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Xinhua Sept．25,2008
JIUQUAN, Gansu---China launched successfully its third manned spacecraft on Thursday with three astronauts on board to attempt the country’s first-ever space walk．
The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off（發(fā)射） on a Long March II-F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province at 9：10pm．a(chǎn)fter a breathtaking countdown to another milestone on China’s space journey．
On board pilots Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng are expected to orbit the earth for three days, when one of them will float out of the cabin about 343 kilometers above the earth．
When they make it, China will become the third country in the world who is able to conduct extravehicular activity （EVA） in space following the former Soviet Union and the United States．
President Hu Jintao watched the historic moment at the launch center, joined by Chinese experts and other work staff．
Hu briefly met the trio astronauts before they entered the spacecraft Thursday afternoon, wishing them “a complete success in this glorious and sacred mission”．
“During the mission, you will carry out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit, which is a great leap for China’s space technology．” said Hu．
Other tasks of the Shenzhou VII crew include the release of a small monitoring satellite and a trial of the data relay of the satellite Tianlian-I．
If successful, the mission would be of great significance to the country’s future plans to build a space lab and a space station, said ZhangJianqi, deputy chief commander of the manned space project．
小題1:In which section would the passage be seen in a newspaper?

A．Science and Technology．	B．Entertainment．
C．Sports report．	D．Advertisement

小題2:Which one is NOT true according to the report?

A．China launched its third manned spacecraft．

B．The pilots on board are expected to orbit the earth for three days

C．The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off three astronauts on board．

D．One of the three astronauts will float out of the cabin above the earth．

小題3:What is the great leap for China’s space technology during the space journey?

A．The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off successfully．

B．The astronauts will carry out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit．

C．Three astronauts are expected to orbit the earth for 3 days．

D．The spaceship Shenzhou VII will release a small monitoring satellite．

小題4:The tasks of the Shenzhou VII crew include the following EXCEPT ________．

A．the release of a small monitoring satellite

B．a(chǎn) trial of the data relay of the satellite Tianlian-I

C．carrying out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit

D．building a space lab and a space station

After a 15-year ban on the sale of fireworks in Beijing, Kang Guoliang, 51, was able to start his old trade again yesterday．
As a salesman in Xinhui store in Dongcheng District, he is happy about the increasing number of buying fireworks wrapped in red paper — a color standing for happiness and good luck．
“Fireworks are available for the first time in town for more than a decade,” Kang said happily．“People will buy them．”
The store has 300 boxes of fireworks piled up and is open 24 hours at the moment．Residents are buying the fireworks and firecrackers for the upcoming Spring Festival, which falls on February 18．
Citywide, 2,116 registered stores and retailers, 585 in the centre and 1,600 on the outskirts are trading fireworks in the Chinese capital．Sales of fireworks within the Fifth Ring Road started yesterday and will last until March 4, Xinhua reported．Among the stores, 117 stores are permitted to operate 24 hours．About 600,000 boxes of firecrackers worth more than 100 million yuan have been carried to registered stores．
The Chinese capital began a ban in 1993 to reduce fireworks-related deaths and fires during the holiday season．Last September the ban was removed in response to residents’ fondness for fireworks when celebrating Spring Festival．
According to new rules, Beijing residents are allowed to set off fireworks within the Fifth Ring Road all day on Lunar New Year’s Eve and Lunar New Year’s day, from 7 a．m．to midnight every day from February 19 to March 4．
“Spring Festival without fireworks is not Spring Festival,” said Sheng Hefei, who was buying fireworks in the store．“It was fun to light the firecrackers when I was little,” he said．“The sound and view of fireworks make a real holiday．” However, not all residents welcome the return of firecrackers because of injuries, pollution and noise．“My child is scared of the sudden sound of firecrackers, and it is annoying to hear it all night long,” complained Lu Jun, a local resident．
（China Daily02/11/2008）
小題1:The passage is likely to belong to a（n）__________?

