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     SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999, Shane Gould and Jessicah
Schipper were simply getting along well, chatting about sport, life and " anything else that came up."
     Yet in Sydney next month, they will meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race
against each other in the 50-meter butterfly (蝶泳) in the Australian championships at Homebush Bay.
     Gould, now a 47-year-old mother of four, has announced she will be making a return to elite
competition (顶级赛事) to swim the one event, having set a qualifying (合格的) time of 30.32 seconds
in winning gold at last year's United States Masters championships. Her comeback comes 32 years after
she won three golds at the Munich Olympics. Schipper, now a 17-year-old from Brisbane with a bright
future of going to Athens for her first Olympics, yesterday recalled (回忆) her time with Gould fie years
us train, " Schipper explained." It seemed as if we had long been god friends. I don't know why. We just
started talking and it went from there."
     " She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp. She told us stories about what it was like at big
meets like the Olympics and what it's like to be on an Australian team. It was really interesting."
     Next time, things will be more serious. " I will still be swimming in the 50m butterfly at the nationals,
so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould," said Schipper, who burst onto
the scene at last year's national championships with second places in the 100m and 200m butterfly.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Stories happening in swimming competitions.
B. Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds.
C. Lessons learned from international swimming championships.
D. Friendship and competition between two swimmers.
2. Gould and Schipper are going to _____.
A. talk about sport and life
B. go back to elite competition
C. set a qualifying time and win gold
D. take part in the same sports event
3. Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was _____.
A. 15
B. 17
C. 22
D. 30
4. The underlined word" it" in the fifth paragraph probably refers to _____.
A. the Olympics
B. the youth camp
C. the friendship
D. the Australian team
5. What Schipper said showed that she _____.
A. was no longer Gould's friend
B. had learned a lot from Gould
C. was not interested in Gould's stories
D. would not like to compete against Gould
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     Weather is the subject matter of Westerners whenever they met. Housewives, businessmen, factory
workers as well as farmers all talk about the weather. It's everyday news, whether or not conditions change.
Many newspapers carry a regular front page news story in addition to the full reports on as inside-page
provided by the weather service. Here are several different types of weather reports taken from the western
papers: 
     No. 1 Regional Forecast
New Jersey
     Today: Considerably cloudy with showers likely. High: 75-79. Southwesterly winds at 15-20m.p.h..
Precipitation (降水) probability 70 percent. Tonight: Warm and cloudy, rain likely. Low: 55-63.
Southwesterly winds at 15 to 20m.p.h.. Tomorrow: Showers and thunderstorms likely. High: 75-79.
Wind S to SW at 15 to 20m.p.h.
     No. 2 Three-day Forecast
Westchester, Rockland
     Friday: Mostly fine to partly cloudy. Saturday: Cloudy with some showers. Sunday: Mostly fine.
Temperature: Daytime highs will average in the upper 60's to 70's while overnight lows will average
in the low to 50's throughout the period.
     No. 3 Weather Stories
     Bitter cold, intensified (加剧) by high winds, gripped (控制) the Upper Midwest today, sheets of ice
and snow left by the winter's first major storm on highways throughout the area.
     At least six deaths were blamed on the storm.
     Hundreds of schools closed throughout the Upper Midwest yesterday and thousands of travelers
waited out the weather at roadside shelters (避难处).
     Temperatures dropped well below zero early today from the Northern Plains through the Western
Great Lakes under clearing skies. A 25-below-zero reading was forecast.
      Nearly a foot of snow fell on northern sections of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. And hardest
hit were Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wis., where 12 inches were recorded. Winds went up to 50 miles
an hour.
1. In a street corner of London, two strangers may begin their talk with "_____".
[     ]
A. Hi, how are you?
B. What are you doing here? Waiting for someone?
C. A nice day, isn't it?
D. Didn't you listen to the weather report last night?
2. The noon temperature of _____ is nearly 70's at the weekend.
[     ]
A. Western Great Lakes
B. Duluth, Minn
C. Westchester, Rockland
D. New Jersey
3. It seems that _____ has plenty of rain at the present season.
[     ]
A. Western Great Lakes
B. Wisconsin
C. Westchester Rockland
D. New Jersey
4. Which of the following is most probable according to No.3?
[     ]
A. The traffic was terribly affected.
B. The Five Great Lakes were covered by heavy snow.
C. The temperatures might drop to 50℃.
D. Many schools were damaged in the snowstorm.
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     Jan. 7, 2008 — French President Nicolas Sarkozy would marry his girl friend, former supermodel 
Carla Bruni on Feb. 8 or 9, media reported Monday.
