In 1982, Steven Callahan was
crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat
when it struck something and sank. He got into a life boat, but his supplies
were 36 . His chances of surviving were small. 37 when three fishermen found him 76 days
later, he was alive ― much 38 than he was when he started, but alive.
His 39 of how he survived is fascinating. His
cleverness ― how he 40 to catch fish, how he evaporated(蒸發(fā)) sea water to 41 fresh water ― is very interesting.
But the
thing that 42 my eye was how he managed to keep himself
going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no43 in continuing
the struggle. He was starved and 44 worn-out. Giving up would have
seemed the only possible choice.
When people 45 these kinds of circumstances, they do
something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many
people in 46 desperate circumstances 47 in or go mad.
Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to
carry on 48 difficulties.
“I tell myself I can 49
it,” wrote Callahan
in his book. “Compared to what others have been through, I’m fortunate. I tell
myself these things over and over, 50 up courage…”
I
wrote that down after I read it. It 51 me as something important. And I’ve told
myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 52 off or when my problems seemed too
terrible. And every time I’ve said it, I have always come back to my 53 .
The truth is, our circumstances
are only bad 54 to something better. But others have been
through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been
through, you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it
will help you 55 through the rough situations with a
little more courage.
36. A. little B. rich C. few D. enough
37. A. And B. Yet C. Still D. Thus
38. A. thinner B. stronger C. worse D.
healthier
39. A. attitude B. assumption C.
instruction D. account
40. A. assisted B. tended C. managed D. intended
41. A. make B. absorb C. select D. replace
42. A. attacked B. caught C. froze D. cheated
43. A. need B. taste C. message D. point
44. A. firmly B. completely C.
hardly D.
generally
45. A. deal B. defend C. survive D. observe
46. A. similarly B. differently C.
gradually D. commonly
47. A. pull B. take C. break D. give
48. A. for the
lack of B. in the face of C. in exchange for D. as a result of
49. A. handle B. carry C. follow D. inspect
50. A. rolling B. using C. building D. making
51. A. defeated B. recommended C. introduced D.
struck
52. A. far B. long C. ever D. even
53. A. supplies B. senses C. ideas D. influences
54. A. related B. measured C. contributed D.
compared
55. A. see B. cut C. get D. think
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閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
A
VEGAN
CHARITIES AND GOOD CAUSES
These are tough times
for the charities, many of which will be experiencing lower levels of donations
― so if you can support them please do.
HIPPO
HIPPO is dedicated to relieving poverty and overcoming hunger and
malnutrition in poor countries through the provision and production of vegan
food. They help vegan orphanages and some of the poorest families in the
community, and encourage and assist the development of sustainable (可持續(xù)的) agriculture and gardening.
Plants for a Future
Plants for a Future (a project based in Cornwall) researches
perennial (四季不斷的), eatable and useful
plants for sustainable agriculture / living. Their achievements include the
creation of an online database of 7,000 plants.
Respect for Animals
Respect for Animals campaigns against the fur trade. They run the
annual Design Against Fur competition and were responsible for the anti-fur
advertising campaign of the 80’s.
Vegan-Organic Trust
The Vegan-Organic Trust is a
charity “devoted to education about animal-free food growing”. They produce a
regular magazine and provide information for both large- and small-scale
growers.
Vega Research
Vega Research campaigns on
farming and human health issues. Sponsors research into vegan nutrition and the
links between diet and health.
56. Which of the following
campaigns against animal products?
A. Hippo B.
Plants for a Future
C. Vega Research D.
Vegan-Organic Trust
57. Judging from the passage, a
“vegan” may be a person who _______.
A. does not eat or use animal
products B. takes a position in a government office
C. is devoted to helping the poor D.
helps in agriculture and gardening
58. What do all the charities and
causes have in common?
A. They all deal with animal
welfare. B. They are all in need of
donations.
C. They all provide aid in animal
caring. D. They are all about diet and
health.