A．description

B．a(chǎn)rgument

C．a(chǎn)dvertisement

D．news report

小題2:What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Beijing fireworks sales start after a 15-year ban．

B．People go to buy fireworks and firecrackers every where in Beijing．

C．Beijing residents all welcome the return of firecrackers．

D．Many stores began to sell fireworks and firecrackers．

小題3:We can learn from the passage that ____________．

A．every Spring Festival falls on February 18

B．Beijing residents can set off fireworks everywhere ．

C．fireworks are allowed to be sold because people like them．

D．from February 19 to March 4, Beijing residents can set off fireworks twenty four hours every day．

小題4:What is the writer’s attitude towards the sales of fireworks in Beijing?

A．Negative

B．Not mentioned

C．Positive

D．Satisfactory

ASK LASKAS
YOU’VE GOT QUESTIONS. SHE'S GOT ANSWERS
My children go to a primary school where they are not allowed to play football in the playground for fear that a child might be hurt. Besides, now the school says there must be no homework because the local secondary school can't keep up with the amount of homework given in the primary school. Can the school do this?   Puzzled Dad
It can't if enough parents do something about it. It is not just schools. We live in a society which wishes to get rid of risk. However, schools should have a little common sense and courage. Children need risk if they arc to grow up self-sufficient and confident. They need homework, too, if they are to fulfill their academic potential. Complain, loudly.
I have a beautiful teenage daughter who spends an hour making up her face in front of the mirror every day. I tell her to go easy. She just gets mad or bursts into tears. How can I make her understand she's beautiful the way she is.      Plain Mom
You can't. Your daughter is at the age when she's trying to look beautiful, trying on new masks. And if her friends all dress up as she does, you're in for an extra hard time. Support her and tell her she's beautiful — even if she looks ridiculous for now. Then invite her to join you for a day at a spa. Let her try various looks until she's comfortable in her own skin.
小題1:Why are the children not allowed to play football in the playground?

A．The school is afraid that children might be injured.

B．The school is not sensible and confident.

C．The children don't have enough time to do homework.

D．The children may fail to fulfill their academic potential.

小題2:What disturbs Plain Mom is that her daughter______.

A．becomes mad	B．cries a lot
C．spends much time before the mirror	D．is not beautiful enough

小題3:The solution to Plain Mom's problem is to______.

A．make her daughter look less ridiculous	B．let her daughter dress up like her friends
C．make her daughter go to a spa every week	D．let her daughter feel herself what beauty is

小題4:What does the underlined word spa mean?

A．a(chǎn) place where water with minerals in it	B．a(chǎn) place where people can relax
C．a(chǎn) beauty salon	D．a(chǎn) swimming pool

Wednesday, October 29,2008.
The United States federal government had two young men in the state of Tennessee arrested on October 22 on unknown charges.
In court documents published on Monday, it came to light that the men had discussed attacking an African – American school and killing 14 of them.
Another crime was about planning to murder Presidential candidate Barack Obama. According to their affidavits (口供), the suspects’ “final act of violence” would be like this: when they attacked Obama they would wear white suits and top hats and drive “their vehicle as fast as they could toward Obama shooting at him from the windows.”
The two suspects are Paul Schlesselman, 18, of West Helena, Arkansas and Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tennessee. According to the court papers, they met last month over the Internet through a friend. Schlesselman and Cowart are believed to share “very strong views” about White Power.
Schlesselman listed “being racist” as his occupation on his MySpace page. He further wrote: “I'm white. I'm proud. I get angry. I like guns.”
Cowart also had a MySpace page on which photos of guns were presented under a heading of “My Guns”. On his page he wrote, “Better to die quick fighting on your feet than to live forever begging on your knees.”
Some have questioned the pair's ability to carry out the charged plan, but authorities have been very concerned about Obama as the first black presidential candidate from a major party.
“We honestly don't know if they had the ability or the skill to carry out the kind of plan that they talked about.” said Malcolm Wiley, of the United Satates Secret Service in an interview with The New York Times. “But we take any threat seriously no matter how big or how small it is.”
Cowart and Schlesselman are scheduled to appear before a judge on Thursady.
小題1:The passage is mainly about____________.

