This is news on the Hour, Ed Wilson reporting. The president and First Lady will visit Africa on a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.

 Reports from Chinese want close ties between China and the US and Western Europe. A group of top Chinese scientists start in ten-nation tour next month.

Here in Miami, the mayor is still meeting with the leaders of the Teachers’ Union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.

In news about health, scientists in California report findings of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of heart disease among women.  According to the report in the American Medical Journal (杂志), the five-year study shows this: Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.

In sports, the Chargers lost again last night. The BBS beat them 1 to nothing. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3. It was their first win of their last five matches. That’s the news of the Hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jan Singer.

To improve the ties between China and the US and Western Europe, China ______.

A. will send a group of Chinese scientists to visit the US and. Western Europe

B. has expressed its strong wishes

C. will send some scientists to visit the US only

D. has given many reports to improve the ties

From the news in Miami we know ______.

    A. a peaceful way will soon be found

    B. students can’t go into the school because the classrooms are locked

    C. students haven’t been to school for two weeks

    D. the teachers’ strike will last long

The news about health tells us that ______.

    A. no heart disease will be found if people don’t drink coffee

    B. no one should drink more than two cups of coffee a day

    C. the more coffee people drink, the more chance they’ll get to have heart disease

    D. women’s heart disease has something to do with their drinking coffee

From the last news we do not know ______.

A. the results of the two matches      

B. the number of the teams which played last night

C. how many wins the BBS has had altogether

D. the Wingers played against the Rifles


Welcome to my Message Board!
Subject Slimming down classics?
Mr.
Handsome

2007-5-12&24
AM
Orion Books,which decides there is a market in creating cut-down classics(经典著作),is slimming down some novels by such great writers as L.Tolstoy,M.Mitchell and C.Bronte.Now,each of them has been whittled down to about 400 pages by cutting 30 to   40  per cent of the original,with words,sentences,paragraphs and,in a few cases,chapters removed.The first six shortened editions,all priced at £6.99 and advertised as great reads “in half the time”,will go on sale next month,with plans for 50 to 100 more to follow.The publishing house believes that modern readers will welcome the shorter versions.
Mr.
Edwards

2007-5-12
9:40 AM
Well,I’m publisher of Orion Group.Thanks for your attention,Mr.Handsome.
I must say,the idea developed from a game of “shame”in my office.Each of us was required to confess(承认)to the most embarrassing blanks in his or her reading.I admitted that I had never read Anna Karenina and tried but failed to get through Gone with the Wind several times.One of my colleagues acknowledged skipping(跳读)Jane Eyre.We realised that life is too short to read all the books you want to and we never were going to read these ones.
As a leading publishing house,we are trying to make classics convenient for readers but it’s not as if we’re withdrawing the original versions.They are still there if you want to read them.
Ms.Weir

2007-5-12
11:35 AM
I’m director of the online bookclub www.lovereading.co.uk.
Mr.Edwards,I think your shortened editions is a breath of fresh air.I’m guilty of never having read Anna Karenina,because it’s just so long.I’d much rather read two 300-page books than one 600-page book.I am looking forward to more shortened classics!
Mr.
Crockatt

2007-5-124:38 PM
I’m from the London independent bookshop Crockatt & Powell.
In my opinion,the practice is completely ridiculous.How can you edit the classics?I’m afraid reading some of these books is hard work,and that is why you have to develop as a reader.If people don’t have time to read Anna Karenina,then fine.But don’t read a shortened version and kid yourself it’s the real thing.
【小题1】According to the message board,Orinon Books_______.
A.opposes the reading of original classics
B.is embarrassed for cutting down classics
C.thinks cut-down classics have a bright future
D.is cautious in its decision to cut down classics
【小题2】In Mr.Edwards’ opinion,Orion Group is shortening classics to_______.
A.make them easier to read
B.meet a large demand in the market
C.increase the sales of literary books
D.compete with their original versions
【小题3】By describing the shortened classics as “a breath of fresh air”,Ms.Weir_______.
A.speaks highly of the cut-down classics
B.shows gailty of the original classics
C.feels guilty of not reading the classics
D.disapproves of shortening the classics
【小题4】Mr.Crockatt seems to imply that_______.
A.reading the classic works is a confusing attempt
B.shortening the classics does harm to the original
C.publishing the cub-down classics is a difficult job
D.editing the classic works satisfies children’s needs

第二节   信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)

下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息,请阅读下列应用文和相关信息,并按要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

首先,请阅读下列的应用文:

A. Capital Theatre: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic (杂技的) Troupe will present The soul of China, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills (恐惧) will run down your spine (脊柱) as you watch breathlessly performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.

Time: 7:30 pm, September 13-19

B. Huangshicheng Gallery: An exhibition of a group of ink paintings is running. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.

Time: 9 am-5 pm until September 10

C. Wan Fung Art Gallery: A joint show of oil paintings by 10 young and middle-aged artists will be hosted by the gallery. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the wondrous (美好的) variety of life in unique styles.

D. Anyuan Museum: The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an in-depth study of the development of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949.

Time: 9 am-4 pm, daily

E. The Olympic Center: “The Fashionow Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.

Time: September 16

F. Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities: La Petite Bande, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium, will perform as part of activities across the world in honor of the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death.

Time: 7:30 pm, September 1-18

请阅读以下个人的信息,然后匹配到合适的地方。

Stephen studies art in Beijing University. He shows great interest in paintings and he is especially interested in those oil paintings that reflect the variety of life.

Mark has just come to China and he is very interested in Chinese culture. He has been waiting for a long time to have a chance to see a wonderful Chinese acrobatic performance in China.

Oscar is a student from Yangzhou University, visiting his friends who share the same interest in music. They are planning to find someplace to enjoy rock and roll and pop songs.

Charles works in Philips Company, Shanghai Branch. He is going to Beijing on business in middle September. He will be free in the evening, so he wants to go to someplace to enjoy some music performed by foreign bands.

Carol studies Chinese in Beijing. She is free recently during the day time, so she would like to find someplace where she can attend some kind of activity from which she can learn some details about Chinese modern literature.

人名              地点

56. Stephen                         A. Capital Theatre

57. Mark                           B. Huangshicheng Gallery

58. Oscar                     C. Wan Fung Art Gallery

59. Charles                       D. Anyuan Museum

60. Carol                     E. The Olympic Center

F. Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities

      

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