B
Alone in the
wilderness. Nothing but jungle. A world of shadow with the rays of light
falling like blonde hair from the crowns of the giant trees. Jungle in the
midday sun. Everything motionless. Not a sound from sky or earth. Complete
silence. Only some coconuts falling, at long intervals, very far away. The
world reduced to the soft touch of cool grass along my naked back, and a sweet
smell of rich soil and vegetation. Stretched out with closed eyes beside my
heavy burden of fruit and firewood, I enjoyed the feeling of fresh blood
streaming through every part of my body and fresh jungle air filling every corner
of my lungs.
Resting motionless, I
could see the sun through my closed eyelids, alone in the sky, as lonely as I,
and as motionless and silent as everything else. The earth had surely stopped
turning and somewhere on this planet there was supposed to be roaring traffic
in busy streets. What a crazy, unbelievable thought!
Another
coconut fell, to make the world come to a complete standstill. I had to roll
over onto my stomach to feel that at least I could move and make noises. Then I
found company. A little brown ant was struggling to find its way with a bit of
dry straw through the jungle of leaves and grass below my nose. I wondered if I
could give the little fellow a lift with its burden, but it showed not the
slightest sign of tiredness and struggled on with all six legs, head first or
head last, waving its feelers energetically as if the trip had just started.
Who ever saw a tired ant? Tiredness, disagreeable tiredness, is restricted to
hunted animals, slaves and modern man . It is as great an effort for an office
clerk to walk five blocks with a loaded brief-case as it is for a
jungle-dweller to cross a valley with a goat on his back. It is as hard to get
up and climb or run when you have been seated for years as it is to get up and
walk when you have been in bed for months. The body is strange. Spare it, and
you get really tired for almost nothing; use it, and almost nothing makes you
really tired.
I
rose to my feet. I had heard a horse neighing down in the valley. Above me, on
the open highland plains, there were wild horses. But down in the valley there
was never a horse unless there was a man on it. Somebody was making his way up
the valley and my wife was alone.
59．The author mentions coconuts’ falling to.
A．show
his loneliness B．a(chǎn)dd
beauty to the jungle
C．express
his love of nature D．stress
the absolute silence
60．How does the author feel about the ant?
A．He
admired its attitude toward work.
B．He
was amazed at its tireless efforts.
C．He
showed sympathy for the little ant.
D．He
was content to have it as a companion.
61．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that
the author would probably.
A．work
harder than before B．talk
to the man on the horse
C．make
his way home D．stay
in the valley
62．We can learn from the passage that the author.
A．enjoyed
being alone B．had
an unforgettable adventure
C．missed
his busy life in the city D．experienced
a world of quietness
C
Anyone who
ever wondered why a dying plant, say, a freshly-cut red rose may appeal to a
lady friend, might take some comfort in science, which once again offers us a
reasonable answer to one of the world’ s great mysteries.
Beyond a common preference in
people for blue, “the long history of color preference studies has been
described as ‘confusing and contradictory,” write scientists Anya Hurlbert and
Yazhu Ling of England’ s Newcastle University, authors of a new study in the
journal Current Biology. “This fact is perhaps surprising,” they said, “though
the popularity of the concept that little girls differ from boys in preferring
pink.”
But the scientists believe they
have an answer to this scientific mystery, discovering women’s preference for
red, hidden above the average liking for blue.
In their study, the pair
quickly flashed color cards, displaying many different aspects, at 208
volunteers, mostly Britishers but with a number of Han Chinese, who moved to
the United Kingdom
recently. Tested in three different experiments, the researchers found out a
small but significant preference for reddish colors in the female volunteers.
Puzzled, the authors realized
that most of the difference between men and women came in the form of a
preference for green VS red in the color cards, regardless of the other slight
differences such as the slightly blue ones that everyone liked. Why might this
be?
Evolution might offer an answer,
they reason. Human color perception(感知), the assessment of three separate color types ― red ―
green ― blue― in our vision (視覺) is a relatively recent addition to our line of mammals(脯乳動物).
Adding weight to their argument,
they found the women who are most typically feminine(女性的) on a psychological
survey also had the biggest preference for reddish colors. “My love is like a
red, red rose,” wrote the Scottish poet Rober Burns in 1794.