     The report said that in December — less than a month after Sarkozy met Bruni — he gave her a
 heart-shaped diamond engagement ring.
     Carla Bruni, Italian singer, former model and girlfriend of France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, holds
 the hand of her son Aurelien while wearing a pink heart-shaped ring during a visit to the ancient 
Jordanian ruins of Petra Jan. 5, 2008. French newspapers reported that Sarkozy would marry her early
 in February.
     Sarkozy and his wife of 11 years, Cecilia, divorced (离婚) in October. Their marital (婚姻) problems became well known in May 2005 when she appeared in public at the side of event organizer Richard 
Attias.
     A marriage to Bruni, a one-time star of the catwalks who is now a singer, would be Sarkozy's third: 
He divorced his first wife, Marie, in the late 80s — after he had met and befriended Cecilia. Political
 analyst Dominique Moisi said that a Sarkozy proposal to Bruni could be part of his desire to head off 
any future arguments, and the speed of their visit to the ancient Jordanian ruins of Petra Jan. 5, 2008 
would fit with his personality as a busy man in a hurry.
     "Apparently, he's going to marry her, so the problem will be behind him," Moisi said. "He will increase
 the opportunities to travel with her, and to say to the French, 'You see, I must remarry ... You need a
 first lady.' "
     Bruni, an Italian-born French citizen, has dated famous men including Mick Jagger and Donald Trump. She has also reportedly been linked to singer Eric Clapton and actor Vincent Perez.
1. Sarkozy's second marriage was held _____.
A. in 1996 
B. in May 2005
C. once he divorced Marie 
D. 11 years later than the first
2. What is the correct order of Sarkozy's marital history?    
a.Long marriage to Cecilia.
b. Visiting ruins with Bruni
c. Getting divorced from Marie
d. Giving Bruni a diamond ring
e. To marry the former supermodel    
A. c-a-b-d-e
B. e-d-c-a-b
C. c-a-d-b-e
D. a-c-d-b-e
3. The possible purpose of the last paragraph is _____. 
A. to provide some unknown stories about Bruni's love affairs     
B. to show uncertainty about the former supermodel's loyalty    
C. to imply that past experiences have little effect on a person    
D. to prove Bruni one of the most popular and attractive females
4. Which would be the best title for the news? 
A.  Bruni, France's first lady 
B. A third marriage to fail 
C. France to have first lady 
D. President's new girl friend
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     BEIJING-Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday encouraged young Chinese students to dedicate their lives to
the people and bind their own destinies with that of the nation.
     Wen made the call at a symposium with some 100 students of the prestigious Tsinghua University, who
have chosen to work in China's less-developed western regions or at the grassroots level after graduation.
     Wen's Tsinghua tour marked his yearly visit to university campuses since 2003 ahead of the Chinese
Youth Day, which falls on Monday this year.
     In more than one hour's time, Wen listened to the students' stories and gave his advices on their future
development, encouraging them to"be resolute-minded, hard working and down-to-earth to achieve your
goals."
     Sui Shaochun, a mechanics students, said he had landed a job in an aeroplane manufacturing company
in southwestern Sichuan Province and was ready to devote himself to the country's project of building its
own big planes.
     Wen said the future of a young person and that of the nation were interdependent, and"the young should
bind their own destinies with that of the country."
     Another graduate-to-be Cheng Li told Wen she would work in Wenchuan of Sichuan, the epicenter of
the devastating May 12 earthquake, believing the reconstruction work would be"more meaningful than
anything else."
     Wen said the post-quake reconstruction requires a large number of professionals and he encouraged Cheng
to play her role."The love and devotion to the people is the loftiest part of human morals," said he.
     Wen praised Zou Shenglan and Yan Weilong after learning they had volunteered to work in Tibetan
villages. He told them to be prepared for the hardship in rural areas."I believe after being tempered at the
grassroots level in Tibet, you'll become more mature," he said."And when you look back at that part of
experience in the future, you'll have no regret."
     "I want you all to be well-educated people with moral integrity and work ability, and be of use to the
people," Wen said before concluding the discussion, followed by having lunch with the students at their
dinning hall.
