some medicine on the trip.
C．the two friends will take turns to drive.	D．the two friends will share a suitcase.

小题5: If they are caught in the rain , they will ________.

A．talk to their families while it rains.	B．ask others for help.
C．have to stop climbing.	D．have to stay in a hotel for the night.

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The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My 36 began when I was just a kid. I   37 becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic. Through her work, she observed that 38 people spent a lot more time reading than they 39   watching television. She announced that my brother and I 40 watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 41 her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later, we realized her marks were a 42 . My mother was Illiterate(不识字的，文盲的)。
When I entered high school I was a(n) 43 , but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to 44 the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from 45 her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy 46 food and pay the bills. With everything 47 , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very 48  with that arrangement but once I got through distributing money, there was 49 left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to 50 our heads and any kind of food on the table, 51  buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my 52 and became an A-student again, and eventually I 53 my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story—a woman with  54 formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job 55 than parenting.（养育） This I believe.

小题1:

A．belief

B．work

C．education

D．promise

小题2:

A．majored in

B．got used to

C．dreamed of

D．got tired of

小题3:

A．lazy

B．easy-going

C．successful

D．reliable

小题4:

A．spent

B．paid

C．took

D．did

小题5:

A．could only

B．might not

C．must not

D．should often

小题6:

A．read to

B．discuss

C．teach

D．explain to

小题7:

A．joke

B．means

C．tool

D．trick

小题8:

A．A-student

B．B-student

C．C-student

D．D-student

小题9:

A．get rid of

B．hang out with

C．break away from

D．keep up with

小题10:

A．making

B．stopping

C．working

D．getting

小题11:

A．your brother

B．yourself

C．your sisiter

D．the family

小题12:

A．left over

B．give off

C．used up

D．carried out

小题13:

A．angry

B．pleased

C．disappointed

D．bored

小题14:

A．anything

B．everything

C．something

D．nothing

小题15:A knock into

B.gave an impression on

C. keep a roof over

D. have eyes in the back of

小题16:

A．let alone

B．let out

C．let in

D．leave alone

小题17:

A．guys

B．mother

C．studies

D．play

小题18:

A．made

B．realized

C．changed

D．tried

小题19:

A．little

B．much

C．few

D．high

小题20:

A．more interesting

B．less important

C．more important

D．less interesting

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