63. The scientists discovered the colour mystery that exists
between men and women by _____.
A. giving examples
B. doing experiments
C. stating
causes and effects
D. interviewing volunteers
64. The word “pair” in Para.4 refers to _____.
A. man and
woman
B. science and evolution
C. Anya Hurlbert
and Yazhu Ling
D. red and green
65. According to the study the scientists have carried out in the
passage, _____.
A. men like
blue most
B. women have
preference for red besides blue
C. generally
speaking boys prefer slight pink to blue
D. girls also
love slight green
66. What does the first paragraph probably tell us ?
A. Science can
make people feel more comfortable.
B. When we are
bored, we can turn to science for help.
C. Science can
make our study confusing and contradictory.
D. Scientific
research contributes to people’s discovering the mystery.
D
Dancing the night away
It is a measure of how
little control I have over my own life that in middle March I am escorting(護(hù)送) a pretty young redhead to a
debutante ball. (A formal presentation of young ladies when they reach the age
of maturity. This was originally used in the past to introduce young ladies to
society so that they could meet a possible marriage partner , so it was for the
upper class, the nobility (貴族)and titled families. At a debutante ball, the
expensively-dressed girls stand in a line to be introduced individually. Their
fathers then walk them, arm-in-arm around the dance floor, followed by a waltz.)
"Daddy, you
OK?" she asks.
"Never
better," I lie.
"Good," she
says, hugging my shoulder and giggling (咯咯笑).
Generally, deb balls
belong to the upper class, and that is decidedly not us. The other day, I was
trying to figure out which to buy ― a garage door opener, or a DVD player. Both
were broken, yet we could afford to replace only one. That's how "upper
class" we are. We're more like "fixer upper class."
So it's a mystery how
we ended up at this deb ball. Two mothers are checking for alcohol, making sure
the debs aren't drinking.
Anyway, they won't let
the dads eat dinner till we "present" the girls, which means we have
to escort our daughters around the dance floor one by one, as the mistress (女主人) of ceremonies reads
out the young lady's accomplishments.
"Trish plans to
attend Stanford in the fall, where she will study molecular (分子) engineering in hopes of one day
developing a way to help predict earthquakes."
On and on these
introductions go. One girl hopes to grow food on Mars.
After the
introductions we finally get to the Big Waltz. For the last month, the dads and
daughters have all been taking lessons for the Big Waltz, under the direction
of the widow (遺孀) of Otto von Bismarck. Fortunately, she is a people person.
"Forward,
BACK!" she screamed, while teaching us to waltz.
Her gentle directions
have worked miracles. Suddenly, on this big night, we are a well-organized team
of 27 father-daughter dance pairs.
Honestly, waltzing is
like math, in the sense that some people never get it.
The relative success
of this Big Waltz comes as a huge relief to the mothers, who have been planning
this ceremony for six years and have been a little tense lately.
In the end, everything
turned out OK at the deb ball. The 27 dads developed into a fairly supportive
fellowship. And the little red-haired girl? She hugged my shoulder and giggled
happily, making it all ― the waltz lessons, the rental tuxedo (男士正式晚禮服), the 14 years of
coaching softball ― worth every awful-wonderful moment.
67. We
know from the passage that at the debutant ball ________.
A. the mothers felt relieved after the ceremony began
B. well-dressed girls were introduced to their future husbands
C. the writer’s daughter, a red-haired girl, was the focus of attention
D. 27 father-daughter dance pairs
presented a successful waltz show
68. By
saying "it’s a mystery how we ended up at this deb ball" the writer
suggests that _______.
A. as a member from the upper
class he can attend the ball
B. it’s the first time for
him to attend such a grand ceremony
C. the deb ball is usually
held for rich families but his is not
D. many families want to
attend the ball so it wasn’t easy for him to get in
69. According
to the writer, waltzing is like math because ________.
A. both are not easy to
learn
B. they are something you
need a gift to learn well
C. the writer can not learn
either waltzing or math well
D. girls from the upper class
should learn either of them
70. The
writer feels all his efforts were worthwhile because his daughter________.
