Previous winners have included Adolf Hitler, Bill Gates and Ayatollah Khomeini．This year it is you．
Time magazine has named”You”as its”Person of the Year”in recognition of the way that ordinary internet users have revolutionized the media through blogs, file-sharing and websites such as Wikipedia, YouTube and MySpace．The magazine designed special cover——a white keyboard with a mirror for a computer screen where buyers can see their reflection——for the issue, reflecting the importance of user-generated(使用者自创)Internet content as a driving force in the modern world．
User-generated content on websites such as You Tube has proved the latest twist(转折)in the Internet revolution．You Tube has attracted millions of users and earned its founders ＄1.65 billion when it was bought by Google earlier this year．
Normally, the magazine describes its person of the year not necessarily as an honor, but as”the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or for ill, and represented what was important about the year”．Mr．Stengel said in an interview that to select the”Person of the Year”is to look for someone who’s a symbol．
The magazine did cite(提名)26”People Who Mattered”, from North Korean leader Kim Jong II to Pope Benedict XVI(教皇本笃十六世)to the troika(三人组合)of President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in the past．And in 2005, the winners were Bill and Melinda Gates and rock star Bono, who were cited for their charitable(慈善的)work aimed at reducing global poverty and improving world health．It was not the first time that the magazine went away from naming an actual person for its”Person of the Year”．In 1966, the 25-and-under generation was cited; in 1975, American women were named; and in 1982, the computer was chosen．
(1)
“You”, the Time magazine“Person of the Year”of the year, refers to anyone ________．
[ ]
A．
who reads this updated magazine
B．
who surfs the Internet
C．
who knows the result of the selection
D．
who holds an important position
(2)
The fashionable character of the Internet revolution is ________．
[ ]
A．
to search information on the Internet
B．
to use the Internet to make money
C．
to be cited for“Person of the Year”
D．
to create content onto the Internet
(3)
The usual qualification of“Person of the Year”is that a person or persons must ________．
[ ]
A．
do the most good to the world in the year
B．
live up to the expectation of the world
C．
really affect the world the most in the year
D．
help the world move ahead in the year
(4)
Which of the following is true?
[ ]
A．
U．S．newly-elected President Obama is cited for“Person of the Year”．
B．
The couple of Gates were cited not for their contributions to the Internet．
C．
“Person of the Year”must be a prize of a person or a group．
D．
A pop star is unlikely to be cited for the“Person of the Year”．
Film highlights are accompanied by live performances of movie theme music by the China Opera and Dance Drama Theatre Symphony Orchestra, which has recorded the music for many films．Familiar tunes will come from such flicks as Titanic, Jurassic Park and Waterloo Bridge．
Where：Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre
When：March 8, 7∶30 pm．
Admission：80-380 yuan
Tel：6528 7674 ext 508
Fantastic View All the Way
Mountains in this area are not very high, but the vistas(景色)are excellent．This walk is gentle and very interesting, going through valleys, over passes, along a ridge and through a few little tranquil(宁静的)villages that are located in amazing places．Many sites along the walk offer panoramic view of the surrounding mountains．
Where：Pinggu, northeast of Beijing
When：March 9, meet 8∶30 am．Outside Starbucks at Lido hotel, or 9 am at Capital Paradise front gate, return 5 pm．
Admission：adults 150 yuan, children 100 yuan
Tel：13701003694
Email：fjhikers @ yahoo．co．uk
Spring Greetings
Paintings in bold colors in a traditional Chinese style by young artist Tian Xifeng are displayed to welcome the spring．Tian is a student of famous bird-and-flower painting artist Wang Qing．He has won several prizes at various national painting exhibitions and developed a styleemphasizing vivid close-ups of natural scenes．
Where：Melodic Gallery, 14 jianwai Dajie, opposite Friendship Store
When：9 am-5 pm．Until March 31
Admission：free
Tel：65188123
Cala, My Dog
Directed by Lu Xuechang, starring Ge You, the story is about a middle-aged workingman, known as Lao Er, whose chief source of stability and comfort in life is his dog, Cala．One day, when his wife is out walking Cala, a policeman confiscates(没收)the unregistered canine．As Lao Er endeavors to recover his dog, the difficult circumstances of his life are revealed．Chinese with English Subtitle(字幕)．
If you are a music lover you can go to ________ on Women’s Day．
[ ]
A．
Capital Paradise
B．
Dongchuang Theater
C．
Friendship Store
D．
Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre
(2)
The exhibition held in Melodic Gallery ________．
[ ]
A．
is open to the public from 7∶30 a. m.－5 p. m. till April 1st
B．
presents the works by Tian Xifeng and his teacher
C．
is to display some bird-and-flower paintings
D．
costs the art lovers much money to visit
(3)
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
[ ]
A．
Both adults and children can take part in the walk in Pinggu．
B．
Even you don’t know English you can enjoy Cala, My Dog．
C．
You’ll have to dial 65188123 to book a ticket for the film Cala, My Dog．
D．
You’ll have a choice of two meeting places on March 9th．
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Cafe Hub
Next to the Castle lies The Hub, home of the Edinburgh lnternational Festiveal and one of the most talked about spots in lown. Our cafe in open every day for mouth-watering lunches, snncks and fine dining. Come in and enjoy the The liub, Casfleill. Royal Mile, Edinburgh. Open every day from 9:30 a. m. till late．
Tel: 0131 473 2067 www. Thehub-edinburgh.com
Farm Warid
Enjoy being “A Farmer for a Day”. Join in delivering and feeding our spring babis-bottle feeding sessions twice daily. Fun for all family. Horse Rides, BMX Bikes Cross Country Course, Tractor through 600 acres, New Adventurn Playground Naturn Trails. Full details on website．
Open:May-Oct Wednesdays to Saturdays and daily during school holidays 11 a. m.-p. m．
Tel:01797 260256/260321 www. Farmworld-rye. Co. uk
Enter the Europe-wide student competition!