1. Premier Wen Jiabao has made it a rule to________.
A. give a lecture to middle school students every year
B. meet students of Tsinghua University before the Chinese Youth Day
C. visit university students before the Chinese Youth Day
D. be invited by students of Tsinghua University before the Chinese Youth Day
2. At a symposium with students Wen encouraged them to ______.
A. work hard for country at school
B. go to the rural areas and the grassroots level
C. devote themselves to the rebuilding of Wenchuan
D. go to the countryside
3. Wen required all the students to show their loftiest part of human morals: _______.
A. hard-working and down-to-earth
B. resolute-minded and hard-working
C. resolute-minded and devotion
D. love and devotion
4. After the discussion, Wen _______.
A. had a group photo with the students present
B. had lunch with the students
C. visited the students' dorms
D. pictured the future with the students
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                                              Special Bridges Help Animals Cross the Road 
                                                            --Reported by Sheila Carrick
     Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.
     Most people know this joke. But recently, some people have been much more worried about how the
grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road.
     "Millions of animals die each year on U.S. roads," the Federal Highway Administration reports. In fact,
only about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat, exist in the U.S. today. The main reason? Roadkill.
     "Ecopassages" may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars. They are paths both over and
under roads. "These ecopassages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid road accidents," said
Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Protection Society.
     But do animals actually use the ecopassages? The answer is yes. Paul Beier of Northern Arizona
University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an ecopassage that went under a highway. This showed
that the lions used the passage.
     Builders of ecopassages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around
them. Animals seem to be catching on. Animals as different as salamanders and grizzly bears are using the
bridges and underpasses.
     The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around. You might see an
animals overpass!
1. The writer uses the example of "ocelots" to show that ______.
A. wild animals have become more dangerous
B. the driving conditions have improved greatly
C. the measure for protecting wildlife fails to work
D. an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents animals on ecopassages
2. From the news story, we know an ecopassage is ______.
A. an underground path for cars
B. a fence built for the safety of the area
C. a bridge for animals to get over a river
D. a pass for animals to cross the road
3. When the writer says that animals seem "to be catching on", he means ______.
A. animals begin to realize the dangers on the road
B. animals begin to learn to use ecopassages
C. animals are crossing the road in groups
D. animals are increasing in number
4. The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling because ______.
A. wild animals may attack cars
B. wild animals may jam the road
C. they may see wild animals in the park
D. they may see wild
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     Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer
interface (BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.
     Recently, two researchers, Jose Milan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic school in Lausanne,
Switzerland, demonstrated (展示) a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person's thoughts.
     In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right band. He
could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.
     "Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals through the spinal cord (脊髓) to the muscles to
give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals
from reaching the muscles," Tavella says. "Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external
world and also to control devices."
     The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp
(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized
wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react
to commands from the brain.
     Prof. Milan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain
signals and turns them into simple commands. "The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled
people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this
wheelchair."
     He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology
they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of
time.
1. BCI is a technology that can _____.
A. help to update computer systems
B. link the human brain with computers
C. help the disabled to recover
D. control a person's thoughts
2. How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?
A. By controlling his muscles.
B. By talking to the machine.
C. By moving his hand.
D. By using his mind.
3. Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?
A. scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair
B. computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair
C. scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair
D. cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair
4. The team will test with real patients to _____.
A. make profits from them
B. prove the technology useful to them
C. make them live longer
D. learn about their physical condition
5. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Switzerland, the BCI Research Center
B. New Findings About How the Human Brain Works
C. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled
D. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries
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     BAGHDAD-An Iraqi soldier went on the rampage at a joint security station in northern Iraq on Wednesday,
shooting dead two US soldiers and wounding six, the US military said. 
                                         
     A US soldier looks at destroyed vehicles at a parking lot after a bomb attack in Baghdad November 12,2008.
A parked car bomb killed four people and wounded 14 others, including two policemen, in Sadoun street in
central Baghdad, police said. [Agencies]
     The US military said the soldier opened fire on the Americans at the station. one of many in which Iraqi and
US troops operate side by side, in the city of Mosul. "The soldiers were in the courtyard……an Iraqi soldier
entered and shot two soldiers, killing one, mortally wounding another,and then spraying the others," said US
army spokeswoman for northern Iraq Major Peggy Kageleiry.
     "He was engaged by counter-fire and killed," she added. A local morgue said it had received the body of the
Iraqi soldier, riddled with bullets.
     Two local police sources and an Iraqi army source, all of whom declined to be named because of the
sensitivity of the subject, said a quarrel had broken out between the Iraqi and US soldiers at the joint station.