The world
hasn't seen a pandemic in 41 years, when the "Hong
Kong" flu crossed the globe and killed about one million
people worldwide. If H1N1 flu (甲型流感)reaches pandemic(流行疾病) levels, what
would happen next?
The outbreak of SARS in
2003 rang alarm bells as potential pandemics. Although it jumped the
"animal-to-human" barrier, neither disease changed enough to enable
human-to-human infection. Strictly speaking, SARS did not become pandemics
because it was too good at killing their hosts. For a pandemic, it needs to be
able to maintain human-to-human contact without killing its host off.
" H1N1 flu is
already a man-to-man disease, which makes it much more difficult to manage. And
H1N1 flu appears much more infectious than SARS."
But the WHO warns, it
cannot say whether or not it will indeed cause a pandemic. According to
experts, here's what the world might see if there is another pandemic, based on
past experience:
The disease would skip
from city to city over an 18-to-24 month period, infecting more than a third of
the population. World health Organization officials believe as many as 1.5
billion people around the globe would seek medical care and nearly 30 million
would seek hospitalization. Based on the last pandemic and current world
population, as many as 7 million people could die. Hospitals will become
overcrowded, schools will close, businesses will close, airports will be empty.
Business will become very bad, as people avoid as much social contact as
possible.
Health facilities will
become overrun with patients and there would be less-than-adequate staffing, as
medical health professionals fall ill themselves and that would result in
higher deaths.
The very young and very
old will likely be the most susceptible(易受感染的) to the illness.
Experts warn, much is still unknown about the current H1N1 flu virus and its
severity and it is too early to say whether it will lead to a pandemic. Right
now, the focus is on finding answers and controlling the spread.
Title:
It’s Not a Pandemic yet!
Three diseases mentioned
● “Hong Kang” flu
● 72
● H1N1 flu
Some 71 about SARS and H1N1 flu
● SARS didn’t change 73 to enable sustained
human-to-human infection.
● SARS was very good at killing its 74
● A man with H1N1 flu can infect 75 man.
● Comparing SARS and H1N1 flu, SARS is not 76
infectious.
Possible consequence of H1N1 flu
● The disease would 77 very fast.
● Around 1.5 billion people in the world will need 78 care.
Experts’ 79
Much is still unknown about 80 H1N1 is leading to pandemic or
not.
請給21世紀(jì)英語報(bào)寫一遍題為Is cyber language dangerous？的報(bào)導(dǎo)，陳述以上的調(diào)查結(jié)果并發(fā)表你自己得的看法。
注意：1. 不要逐條翻譯，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；
2. 詞數(shù)150字左右；開頭已寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；
3. 參考詞匯： 草根文化 grass-roots culture; 庸俗 vulgar
Is cyber
language dangerous ？
With the development of information technology, cyber
language has stepped into our life and is spreading rapidly. According to a
survey recently conducted among high school students, there are various views
about the use of cyber language.
21. Education is a lifelong process,
process that starts long before start of school, and one that should be a
necessary part of one’s entire life.
A. a, a
B. a, the
C.
the, a
D.
the, the
22. A chance
conversation with a stranger lead a person to discover how little is
known of other religions.
A. may
B.
should
C. must
D.
shall
23. The price system is
a complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in
the economy as well as of a great number of services.
A. the one B. that
C. ones
D. those
24. A composer writes a
work, but no one can hear it it is performed.
A. when B. until
C. before
D. after
25. Carnegie believed
that individuals should progress hard work, but he also felt strongly that
the wealthy should use their fortunes the benefit of society.
A. by, into B. in, to
C. through, for D. on, of
26. There is some
evidence that the two types of sleep, dreaming and dreamless, on the life-style of the animal.
A. depend B. depends
C. depended D. depending
27. I’d prefer if I didn’t have to do so much work.
A. her
B. this
C. that
D. it
28. ―
Have you ever worked with a tape recorder?
― I ________ it a lot
when I was teaching English in Guang Ming School.
A. used B. was used C.
have used D. had used
29. that caused him to serve dinner an hour
later than usual.