A．Americans’ attitudes towards Barack Obarma	B．two young men planning to commit violence
C．the violence in the United States	D．the disadvantages of the Internet

小題2:From the passage, we can know that the two young men_________.

A．shot 14 students in an African – American school	B．came from the state of Tennessee
C．were proud of Barack Obama	D．have not been sentenced yet

小題3:Which of the following shows the right order of the events?
a．The two suspects were arrested.
b．The two suspects will be tried in the court.
c．Cowart set up his MySpace page on the Internet.
d．Malcolm Wiley was interviewed by The New York Times.

A．a(chǎn); b; c; d

B．d; c; b; a

C．c; a; d; b

D．c; a; b; d

小題4:What can we infer from the news?

A．Most of the white people in the United States don’t like Barack Obama.

B．The two young men planned to shoot President Barack Obama.

C．The two young men were innocent in fact.

D．The two young men strongly believed that the president should be a white man

CONCORD， N.H.—Torrential rain forced hundreds of people from their homes in parts of New England on Sunday， as water flowed over dams and washed out roads.
The governors of New Hampshire and Massachusetts declared states of emergency. Maine’s governor also declared a state of emergency for one county. “It’s a very serious situation，” said New Hampshire Governor John Lynch， adding that forecasters were predicting 12 to 15 inches of rain by the end of the storm in parts of southern New Hampshire. “It continues to change and the situation continues to worsen.”
In some towns， police and fire crews used boats to get people out of their homes and stranded cars after hundreds of roads were damaged. Others got around in kayaks(皮船). Some towns shut down， not letting anyone pass except emergency vehicles. “The town is cut right in half，” said Glenn Laramie， police chief in Andover， N.H.
A dam in Milton， N.H.， was in danger of failing， which could send a 10-foot wall of water downstream， the National Weather Service said in a bulletin. People downstream were being evacuated from the town.
In Massachusetts， cars were pulled from flooded streets in downtown Peabody， about 20 miles north of Boston， and about 300 people were evacuated from an apartment complex for seniors. Businesses stacked sandbags at their doors， trying to prevent damage from water that at one point rose to waist-deep.
Some parts of New Hampshire had seen 7 inches of rain by midday Sunday and forecasters said up to 5 more inches might come during the day. About 100 residents were evacuated from their homes in Wakefield， N.H.， because of concerns about two dams in the area.
Flooding in New Hampshire in October killed seven people， carried off homes and washed away miles of roads down to bedrock.
In Maine， flooding was reported on 60 roads in the southern part of the state， said governor’s spokeswoman Crystal Canney. More than 50 homes in Sanford and several in Kennebunk also were evacuated， state officials said.
小題1:Which is NOT true according to the article？

A．The situation in N. H. is very serious.

B．New England is a region of the U.S.

C．A state of emergency was declared in three whole states.

D．Seven people lost their lives in New Hampshire in October.

小題2:What is the main idea of the passage？

A．Two dams failed in New Hampshire.

B．Flood in New Hampshire.

C．State of emergency in New England.

D．Severe floods in three U.S. states.

小題3:In paragraph 4， the underlined word “evacuate” most probably means“　　　　”.

A．rescue

B．trapped

C．send away

D．wash away

小題4:Which is NOT a part of New Hampshire？

A．Peabody

B．Concord

C．Milton

D．Andover

小題5:What was mentioned to cope with the situation？

A．Some towns shut down.	B．Some dams were open.
C．People all left their homes.	D．Some temporary houses were built.

