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     JOHANNESBURG (AP)-FIFA has finally acknowledged that there may be something wrong with the
Jabulani-the South Africa World Cup ball, but won't act on the problem until after the tournament.
     Many players have complained that the Jabulani is too unpredictable and flies through the air too easily.
"We're not deaf," FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said Saturday at a news conference. "FIFA has
heard about what has been said about the ball."
     Valcke said that FIFA would discuss the matter with coaches and teams after the World Cup, then meet
with the manufacturer Adidas. "There are rules for size and weight, but the ball has to be perfect," he added.
     But Goalkeepers have complained about the ball at every recent World Cup match.
     Brazil's headcoach Dunga got into a quarrel with Valcke over the Jabulani before the tournament,
challenging FIFA officials to come out onto the field and attempt to control it. "The balls have changed over
the last couple of years, they have become a lot faster and in addition to that in Johannesburg we are playing
at an altitude of 1 700 meters, which makes the ball even faster," former Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn
said. "Thus the goalkeepers work even harder, but I don't think that we can take the ball or the altitude as
excuses."
     Scoring was down by 16 goals in the first round compared to 2006: 117-101. However, teams played a
more defensive style in the group stage in South Africa, so whether the ball was a major factor is difficult to
measure.
     Adidas has made the World Cup ball since 1970. The German company says it doesn't know what the
problem is about because all the 32 teams were given the ball before the tournament to test it.

1. Many players have complained that the Jabulani _____.

A. flies too high in the air
B. is too colorful
C. has problems in size and weight
D. is difficult to control

2. When will FIFA seriously look into the problem about the Jabulani?

A. During the South Africa World Cup.
B. After the South Africa World Cup.
C. During the second round of the South Africa World Cup.
D. Before the first round of the South Africa World Cup.

3. It can be inferred that in the past several World Cups _____.

A. the ball became smaller
B. the ball became heavier
C. there was complaint about the ball
D. there was high praise for Adidas

4. Which of the following would Oliver Kahn agree with?

A. The Jabulani is too unpredictable for goalkeepers.
B. Goalkeeper should work harder to control a faster ball.
C. FIFA should test the Jabulani before the World Cup.
D. Players should work hard to change their playing styles.

                                                             Oldest Ever Galaxy Found
     WASHINGTON(AP)-Astronomers believe they've found the oldest thing they've ever seen in the universe:
It's a galaxy (星系) far, far away from a time long, long ago.
     Hidden in a Hubble Space Telescope photo released earlier this year is a small point of light that European
astronomers now calculate is a galaxy from 13.1 billion years ago. That's a time when the universe was very
young, just about 600 million years old. That would make it the earliest and most distant galaxy seen so far.
     By now the galaxy is so ancient it probably doesn't exist in its earlier form and has already changed into
bigger neighbors, said Matthew Lehnert of the Paris Observatory, lead author of the study published online
Wednesday in the journal Nature.
     "We are looking at the universe when it was a 20th of its current age," said California Institute of
Technology astronomy professor Richard Ellis, who wasn't part of the discovery team."In human terms,
we're looking at a 4-year-old boy in the lifetime of an adult."
     While Ellis finds the basis for the study "pretty good", there have been other claims about the age of distant
space objects that have not held up to careful examination. And some experts have questions about this one.
But even the doubters praised the study as important and interesting.
     The European astronomers calculated the age after 16 hours of observations from a telescope in Chile that
looked at light signatures of cooling hydrogen gas.
     Earlier this year, astronomers had made a general estimate of 600 to 800 million years after the Big Bang
(宇宙大爆炸) for the most distant unclear points of light in the Hubble photograph, which was presented at
an astronomy meeting back in January.
     In the new study, researchers focused on a single galaxy in their analysis of hydrogen's light signature,
further finding out the age. Garth Illingworth of the University of California, Santa Cruz, who was the
scientist behind the Hubble image, said it provided confirmation for the age using a different method,
something he called amazing "for such faint objects".

1. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. the universe came into being about 14 billion years ago
B. the galaxy is believed to be the same as it was just born
C. the newly-discovered galaxy is the oldest one in the universe
D. the galaxy had traveled about 600 millions before the scientists found it

2. We can infer from the fourth paragraph that ______.

A. the universe is actually very young
B. the life-time of the universe is surprisingly long
C. the humans have been so able as to see far into the universe
D. what we can see about the universe now is just the tip of the iceberg

3. What did some people doubt according to the fifth paragraph?

A. The importance of the discovery
B. The truth of the discovery
C. The actual age of the new galaxy
D. The size of the new galaxy

     Karen, grown up in a very traditional family in the western United States, maintained high moral
(道德的) standards throughout her youth. In 1984, at the age of 23, she married Bill. They were
blessed with two children, a boy and a girl.
      By 1991 their love had deepened, and they were happy.  Later that year, Bill developed a white
spot on his tongue. He visited a doctor.
     One day shortly after that, Bill called Karen to sit beside him. He said with tears in his eyes that he
loved her and wanted to live forever with her. The doctor suspected that he had been infected with HIV,
the virus that leads to AIDS.
     The family was tested, Bill and Karen's results were positive. Bill had become infected before he met
Karen then he passed the virus on to Karen. The children's results were negative. Within three years. Bill
was dead, "I don't know how to express what it is like to watch the once handsome man you love and
intend to live with forever dying slowly. I cried many nights. He died three months short of ten years of
our marriage," says Karen. Though a doctor told Karen that she would soon follow her husband into death,
she is still alive. The infection has progressed to the early stages of AIDS.
     Karen is hut one of about 30 million people now living with HIV/AIDS, a figure larger than the
combined populations of Australia. Ireland and Paraguay. According to one UN report, Africa has 21 million
of these victims. By the turn of the century that number could reach 40 million and the disease will bring
on the greatest disaster in human history. Of the world's sexually active adults aged 15 to 49. 1 in 100 has
already been infected with HIV. Of these, only 1 in 10 realizes that he or she is infected. In some parts of
Africa, 25 percent of the adults are infected.
     Since the beginning of the spread of AIDS in1981, about 11.7 million people have died of it. It is
roughly calculated that in 1997 alone, about 2.3 million people died of it. Nevertheless, there are fresh
reasons for optimism in the battle against AIDS. During the past few years, there has been a drop in new
AIDS cases in wealthy nations. In addition, promising drugs hold out hope of better health and longer life.

1. By telling the story of Karen, the author intends to _____.

A. warn people against high risk behaviors
B. stress the importance of medical tests
C. express sympathy for AIDS victims
D. show the consequences of AIDS

2. The underlined part in Paragraph 1 most probably means"_____ ".

A. were lucky in having
B. were asked to adopt
C. regretted having
D. gave birth to

3. Bill was suspected of being infected with HIV after _____.

A. he got married to Karen
B. the family members were tested
C. Karen persuaded him to see the doctor
D. he found something wrong with his tongue

4. It can be concluded from the passage that _____. 

A. promising drugs will soon stop AIDS
B. the spread of AIDS could be controlled
C. it is hopeless to win the battle against AIDS
D. the death rate of AIDS patients has been reduced

     Houston, Texas (June 8, 2002)-In 2004, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
will send two robots (機(jī)器人) to separate places of Mars to seek out past or present signs of water. It is
all exciting idea to send two robots driving over very different places of Mars at the same time, to be able
to see what is on the other side of the hill.
     Last month, NASA announced it was sending one robot to Mars, but after two weeks, it decided there
was enough money for two.
     The robots will be sent up within two weeks of each other in May and June of 2003 from Kennedy
Space Center. If all goes well, the two spacecraft (宇宙飛船) will touch down on Mars,after a
seven-and-a-half-month space flight,on January 2 and 2O, 2OO4 The robots, each weighing 150 kilograms,
can cover 100 meters per day. They are designed to be able to examine the mineral content of the soil, and
their special camera will take pictures of the lands and hills Although they will be under control from Earth,
the robot, are able to move more freely compared to those sent up before them.
     The actual landing points have not been determined yet, but the scientists say it will be in areas where
they hope to find water.

1. According to the news report, scientists plan to send robots up to Mars to ______.

A. find out whether there is water on Mars
B. see if robots can find minerals there
C. test how fast robots can drive there
D. prove that robots can work on Mars

2. How long in between will the two robots be sent to Mars?

A. 1 year
B. 7.5 months.
C. 2 months.
D. 2 weeks.

3. One of the important jobs for the robots on Mars is to ______.

A. study the soil
B. walk everywhere
C. test the new camera
D. find a suitable landing point

     One of the roles of the International Olympic Committee(IOC)is to choose the host city for
the Olympic Games.The host city election takes place in a country which does not have a candidate
city for the Olympics in question.Except for unusual circumstances,the election is held seven years
before the Olympic Games take place.There have been two phases leading to the election of the
host city since December 1999.
     Phase 1:applicant cities
     Any city that wishes to host the Olympic Games must be proposed to the IOC by its National
Olympic Committee(NOC),with a letter from the city itself.During the first phase,which lasts around
ten months,each applicant city must answer a questionnaire to provide general information about itself.
Then the applications will be examined carefully.A number of things will be considered,such as
government support,public opinion,general infrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施),safety,accommodations and
transport.The IOC Executive Board(執(zhí)行董事會)will determine which applicant cities will be accepted
as candidate cities.Only candidate cities can continue?with the procedure.
       Phase 2:candidate cities
      Candidate cities must provide a candidature file according to the instructions given by the IOC.After
all the files are examined and the IOC Evaluation Commission(評估委員會)produces its report,the
IOC Executive Board draws up a list of final candidate cities.The general assembly of the IOC then takes a vote on the host city. 
                                 Choosing the host city of the Olympics
                  