Are you curious, creative and energelic? Are you interested in the new medin? Are you between 12 and 19 years of age? Then Join ldulimedia 2006 is for you!
Your challerge will be to build a team and develop a multimedia presentafion in English-based on one of three different lopics. You can register(报名)between May I and June 15, 2006 and will have to lurn in your enlry before September 15.2006．
The rewards are wonderful& 150,000 in prise for schools and the chance to-attend a European student eamp-plus new experienees, an opporturnity to make friends throughout Eerope!
For further informarion and regitration forms go to; www. Siemens. Com join. Multimedis．
(1)
You’ll have to register first if you want________．
[ ]
A．
to enjoy delieiours food
B．
to lry Trelor Ride through 600 acres
C．
to enter the Europe-wide student compelilion
D．
to watch ithe world go by from the beautiful terrace
(2)
Aceording to the passage, there will be________rewards for the Europe-wide student competition．
[ ]
A．
only one
B．
two
C．
three
D．
four
(3)
You can visit Farm World________．
[ ]
A．
on Monday in May
B．
any day in October
C．
at 2 p. m. at Christmas
D．
at 10:30 a. m. during school holidays
(4)
From the adverlisements above, we can learn that________．
[ ]
A．
Cafe Hub is a peopular phice in the local arca
B．
families can enjoy Horic Rides on New Adventre Plavground
C．
Farm World provides lunches, snacks and fine dining．
D．
the Europe-wide student competition will be beld on Jine 15.2006
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Grandpa Nybakken loved life－especially when he could play a trick on somebody．At those times, his large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he pretended innocent surprise, exclaiming, “Oh, forevermore!” But on a cold Saturday in downtown Chicago, Grandpa felt that God played a trick on him, and grandpa wasn’t laughing．
Grandpa worked as a carpenter．On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage abroad．On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone．He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church．His search proved fruitless．
Suddenly, he realized what had happened．The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut．His brand new glasses were heading for China!
The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children．He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning．
“It’s not fair,” he told God as he drove home in frustration．“I’ve been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now this．”
Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States．He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather’s small church in Chicago．Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the small congregation(教堂会众)．
“But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year．”
“Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses．Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this．Then your boxes arrived．When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the top．” After a long pause, he continued, “Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”
The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses．But the director surely must have confused their church with another, they thought, there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas．
But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way．
(1)
Which of the following is NOT true about Grandpa Nybakken according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
He was an outgoing man and held an active attitude towards life．
B．
He had a large family to support．
C．
He was a carpenter working in the church．
D．
He was a loyal Christian．
(2)
The people in the church but Grandpa felt confused at what the director said because _________．
[ ]
A．
Grandpa didn’t tell the director that he was the owner of the glasses
B．
the director wanted to return the glasses even though he liked it
C．
the director could not get such glasses in their own country
D．
the glasses were not included in the donation list
(3)
Who does “the Master Carpenter” in the last paragraph probably refer to?
[ ]
A．
Grandpa’s master．
B．
One of Grandpa’s friends．
C．
God．
D．
Grandpa’s co-worker．
(4)
Which can be the best title of the passage?