NEW YORK—Microsoft on Monday made another effort to challenge Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android in the exploding smartphone market—launching a wireless operating system，Windows Phone 7.
Consumers will consider it“always delightful and thoroughly mine，”Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at a launch event. Ballmer said last year that Microsoft had“screwed up”with its Windows Mobile operating system.For example，it failed to keep up with touch-screen innovations that make iPhones and Android phones easy to use.
Microsoft fell from third to fourth place in market share this year，behind BlackBerry，iPhone and Android. Only 10.8% of smartphone owners used Microsoft’s system in August，down from 18% last December.
But Windows Phone 7 is“a total departure from anything they’ve done”.Microsoft says it sought to simplify common activities. For example，you can instantly take a picture with a phone’s camera by pushing a button on the device. You don’t have to first awaken it from its sleep mode and launch the camera application. You also can program the phones to automatically upload photos to Facebook or other social network sites in a couple of seconds. Users can easily work with Microsoft Office contact and calendar information as well as documents created in Microsoft’s Word，Excel and PowerPoint.
The phones will not show videos built on Adobe’s Flash platform，widely used by services including YouTube and Hulu.
AT&T will offer the first Windows Phone 7 smartphone，the Samsung Focus，on Nov.8.Soon after，it will have the LG Quantum and HTC Surround. Each will cost S|  199.99 with a two-year service contract. T-Mobile will have two Windows Phone 7 models out for the holiday shopping season：the HTC HD7 and Dell Venue Pro. It did not say how much they’ll cost.
小題1:What is the main idea of paragraph 4？

A．Why Microsoft fell behind others.

B．How to use Windows Phone7.

C．Advantages of Windows phone7.

D．Speed of Windows phone7.

小題2:What does the underlined phrase“screwed up”in the 2^nd paragraph probably mean？

A．To make a bad mistake.	B．To make big progress.
C．To achieve main goals.	D．To keep up with others.

小題3:Which of the following phones will NOT use Windows Phone 7 operating system？

A．Quantum.

B．Surround.

C．Android.

D．Focus.

小題4:Why did Microsoft see a drop in market share last year？

A．Because its operating system didn’t catch up with changes.

B．Because its phones can’t show videos from YouTube.

C．Because it was inconvenient to take photos using its phones.

D．Because its system was based only on Microsoft soft wares.

小題5:Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？

A．Smartphone Market Welcomes New Giant

B．Microsoft to Fight Back on Smartphone

C．Mobile Phones Getting Smarter and Easier

D．Microsoft Proved a Failure in Smartphone

ScienceDaily (May 28, 2010) --- Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) have made important progress in work that should lead toward robots that can not only walk and run very well, but use little energy at the same time.
Studies are moving closer to designing robots that could do dangerous work, create prosthetic limbs（假肢）for humans that work much better than in the past, or even help some people who use wheelchairs to get “walking” abilities.
“Researchers have been working toward robot movement for a long time,” said Jonathan Hurst, a professor at OSU. “What we’ve done is to study what behavior is really possible for a robot.”
The movement of humans and other animals is difficult to copy. Using little energy, they can move easily over hard areas, and enjoy balance from muscles（肌肉）. They have different ways to deal with forces, such as holding something hard in place rigidly（牢牢地）, like the act of holding a cup of coffee level during a car ride. In their recent studies, the OSU researchers proved that these two abilities are mutually exclusive（相互排斥的）. Humans deal with this problem by using pairs of muscles. For a robot, the more it’s able to do one of these tasks, the less able it is to do the other.
Presently, robots that can walk and run must be as rigid as possible while walking. But this way uses a lot of energy. The OSU researchers are working toward something that has similar or better performance, but uses far less energy, and is closer to the abilities of animals.
“So there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be able to build robots with good movement ability,” Hurst said. “Clearly this might be useful in highly dangerous situations. But I could also see great improvements possible with prosthetic limbs that work much better than present technology. ”
72. 小題1:The robots being studied by researchers at OSU ______.

A．a(chǎn)re successful now

B．use little energy

C．do better than before

D．can run faster than humans

73. 小題2:Which of the following have researchers been studying all the time?