     But Kageleiry denied there was any altercation between the soldiers before the shooting.
     "The US soldiers had no conversation with this soldier and there was no interaction of any kind before they
were murdered," she said.
1. What does the word "altercation" mean?
A. disagreement
B. conflict
C. quarrel
D. debate
2. Why didn't the local police sources tell their name?
A. Because they were afraid of American soldiers.
B. Because American soldiers quarreled with them.
C. Because the government asked them not to do so.
D. Because they didn't want to be involved in it.
3. What can we infer from the passage?
A. There was only one conflict between the two armies.
B. More people will die.
C. The quarrel caused the shooting.
D. Kageleiry was sure that American soldiers did nothing wrong.
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     An explosion on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy street in Tongren, Southwest China's
Guizhou Province.　　
     The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin in the city's commercial hub, where lots of shops and restaurants
are concentrated.　　
     The ear-splitting explosion was heard around 12: 50 p.m., said a local newspaper, which was described
by witnesses. The power of the explosion shattered (使粉碎) nearby shop windows and ripped the stainless
(不生锈的)steel rubbish can to pieces. 
     One passer-by, identified only as Zhang, said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of pedestrians
lying on the ground when she got to the scene. 
     Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the explosion. A doctor there said five were in
serious condition but already out of danger after emergency treatment. The others were just slightly hurt. 
     The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused
to speculate as to the cause.
1. In the 2nd paragraph the underlined word "hub" probably means _____.
[     ]
A. company
B. center
C. supermarket
D. street
2. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
[     ]
A. all the injured were taken to a hospital
B. 8 of the injured were not taken to a hospital
C. the rubbish bin with the bomb was in a restaurant
D. some shops were destroyed
3. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?
[     ]

A. Some customers in restaurants were injured.
B. A bomb was seen thrown into a tin.
C. The news writer didn't get to the scene.
D. Five injured people were possible to die.

4. What of the following can be the best title for the passage?
[     ]
A. Bomb Hidden in a Rubbish Bin
B. The Cause of the Explosion
C. A Terrible Thing
D. Street Explosion Kills 1, Injures 21
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     A British ship that sank during the American Revolution has been discovered at the bottom of
Lake Ontario.Surprisingly,the 22gun ship is wellpreserved in the cold,deep water.Explorers
announced the news recently.
     Kennard is an electrical engineer.He has been diving for nearly 40 years and has found more
than 200 wrecks(残骸) in the Great Lakes and other lakes or rivers.He began searching the
Ontario 35 years ago but quit after several dives.Six years ago,he began to work with Scoville,a
diver.Since then,the pair have found seven ships in the lake.Over the years,Kennard got licenses
and information,including the ship's design plans,from the British government.Even then,it took the
pair three years to search more than 200 square miles before they found the ship earlier this month.
     After locating the wreck with the sonal(声纳),the explorers used a submarine to confirm their
find.The 80foot ship is the only entire British ship ever found in the Great Lakes,Scoville and
Kennard said."To have a ship from the Revolutionary War that's nearly entire is unbelievable.It's
an archaeological miracle."They said the ship is still considered the property of the British Admiralty.
Although the ship sits in an area where the water is up to 500 feet deep and cannot be reached by
anyone but the most experienced divers,Kennard and Scoville refused to give its exact location with
care.They only said that it was found off the southern shore.
     The ship was discovered resting partially on its side.It went down on October 31,1780,with 60
British soldiers, a crew of about 40,mostly Canadians,and possibly about 30 American war prisoners.
The explorers also found two cannons and the ship's bell.
1．From the passage we learn that Kennard________.
A．has found over 200 wrecks in the Great Lakes
B．has kept searching the Ontario for 35 years
C．is both an engineer and an experienced diver
D．got to know Scoville when he was very young
2．Kennard and Scoville's discovery of the British ship ______.
A．cost them a lot of time and labor
B．needed a lot of experts's support
C．was forbidden by the government
D．was made completely by accident
3．We can infer from the text that Kennard and Scoville______.
A．will earn a great deal of money by selling the ship
B．will become world famous because of their find
C．may not have succeeded without modern technology
D．will be given a large reward by the American government
4．Kennard and Scoville refused to give the ship's exact location because________.
A．they did not know exactly where the ship was
B．they were afraid that something unexpected might happen
C．they wanted to keep it a secret forever
D．they thought it would be interesting for people to guess where it is