[ ]
A．
Grandfather’s life
B．
The Helpful Donation
C．
The Perfect Mistake
D．
An Impressive Speech
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LOS ANGELES(Reuters)－Onions make you cry, add flavor to food and are talked about a lot for their medicinal benefits．Now the vegetable has another use－powering up green energy．
A new system debuts on Friday that changes onion juice into electricity at Gills Onions, the largest fresh onion processor(加工机)in the United States．
The Oxnard, California-based company expects its new onion-fueled power to reduce its electric bill by ＄700, 000 a year and cut its annual greenhouse gas releasing by up to 30,000 tons．The happy ending to this green energy tale, however, generated another question：how to get rid of onion waste．“When we peel an onion, 35 to 40 percent of the onion comes off before we have a usable onion．That’s the top, tail and skins around the onion before you get to the meat,” said Steven Gill, co-owner of the 25-year-old company．
They used to take the waste to the fields for composting(堆肥)but that became a problem as it cost too much．Ten years ago, Gill started looking at technology for a solution．“We ended up destroying the skins as they come out of the plant and extracting all the juice, which is very high in sugars, and bacteria love it,” Gill said．
In the new system, bacteria produce methane gas(沼气)from the juice．The gas then goes to two 300 kilowatt fuel cells, creating enough power for 460 homes．The company expects to get 35 to 40 percent of its electricity from this new system．
The company invested ＄9．5 million in the project and will receive ＄2．7 million from Southern California Gas Co．, a regulated subsidiary of Sempra Energy, as part of a state program to encourage self-contained generation by businesses．In addition to cutting its electric bill, the company will save ＄400,000 in costs of taking the waste to the fields and expects pay-back in six years．
The onion grower now has a new goal：to be a zero-waste facility by 2013．
“We wanted to follow it all the way through and make the full circle,” Gill said．
(1)
What would be the best title for this passage?
[ ]
A．
Onions are made use of in America now
B．
US company finds a new way to reduce costs
C．
Onions are widely used to produce electricity now
D．
US company turns onion juice into electricity
(2)
According to the passage, we can learn that in the past __________．
[ ]
A．
onion waste was a problem for most people
B．
a big part of an onion was wasted
C．
onions were mainly used as medicine
D．
onions were not liked by most people
(3)
In the new system, onions can be used to produce electricity mainly because __________．
[ ]
A．
the skins of onions can be destroyed easily
B．
the onion waste is taken to the fields
C．
a lot of bacteria are put into onions
D．
bacteria can produce methane gas from onion juice
(4)
It is implied in the passage that __________．
[ ]
A．
every family can use onions to produce electricity
B．
this new technology is not well received by some people
C．
onions have played the most important role in producing power
D．
using onions to produce electricity will help reduce pollution
(5)
In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?
[ ]
A．
Science
B．
Education
C．
Health
D．
Agriculture
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The Weekly Telegraph is Britain’s global newspaper, the home-grown quality newspaper that delivers the best of The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph to the British around the world and adds its special articles, features and reports designed to be of real value to foreign readers．Telegraph．co．uk/expat, the website, increases the value of the newspaper, thus creating a complete expatriate(国外的)support system, both online and offline．
Order a gift subscription(订阅)for a friend or relation overseas this Christmas and they will begin to recognize what a useful investment your subscription represents, and you’ll receive a FREE bottle of 10-year-old Tawny Port to enjoy at home in the UK．
Subscriptions will start early January 2010．Port can only be delivered to a UK address and receivers must be over 18 years of age．
For more details or for 6-month subscriptions, please contact our subscriptions department on Tel +44(0)1622 335080 or email weeklytelegraphsubs@telegraph．co．uk Office hours：09∶00-17∶00 GMT)．
Please contact weeklytelegraphsubs@telegraph．co．uk with any questions regarding your subscription．
Your money back if you are not satisfied
Our “no quibble” money-back policy means that we guarantee to return the money for your subscription in full if you are not satisfied with the first four issues．
YOUR PAYMENT
Select a zone of payment．Price is for 52 issues．
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USA 125.00 GBP
Canada/Australia/New Zealand 108.00 GBP
Zambia/Zimbabwe/Tanzania 85.00 GBP
South Africa 80.00 GBP
Middle East/Europe/Rest of the world 80.00 GBP
(1)
The Weekly Telegraph in the advertisement is mainly intended for ________．
[ ]
A．
the British at home and abroad
B．
the British in the UK
C．
the foreigners in Britain
D．
English learners across the globe
(2)
If you want to receive a free bottle of 10-year-old Tawny Port, you must ________．
a．live in the United Kingdom
b．have an overseas friend who is over 18
c．order a subscription of the Weekly Telegraph
d．offer your friend or relation’s address overseas
[ ]
A．
a, b
B．
c, d
C．
a, c
D．
b, c
(3)
What do we know about the Weekly Telegraph from the passage?
[ ]
A．
The content of it can’t be read online．
B．
One can subscribe to it 24 hours a day．
C．
Your money can partly come back if you’re not satisfied．
D．
The prices for different countries are probably different．
(4)
To order a 6-month subscription for a friend in Tanzania, you should ________．
[ ]
A．
contact the subscriptions department
B．
subscribe to the Daily Telegraph for a year
C．
tell your friend to visit telegraph．co．uk/expat
D．
pay 85.00 GBP
(5)
Which of the following statements is true based on the text?
[ ]
A．
Telegraph．co．uk/expat receives support from online readers only．
B．
Subscriptions of the paper can be made starting from January 2010．
C．
Telegraph．co．uk/expat mainly solve your subscription problems．
D．
US and Middle East readers can enjoy equal price for 52 issues．