A．The robots’ movement

B．The robots’ weight

C．The robots’ sizes

D．The robots’ walking speed

74. 小題3:The underlined words “two abilities” in Para.4 refer to ______.

A．walking and running

B．walking and holding

C．moving and using little energy

D．moving and balancing

75. 小題4:According to Jonathan Hurst, we know that robots with good movement ability ______.

A．can be used in medical science

B．a(chǎn)re only used in highly dangerous situations

C．will hardly be created in the future

D．will have a bad influence on man

A new report says sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is melting more quickly than expected. American scientists say the ice is melting even faster than computer programs had estimated.
Scientists know that climate change has a major effect on the Arctic Ocean partly because sea ice is disappearing. They also know that areas of open seawater are expanding. Such areas are known to take in sunlight and increase temperatures. Scientists say this has helped to cause the loss of the Arctic’s ice cover.
For the study, the American scientists compared eighteen computer programs with observations made by satellites and other instruments. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change used the computer programs to prepare its 2007 estimates of climate change.
The computer programs gave estimates of the amount of ice in the Arctic Ocean in the month of September. September is when the Arctic has the least ice, after the warm, summer months. The computer estimates suggested an ice loss of two and a half percent for every ten-year period between 1953 and 2006.  
Newer studies of the Arctic have used information gathered by aircraft, satellites and ships. This information showed a loss of September ice cover of almost eight percent for every ten-year period between 1953 and last year. This means the ice is disappearing about thirty years faster than the computer programs estimated.
The scientists say the programs might not have recognized the full effect of increased carbon dioxide and other gases in Earth’s atmosphere. They say their study suggests the gases may have more of an effect than had been thought.
小題1:It is reported that sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is melting more quickly than expected mainly because _________.

A．climate change	B．sea ice’s disappearance
C．seawater’s expansion	D．the loss of the Arctic’s ice cover

小題2: How did the scientists draw the conclusion that sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is melting more quickly than expected?

A．The scientists have been observing the Arctic Ocean for many years.

B．The scientists have compared the computer programs with observation made by satellites and other instruments.

C．The scientists have figured out many numbers with the help of computer.

D．The scientists have found that the seawater take in sunlight and increase temperatures.

小題3:If the ice melts at the present speed, by the end of this century the ice loss in the Arctic Ocean will be _________ according to newer studies.

A．22.5%

B．35%

C．72%

D．100%

小題4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The figures of the computer estimates are wrong.

B．Scientists study climate change through studying sea level.

C．Newer studies show gases may have more effect on sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.

D．The ice is melting even faster than satellites have estimated.

小題5:This report mainly warns human to _________.

A．prevent the sea ice in the Arctic Ocean from melting any more

B．pay more attention to the loss of the Arctic’s ice cover

C．take necessary steps to protect the environment of our earth

D．stop summer sea ice in the Arctic from disappearing so fast

Dogs can be worried and pessimistic just like people, researchers report in a new study in Current Biology. And they aren’t talking about basset hounds (短腳獵狗): those dogs just look as if they expect the worst.
What the scientists say is that dogs that exhibit anxiety when left home alone by their owners may have bigger problems — they may be in a permanent bad mood.
This pessimistic outlook may not otherwise be easily apparent in a dog’s other characteristics, like running speed or learning ability, the study reports.
Dogs are similar to humans in the role that emotional state plays in decision making, said Michael Mendel, a veterinary scientist at the University of Bristol and the study’s lead author. The study’s researchers looked at 24 dogs in shelters in Britain.
They placed the dogs in isolated settings and observed their reactions — many barked, jumped on furniture and scratched at the door.
Then they placed bowls in two rooms. One bowl contained food, while another was empty. After training the dogs to understand that bowls can sometimes be empty, and sometimes full, they began to place bowls in ambiguous locations.
Dogs that quickly raced to the locations were more optimistic, and in search of food. Those that did not were deemed pessimistic.
The more separation anxiety a dog expressed while in isolation, the more likely the dog was to have a pessimistic reaction, the researchers found.
The study carries an important message for dog owners, Dr. Mendel said.
Dogs that express serious anxiety when alone may need treatment, as it could be a sign of unhappiness and instability.
小題1:This passage can be classified as _________.