A. It was we being late B.
It was our being late
C. It was we were too late D.
It was because we were late
30. ―Are you pleased with what he has done?
―It couldn’t be ________ . Why didn’t he put more
effort into his work?
A. any worse B. much better
C.
so bad D.
the best
31. ―What were you trying to prove to the police?
― I was last night.
A. That B.
When
C.
Where
D.
What
32. Just because they make more money than I do, they seem to look down on me.
A. so
B. and
C. but
D. 不填
33. Gaokao, one of the most important exams,
to worry about, I have to work really hard in the following two months.
A. Besides B. With C.
As for
D.
Because of
34. The film brought the hours back to me __________ I was
taken good care of in that far-away village.
A. until B. that C.
when
D. where
35. For businessmen a more effective role in international
business negotiations, they must put forth more effort to improve
cross-cultural understanding.
My son was
badly hurt in a fire. After he 36 from a series of treatments, the doctors
told him they would not do any operation for six months 37 it took long for the skin to stop
shrinking (收縮). So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch 38 on his face.
I said to my son, “Keaton, 39 will pay any more attention to your scar 40 you do. If it does not bother you, it
will not bother 41 .” He
took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head 42 high ― glad he was alive.
43 , everyone has scars and
shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like
you better, 44 you looked different, or dressed
differently, or could have a different and newer 45 .
But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will
only judge you by your looks, or your 46 , or your car, if you are judging
yourself by these same false 47 .
One of my friends in college was very 48 .
At first, when people met him, they noticed his 49 for about 10 seconds. This man felt 50 about himself and spent most of his time 51 about other people’s comfort and welfare.
52 , people ignored his
looks. What people 53 was his kindness and his concern for
them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t treat him as an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on what you value 54 yourself, because if you can see that
beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same 55 .
36. A. cured B.
recovered C.
improved D.
returned
37. A. because B.
though C.
until D.
before
38. A. cut B.
wound C.
injure D.
scar
39. A. no one B.
anyone C. everyone D.
someone
40. A. as B.
like C.
than D.
when
41. A. another B.
others C.
all D. us
42. A. put B.
held C.
taken D.
hung
43. A.In all B.
In conclusion C.
In fact D.
Above all
44. A. as long as B.
if C.
even if D.
as if
45. A. house B.
telephone C.
job D.
car
46. A. clothes B.
hairstyle C.
figure D.
salary
47. A. means B.
standards C.
comments D.
rules
48. A. smart B.
optimistic C.
rude D.
ugly
49. A. manners B.
expressions C.
looks D.
actions
50. A. lucky B.
worried C.
good D.
sad
51. A. inquiring B.
asking C.
knowing D.
caring
52. A. Completely B.
Gradually C.
Obviously D.
Suddenly
53. A. wanted B.
understood C.
brought D.
saw
54. A. within B.
beyond C.
except D.
above
55. A. kindness B.
concern C.
beauty D.
perfection
China news, Beijing, Feb. 9 ? Housing price in China has
always aroused heated discussions among property developers and ordinary
Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing
price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However,
the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square
meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows
that there are some bubbles(泡沫) in Chinese real estate market, the
International Finance News reported.
Although the average price of residential houses in the
United States, after converted to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square
meter, the houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese
property developers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers
sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will
be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities,
such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher
than those in the US.
The high housing sales price
in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market does have some
bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in
terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore,
it should be noted that American people’s average income is several dozen times
higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a house
which is even more expensive than that sold in US?
At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of
policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high
housing prices, the government can regulate(控制) the real estate
market by raising tax on property industry and controlling the release of loans
and lands to property developers. At the same time, the government should allow
people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as
funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these
multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered.
56. What is the average housing price per square meter in China?
A. 8000 yuan. B. 10000
yuan.
C. 7000 yuan. D. It’s
not mentioned here.
57. Which of the following does NOT support the idea that the average
housing price in China is even higher than in the United States?
A. Chinese houses can not be
compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and
supporting facilities.
B. American people’s average income
is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people.
C. The houses in US are not sold in
terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell
their houses.