     London: It's well known that Charles Darwin's famous theory of evolution annoyed many
people because it was against the Biblical view of creation. But few know that it also created
problems for Darwin at home with his deeply religious wife, Emma.
     "Darwin held back the publication of On the Origin of Species to avoid offending (觸怒)
his wife," says Ruth Padel, the naturalist's great - great - granddaughter. "Emma told him that
he seemed to be putting God further and further off", Padel says in her north London home.
"But they talked it through, and Emma once said, 'Don't change any of your ideas for fear of
hurting me.'"
     As the world celebrates the 200th birthday of the man who changed scientific thought forever
and the 150th anniversary of his book today, even his opponents admitted he was a giant figure.
     Though opposition to his theory continues, it is the elegant explanation of how species evolutes
through natural selection that makes his 200th birthday such a major event.
     More than 300 celebrations have been planned in Britain alone, where Darwin's face graces
(使增光)the 10-pound bill along with that of Queen Elizabeth II.
     Shrewsbury, the central England town where Darwin was born and raised, is holding a
month-long festival for its most famous son. Down House, his former home near London, will hold
a permanent exhibition recreating some of his most famous experiments.
     Many more events have been planned all over the world.
     What would he be doing if he were alive today? Padel thinks he would properly be studying
DNA and the immune system.

1. The main purpose of the author is          .

A. to say something about Darwin and his wife
B. to introduce Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution
C. to sing high praise for the book On the Origin of Species
D. to report some celebrations of Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of his books

2. Which of the statements is NOT true based on the passage?

A. Everyone agrees with Darwin now.      
B. Darwin was brought up in Shrewsbury.
C. Emma was not really fond of his theory.
D. Darwin was very interested in living things.

3. The underlined phrase "held back" in the second paragraph probably means        .

A. prevented from    
B. kept a secret  
C. cared about  
D. put off

4. It can be inferred that the passage is most probably          .

A. a scientific report
B. a news report
C. an English composition
D. a text

     According to Japanese media, about eight thousand people are dead and more than twelve
thousand people are missing . More than 300-thousand people have been forced to leave their
homes and more than 200 thousand are staying in public shelters.
     According to Japan's nuclear safety agency up to 190 people may have been exposed to
radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power plant(核電站).
     According to Kyodo News Agency, more than 34-hundred buildings have been destroyed
and at least 200 fires have broken out in cities across the country.
     In northeastern Japan, power has been cut off in at least 5.5 million households, a million
families are without water, and gas supplies have been cut off in nearly half a million homes. It
is expected to be about 2 weeks before normal daily supply can be resumed.
    China delivered 10 tons of bottled drinking water to Japan's earthquake-hit areas on Thursday
in the country's latest round of relief donations sent to assist Japan's rescue and recovery efforts.
The water, packaged in 800 boxes, was air-lifted from China's northeastern city of Changchun,
Jilin Province, to Niigata in northeastern Japan on Thursday before it was taken by road to
devastated Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, said Duan Yingli, a foreign affairs official with Jilin provincial
government.
     Funds and other forms of aid have flowed from the Chinese government and the public after
a 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit off Japan's northeast coast and triggered an array of disasters,
including a massive tsunami, last Friday.
     China sent a 15-member international rescue team to Japan, while the Ministry of Commerce
said it is providing 30 million yuan worth of emergency humanitarian assistance.
The first relief package-2,000 blankets, 900 cotton tents and 200 emergency lights-was delivered
early this week.
     On Wednesday, Beijing boosted aid to Japan by pledging 20,000 tons of fuel -10,000 tons of
gasoline and 10,000 tons of diesel.

1. How many parts can be divided according to the main idea of the passage ?

A. 1          
B. 2          
C. 3                
D. 4

2. How many people may have died in this disaster on March 11 ?

A. about 8000  
B. more than 12000  
C. about 20000  
D. over 500,000

3. What kind of forms does China aid to Japan ?

A. Funds and a rescue team
B. 30million yuan, a team of scientists and many goods
C. Water, food, package , gasoline and diesel
D. Funds, necessities as well as a rescue team