A．a(chǎn)n advertisement	B．a(chǎn) feature story
C．a(chǎn) news report	D．a(chǎn) book review

小題2: In the study, many dogs barked, jumped and scratched because __________.

A．they couldn’t find the bowl with food in it

B．they were left alone

C．they needed to be treated

D．they wanted to be active and optimistic

小題3:According to Dr. Mendel, which statement is true?

A．Like humans, dogs are good at decision making.

B．Dog owners should train dogs to find food.

C．Emotional state works sometimes when humans make decision.

D．Dogs can always find the bowl with food quickly.

小題4:What can we learn from the passage?

A．Dogs will be optimistic as long as they are left alone.

B．Dogs must be in a permanent bad mood when their owners left.

C．Dogs that express anxiety don’t need treatment.

D．Dogs may easily show their pessimistic outlook in learning ability.

MIANYANG—At a corner of the city’s Jiuzhou Stadium, one of the biggest camps set up for those left homeless in the earthquake, 62-year-old Liu Yaorong was leaning against a window on Thursday.
Pointing to a quilt and clothes he received from the local government, he said: “These are all I have. My home collapsed in the quake, and everything in the town was flooded.”
He used to live in Xuanping town of Beichuan county which was destroyed by the quake. Adding to his misery, rivers blocked by landslides(山崩) led to flooding in the town.
But Liu said he was lucky because he was healthy, otherwise he would not have the energy to walk 10 hours on damaged and dangerous mountainous roads to escape the flood on Monday. He said the trip used to take him about 90 minutes when the roads were in good condition.
The journey was difficult and “rocks kept falling,” he said, showing injured legs and black, split toenails.
Liu said his three sons were working in eastern cities as migrant workers.
“I’ve been living alone in the mountains for more than 20 years. My wife died 30 years ago,” he said in a low voice.
During his journey to Mianyang, Liu said he saw many elderly people who chose to stay.
“Soldiers were persuading them to leave for fear of floods,” he said.
Talking about his home before the quake struck, Liu’s mood lifted. “I raised pigs and chickens, and grew vegetables. I could have rice, meat and greens almost every day,” he said.
“But now, I have only biscuits and instant noodles.”
Liu said one of his sons returned home from Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, after the quake, but left because the father refused to go with him.
“I don’t want to leave home. And I know it is difficult for them out there. How could I add to their burden?” he asked, his eyes red.
“I still want to go back to my home. Given a small piece of land, I could live by myself.”
It is learnt that resettlement plans for displaced people have not been finalized.
However, not every elderly person is as strong-willed as Liu.
Psychologists said the elderly need as much comfort as children. Lu Jianguo, a psychologist from Chengdu Medical College, said “We will first let them cry and tell their stories, and then help them regain confidence.”
小題1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Liu Yaorong spent 8.5 hours more than usual covering the roads in escaping the flood.

B．The flood was followed by an earthquake in Xuanping in the same day.

C．Liu Yaorong was in time to escape the quake without being hurt.

D．Being healthy, Liu Yaorong was the only old man to escape the flood.

小題2:The underlined word “ misery  ”in the third paragraph most probably means “      ”.

A．happiness

B．fortune

C．puzzle

D．suffering

小題3:What’s Liu Yaorong’s attitude towards self-relief after the earthquake?

A．Positive.

B．Negative.

C．Aggressive.

D．Dependent.

小題4: What would be the best title for the news report?

A．Elderly react more quickly to flood disaster

B．Elderly try hard to deal with quake disaster

C．Elderly prefer to stay at their own home

D．Elderly are well cared for by government