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Athens Olympic 110m hurdle champion Liu Xiang felt so relieved to return to racetrack after getting
out of the great number of social activities.
Liu arrived in hometown Shanghai Wednesday night and was about to resume training shortly after.
"I am so exhausted (疲惫的)from so many social activities, which made me even more tired than
training," said the 21-year-old Liu, who wrote a new chapter in China"s Olympic history by winning the
country"s first ever athletics short-distance running title in the men"s 110m hurdles (栏) in Athens in August.
"I am happy that I will resume my training soon back in Shanghai," said the Shanghai native. He turned
into an instant national hero with the Olympic glory (荣誉,光荣) and one of the most popular Olympic gold
medalists, taking part in scores of celebration activities since he returned to China early September.
"My regular training has been interrupted for such a long time that I think I can only run at about 13.5
seconds now," said Liu, who clocked a world record-tying time of 12.91 to clinch the title.
"I would rather forget what I have achieved in the past and try my best to realize a higher goal," he said.
Liu already missed the Berlin Golden League Series on Sunday and won"t be able to catch the IAAF
Grand Prix final slated for September 18-19 in Monaco. He plans on attending an IAAF all-star tournament
in Japan at the end of this month.
B. Liu Xiang"s resumption to the racetrack
C. dream of Liu Xiang
D. Liu Xiang"s high aim
B. Liu Xiang will win Golden League Series on Sunday
C. Liu Xiang wasn"t good at social activities
D. Liu Xiang was refreshed after so many social activities
B. glad
C. worried
D. disappointed
B. Liu Xiang has missed two races because of his social activities.
C. Liu Xiang has made up his mind to stop his social activities.
D. Liu Xiang has deserted his present career.
答案
举一反三
Colours are really made by reflected (反射) light. We see colour because most of the things reflect light.
Something is red, for it reflects most of the red light. In the same way, if something is green, it reflects most
of the green light. If something reflects all light, it is white. If it doesn"t reflect any light, it is black.
Some of the light is reflected and some is taken in (吸收) and turned into (变成)heat (热能).The darder
the colour is, the less light is reflected, the more light is taken in. So dard-coloured (深色的) clothes are
warmer in the sun than light-coloured clothes.
B. see its heat.
C. not see its colour
D. see nothing
B. no light
C. all light
D. most light
B. less light
C. more colour
D. less colour
B. red-coloured clothes
C. green-coloured clothes
D. light-coloured clothes
B. Colour
C. Heat
D. Clothes
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Many Americans have parties at home and invite all their friends. Many of these events are noisy. People shout
and sing. They often blow on small noisemakers when the New Year arrives at midnight. They kiss their husband or
wife or the person they are with. They dance to music. Other Americans spend a quiet evening at home.They drink
Champagne at midnight to welcome the New Year.
Some people drink too much alcohol at New Year"s Eve celebrations.This can lead to tragic results if a person
drinks too much and then drives a car. The National Safety Council says hundreds of people die in road accidents
during the holiday.
In recent years,the danger of accidents has resulted in a new tradition called the"designated driver" One person
among a group of friends drinks little or no alcohol during New Year"s Eve celebrations. Then this designated driver
can safely drive the other people home. Many American cities also offer free taxi service on New Year"s Eve to take
people home safely.
Other Americans observe the coming of the New Year at events without alcohol.More than 220 American cities
hold these First Night celebrations. Artists in Boston Massachusetts started the tradition of First Night celebrations.
In 1976.They wanted to observe the coming of a New Year. But they did not want to hold noisy drinking parties. So
they organized music concerts, art exhibitions and other events to observe the holiday.
1997. Half the population of the country watched the final event and a new kind of TV program was born.
Two years later in Holland, the first series of Big Brother was filmed. Again, it was a great success and the
final program was watched by 15 million people. Now more than 20 countries around the world have Big
Brother or Expedition Robinson on their TV screens. The ordinary people who take part in the programs
are known by millions of people in their own countries and reality TV has become big, big business.
For the TV producers, reality TV is a dream which come true because many of the programs cost nothing
to make. At some point, the television viewers (观众) are asked to telephone the program to vote or to apply
to take part in the show. It is the cost of these telephone calls that pays for the shows. One of the most
popular shows is Pop Idol. In the show, a group of attractive young people are made into pop stars. TV
viewers vote for their favorite person on the show. The winner makes a record and millions of copies of the
record are sold. His or her pictures are published on the covers of magazines or on the front pages of
newspapers, and then, they are quickly forgotten.
But not everyone is happy about reality TV. In Portugal, two TV channels got into trouble because they
showed too much of the personal lives of the people in the shows. In France, reality TV is called "rubbish
TV" and the TV studios of Big Brother were attacked three times in one week. In Greece, Big Brother was
described as "against human rights and civilization".
B. pop TV Stars
C. attractive people
D. famous film stars
B. TV actors who take part in reality TV shows.
C. TV viewers who telephone reality TV shows.
D. TV companies which broadcast reality TV shows.
B. Big Brother was one of the first reality TV shows in the world.
C. Rubbish TV is one of the personal reality TV shows in the world.
D. Expedition Robinson was the first reality TV show in the world.
B. reality TV will do well in many countries
C. all the people in Europe are in favor of reality TV
D. reality TV will not be broadcast in any countries
way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?
Scientists say we"re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One
theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being
carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don"t use it, we lose it.
"Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around. Says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project." However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop
the skills."
Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of
direction. He makes the following suggestions:
If you are using a map, turn it so it relates to the way you are facing.
If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on
the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.
Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town. Streams, or walls in the
countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks
such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are. Now you need never get lost again!
B. people learn a sense of direction as they grow older
C. people never lose their sense of direction
D. everybody possesses a sense of direction from birth
B. They should never be allowed out alone if they lack a sense of direction.
C. They have a sense of direction and can find their way around.
D. They can develop a good sense or direction if they are driven around in a car.
B. draw a map of the route to help remember where it is.
C. avoid taking the same route when you come back to it.
D. remember something easily recognized on the route.
B. use walls, streams and streets to guide yourself.
C. remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs.
D. count the number of landmarks that you see.
B. Children have the ability to find their way around
C. The ways to improve sense of direction
D. Everyone is born with a sense of direction and it can be improved
language? Although people usually know what the word means it often has no exact translation. It"s not
surprising really, because the idea of home varies from country to country, and from person to person. A
home is more than a roof and four walls. It"s the cooking, eating, talking, playing and family living that go
on inside, which are important as well. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.
But it"s not just that homes look different in different countries, they also contain different things and
reveal (显示) different attitudes (态度) and needs. For example, in cold northern Europe, there"s a fire in
the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it"s more
important to keep the heat out, there are small windows, cool stone floors and often no carpets. We asked
some people about their homes.