D. The population who need houses
in China is larger than in the United Stated.
58. How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce
the high housing prices?
A. Four.
B. Three.
C. Two.
D. One.
59. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. The housing price in China
is so high that the government should do something useful to
prevent it.
B. There are some bubbles in Chinese
real estate market.
C. The average housing price in
China is even higher than in the United States.
D. Chinese government issued a set
of policies that aimed to benefit the public.
B
When people ask me why I’m
so negative, I always tell them I’m simply looking out for my best interests
and everyone else’s. But negativity gets a bad reputation. Everywhere you look,
someone’s talking about the power of positive thinking.
My life is good and I
contribute it to imagining the worse and then being pleasantly surprised when
the worst doesn’t happen. Last week, I read about a report out of the
Netherlands suggesting this outlook increases my chances of dying from
heart disease.
This news might have
moved me to change my ways, but then I saw an article about some new data from
Denmark. Over the last three decades, Danes have been shown to have higher
rates of “l(fā)ife satisfaction” than any other Western country. Their key to
contentment? Low expectations.
As the article
explained, Danes know they don’t come from the largest, blondest or most
temperate nation on the earth. They don’t expect to be the winners of any game.
So when good things happen, they are that much happier.
This is the philosophy
I’ve been living for years. It’s why I go to every party expecting to have a
miserable time and leave for every vacation thinking it will rain. These things
rarely happen, so every time things don’t turn out so bad, I’m relieved and
joyful. That’s the power of negative thinking.
I strongly
doubt if there is a sense of contentment being too positive, especially when
expectation gets confused with hope. Americans seem unable to separate these
ideas. Our entire belief is wrapped up in the myth of turning dreams into
reality, of constantly reaching for higher goals, of never settling. Obviously,
this can-do spirit turned us into the most powerful nation in the world. But
I’ve always thought we would get better results with a belief like “the pursuit
of contentment”.
It is
interesting how it sounds strange that people often hope to get the best, while
making preparations for the worst”. But that’s the problem with positive
thinking. Because it ignores
satisfaction, which is really desirable, and runs after high expectations,
which are less likely to be
achieved. So let’s stop being so optimistic.
60. What is the main reason why Danes have higher rates of “l(fā)ife
satisfaction”?
A. Danes live a rich
life.
B. Danes have few social problems.
C. Danes are very
optimistic.
D. Danes don’t expect too much.
61. What does “this outlook” in the 2nd paragraph refer to?
A. Positive thinking.
B. Negative thinking
C. Setting a high
goal.
D. Imaging a bright future.
62. Where does the writer come from?
A. The Netherlands B.
Denmark
C. The U.S.A.
D. Japan
63. Which of the following proverbs agrees with the writer’s point of
view?
A. Don’t count your chickens
before they are hatched.
B. Hope for the best, prepare
for the worst.
C. God helps those who help
themselves.
D. Nothing is impossible to a
willing heart.
C
Heading back to the room
for dinner and a hot shower may sound like the act of a tired tourist, but in
the traditional Japanese inn --- or ryokan --- those activities can be as
interesting as anything along the sightseeing trail. “People going looking for
a sort of nostalgic (懷舊的),old-fashioned, traditional view of Japanese life will find it most
easily in a ryokan,” said Peter Grilli, president of Japan Society of Boston,
Massachusetts.
Many ryokan spang up in the
17th century to put up feudal lords (領(lǐng)主) traveling along Tokaido highway to Edo (now Tokyo).
Today tourists looking for a taste of the country’s historic lifestyle find
varying levels of understated elegant in ryokan throughout the country.
A typical stay starts with
a greeting from the inn’s staff and a change from street shoes into slippers.
An attendant leads guests to their rooms, where slippers are removed before
walking on the rice straw flooring, called tatami. Walking slowly along behind
a kimono-clad (和服) attendant on the creaky
wood floods of Fukuzumiro ryokan’s hallways is like stepping back in time. The
inn was established in 1890 by a former samurai(武士).
Tim Paterson, 33, a banker
living in Tokyo, has stayed at several ryokan. This New Zealand native leaves
after a recent stay at Fukuzumiro. “I think it’s quite good mixing culture with
history and not just going to see it, but living in it, staying in it.” he
said. Sliding glass doors line the inn’s rural hallways, bringing in the sound
of trickling water and the quietness of the stone and tree-filled courtyards
outside.
64. From the 1st paragraph, we can see that ________.
A. there is no dinner or a hot
shower in ryokan
B. such activities as dinner
and shower in ryokan can take you back in time
C. such activities as dinner
and shower mean the same both in ordinary inns and traditional inns
D. such activities as dinner
and shower are more important than the sightseeing for tourists
65. What’s the purpose of building so many ryokan in the 17th
century?
A. To provide rooms for the
noble when they travelled.
B. To keep the Japanese
traditional style of life.
C. To make people feel elegant
in the ryokan.
D. To attract more tourists to
put up in the ryokan.
66. Which of the following shows the right order of tourists entering the
ryokan?
a. An attendant shows guests
to their room
b. The guests take off their
shoes
c. The staff greet the guests
d. The guests walk on tatami
e. The guests take off
slippers
f. The guests put on slippers
A. bcdefa B.
cbfaed
C. cadbef
D. badecf
67. From Tim Paterson’s words, in the last paragraph, we can infer that
______.
A. he will never stay in such
a ryokan again
B. he stays in such a ryokan
just for its long history
C. he feels relaxed and
culturally enriched
D. he would rather live in
such a ryokan than go back home
D
Peaceful Use of Space
Resources Drives China’s Space Program
China’s successful launch of
its manned spacecrafts has drawn worldwide applause. It has become the third
nation in the world capable of putting men into space.
It is widely believed
home and abroad that the latest progress made by China will surely improve
national cohesiveness（內(nèi)聚力）and make the country’s 1.3 billion people more confident
in their future in terms of social and economic progress.
However, some people in and outside
China describe China’s manned space program as a prestige project which
yields little economic benefit.
They argue that billions of US dollars
spent on the decade-old space program may be better used for poverty relief and
education as millions of Chinese still have a poor living and many children
cannot afford basic schooling. However, mankind does need to make use of
space resources for sustainable human development.
Space technology has become
increasingly important for the exploration and peaceful use of space resources
due to the shrinking reserve of natural resources on the Earth.
Lunar reserve of isotope helium 3 is
sufficient for human need for about 10,000 years, which is attractive to the
mankind being troubled by high oil prices and limited oil reserve.
China has benefited from the dividend
of its investment in space sector. Space technology has become an indispensable
part of people’s daily life, such as weather forecast, telecommunications,
disaster reduction, and resources prospecting.
Striving hard to feed its 1.3 billion
people and more in the future, China has been developing improved species of
crops on the basis of space technology, mostly through recoverable satellites
and spacecraft.
Information obtained from Shenzhou-3
and Shenzhou-4 in earth observation has been used for maritime(海上的) pollution control and
desertification control projects, which is useful for China and other parts of
the world.
China has listed space technology and
information technology among the country’s seven high-tech fields in its
national high-tech research and development program initiated in 1986.
68. Which point of view may the author agree to?
A.
It is unnecessary to explore resources in space.
B.
The successful launch proves that our space technology is the most
advanced in the world.
C.
The successful launch is of great significance to the development of our
country.
D.
Though the launch is successful, China yields almost no economic benefits
from it.
69. What does the underlined word perhaps mean in the 3rd
paragraph?
A. Fame. B. Success. C. Failure. D. Pride.
70.Some people think China’s manned space program is of little economic
value as they think about the following EXCEPT ____.
A. there are many poor areas
in China lacking supports
B. many children can’t go to
school because of poverty
C. it will delay the progress
of economy
D. it cost too much on the
space program
71. Which supports the idea of the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?
A. The mankind was once
troubled by high oil prices and limited oil reserve.
B. There will be enough useful
resources for human use on the earth.
C. The mankind is feeling
nothing about less and less oil resource.
D. Natural resources are
shrinking all over the world.
72. Space technology of China has functioned in __________ aspects.
A. Eight.
B. Seven
C. Six
D. Five
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There looked to be
little relief ahead for farmers in Henan province this week, with experts
predicting the severe drought that has starved their crops for more than 120
days will continue.
Liu Mancang, vice-governor
of the province, had felt raindrops on his face as he walked to his office on
Saturday. Hoping it signaled the end of the worst dry spell for 60
years, he rushed to call the local meteorological administration.
But the news he
received was not good. And at a press conference later that day, Liu, also
vice-commander of the drought-relief team covering China’s biggest farming
region, admitted: “The drought will go on as there isn’t going to be enough
rain in the near future.”
On February 7, Henan
province had its first rainfall for 110 days ? but it was just 6 mm. During
February and March, a crucial time that can dictate the success of a June
harvest, crops needed 30 mm, said Zhu Mengzhou, deputy director of the
province’s agricultural bureau.
“If the drought
continues, we may lose at least 25 percent of the production this year,” he
added.
And with temperatures
rising, the arrival of pests may deteriorate the situation.
“It was reported there
would be rainfall around February 17 but we are not optimistic it can relieve
the huge drought,” Yu Hequn, vice-deputy director of Henan’s irrigation bureau,
told China Daily on Saturday.
The province has spared
no expense in attempting to save its 78.9 million mu (5.26 million hectares) in
winter wheat, having spent 1.169 billion yuan ($170 million) of its relief fund
to put 1.82 million people on average every day and a total of 620,000 vehicles
into action.
Wheat fields in central
plain areas, especially those near water resources such as reservoirs, aqueducts,
rivers and wells, have been irrigated effectively. But the 28 million mu in the
western uplands has been difficult to reach.
“We endeavor to dig
wells, divert water from rivers and organize people to transport water to
relieve the drought,” said Yu. But of the 9 million-plus mu that cannot be
helped, he explained: “The cost is too much. The irrigation facilities, most
built in the 1960s, are out of order. Farmers have nothing to do but rely on
rain.”
The drought also
revealed cracks in the current farming system, he said.
“It is too expensive to
adopt the advanced irrigation technology for individual households,” Yu told
China Daily.
He said he hoped the
country’s new land transfer policy will speed up the process of large-scale
planting and mass production, which would enable more effective farming
management and save a lot of costs.
73.what is the best
title of this passage?（不超過9個單詞）
74. Find in the passage
a word closest in meaning to the underlined word “the worst dry spell”（3個單詞）
75 What is Henan doing
to try to relieve its farmers of drought?（不超過13個單詞）
As the US wakes up
to China’s rising status (地位) as an economic and strategic competitor, US parents are
urging their children to learn Chinese, reports Julian Borger.
The US is
being swept by a rush to learn Mandarin (普通話) -- from wealthy
New York mothers hiring Chinese nannies (保姆) for their small children to a
defence department education project in Oregon.
The
forces driving Mandarin’s momentum (勢頭) are parental ambition for
children facing a future in which China is almost certain to be a major player,
and the government is worried about that America may get left behind in that
new world.
The
bottleneck is the supply of teachers.
Mandarin instructors are difficult to import and difficult to train. There are
visa problems in bringing over teachers from China but the biggest barrier is
cultural. Teaching in Asia is generally done by rote and the change to western,
interactive styles of instruction can be a large leap（跳越）.
On the
other hand, it requires enormous firmness for westerners to learn a language
like Chinese, with its thousands of written characters. According to the Asia
Society in New York, all of America’s teacher-training institutions turn out
only a couple of dozen homegrown Mandarin teachers.
One way to ease the shortage is
to find native Mandarin speakers and use fast-track methods to train them.
However, the majority of Chinese-Americans grew up speaking Cantonese, the
dialect（方言）spoken in Hong Kong, where their parents came from. Many are
themselves signing on as Mandarin students at the private language schools
springing up on the west coast.
Title : 76 In The USA
77
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parental
ambition for children
the
US government’s worrying about 79
the
shortage
of
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difficulty in 81 Mandarin instructors
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bringing over teachers from China
cultural
barrier―different teaching styles between Asia and America
