A U. S. couple have succeeded in a 55 meter fall over Horseshoe Falls in a barrel (木桶) with only slight hurts. Horseshoe Falls is the Canadian part of Niagara Falls. Steven Trotter of Florida and Lori 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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A U. S. couple have succeeded in a 55 meter fall over Horseshoe Falls in a barrel (木桶) with only slight hurts. Horseshoe Falls is the Canadian part of Niagara Falls.

Steven Trotter of Florida and Lori Martin of Atlanta were treated at a hospital for small hurts after dropping over the falls as a Father’s Day show.

Police took an hour to free the barrel wrapped with bulletproof (防弹的) material and covered in thick plastics, from rocks at the base of the falls.

Which of the following gives the correct relationship between Canada, Niagara Falls and Horseshoe Falls?

(N = Niagara Falls, H = Horseshoe Falls, C= Canada)

答案：D
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Horseshoe Falls is the Canadian part of Niagara Falls.

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Three years ago, when my co-worker, Andrea, asked if I’d like to come to a clothing exchange, I was confused. “What s that?” I asked. “A group of us who are about the same size are getting together to exchange clothes that we don’t often wear but are really in good condition,” she explained. “Count me in!” I said immediately.

That night, I sorted through my closet, finding shirts, skirts and pants I hadn’t worn for months—or years! I looked at the clothes I’d grown tired of and wondered if anyone would want them. When I arrived at Andrea’s, I found a group of co-workers— and piles of clothes scattered(散落) around the living room. I also found nice homemade food and wine to enjoy. We chatted for a while, and then the exchange began. We drew lots, each taking turns selecting from the piles. Hey! I noticed. There went my blouse…and my jacket! I guessed my “tired” clothes did look special to new eyes. w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m

Then, the floor was open to everyone and a free-for-all followed as we ran around choosing and trying things on. And as our choices were made, we came back to the dining room to eat and talk. I left that night with nearly as many items as I’d brought—including a green silk evening dress I knew my daughter would love to dress up in —and the memory of an evening with a group of really special women.

Now our “Exchange club” has become a tradition and we exchange everything from kitchen gadgets(小器具) to houseplants, recipes(菜谱) and unwanted Christmas presents! w w w.k s 5 u.c o m

Best of all, we’ve exchanged the “stuff” of our lives and we’ve exchanged our polite office acquaintance（相识）for real friendship－and for me, that’s been the most precious exchange of all.

How did the author feel about her first clothing exchange? w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m

A．Proud. B．Confused. C．Funny. D．Satisfied.

What do we know about the Exchange Club?

A．It has become popular in their community.

B．It has enlarged its contents to exchange. w w w.k s 5 u.c o m

C．It has only offered a place for women to chat.

D．It has attracted many new members now.

The author thought the most valuable thing she got form the Exchange Club was______.

A．their friendship between each other

B．the reuse of their old daily things

C．the polite office acquaintance

D．the spirit of getting through the difficult time

This passage is mainly about_____.w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m

A．a special experience B．a special friendship

C．a special club D．some special women

Vancouver(温哥华)

Natural Resources：

As a major centre for the global forestry industry, Vancouver is host to many international forestry conferences and events, and the natural home of the massive BC forestry business. Companies such as Canfor and West Fraser Timber Co., the second and third largest lumber（木材）producers in the world, are headquartered in Vancouver. Vancouver is also a major centre for the mining industry.

International trade：

International trade is a key part for Vancouver's economy. The city has Canada's largest port and is one of North America's major gateways for Pan-Pacific（泛太平洋）trade. The Port of Vancouver ranks first in North America in total foreign exports and second on the West Coast in total goods volume.

Banking and Financial：

The headquarters for HSBC Canada （汇丰银行）is located in the Financial District in downtown. Canada's third largest commercial entity(实体), Jim Pattison Group is also based in Vancouver.

International relation：

Vancouver is a major centre for diplomacy(外交) and foreign relations. Most countries of the world have consulate（领事馆）or general offices in the Central Business District. In fact, many major diplomatic conferences are hosted by the city - including the world famous G7 summit with President Clinton, APEC, and the World Trade Organization. Greenpeace has its world headquarters in the city. Therefore, Vancouver was among the first North American cities to declare itself a Nuclear Weapons Free Zone.

Tourism：

Tourism is a leading industry to Vancouver. The Whistler-Blackcomb Resort is among the most popular skiing resorts in North America, and will be the site of the downhill events of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Vancouver's beaches, parks, waterfronts, and mountain backdrops and its multi- cultural character attract more and more tourists.

Film：

Vancouver was the source of the sobriquet（绰号）"Hollywood North", for hosting the production of about ten percent of Hollywood's movies. Many U.S. television and films series are shot exclusively in Vancouver. This has partly been because of the favourable Canadian dollar exchange rate.

（1）Which of the following description about Vancouver is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The Port of Vancouver ranks first in North America in total foreign exports

B.Vancouver is a film production centre and called “Hollywood North".

C.International forestry conferences and events were held in Vancouver.

D.Vancouver is a leading centre for the global agriculture and industry.

（2） Which of the following organizations or events is not related to Vancouver?

A. Jim Pattison Group B. WHO C. Greenpeace D. The 2010 Winter Olympics

（3）If you are a graduate from Shanghai Finance and Economics University, what is it that will probably attract you to visit Vancouver?

A. Its international trade.

B. Its film industry

C. HSBC Canada

D. Its beautiful natural scenery

（4）We can infer______ from the part: International relation.

A. Vancouver is a major centre for foreign relations.

B. Vancouver has hosted many major diplomatic conferences.

C. APEC and WTO are headquartered in Vancouver

D. Canada is a peace-loving country.

（5）The passage is probably taken from________.

A. a magazine B. a geography book

C. a newspaper D. an entertainment book

NEW YORK- One in five U.S．workers regularly attends after-work drinks with coworkers, where the most common mishaps range from badmouthing another worker to drinking too much, according to a study released on Tuesday．

Most workers attend so-called happy hours to bond with colleagues, although 15 percent go to hear the latest office gossip and 13 percent go because they feel necessary, said the survey conducted for CareerBuilder.com, an online job site．As to what happens when the after-work drinks flow, 16 percent reported bad-mouthing a colleague, 10 percent shared a secret about a colleague and 8 percent said they drank too much and acted unprofessionally．Five percent said they had shared a secret about the company, and 4 percent confessed to singing karaoke．While 21 percent of those who attended said happy hours were good for networking, 85 percent said attending had not helped them get closer to someone higher up or get a better position．An equal number of men and women said they attended happy hours with co-workers, with younger workers aged 25 to 34 most likely and workers over 55 least likely to attend．Overall, 21 percent of workers attend happy hours with co-workers and; of those nearly a quarter go at least once a month.

The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder.com among 6,987 full-time employees between February 11 and March 13．Harris Interactive said the results had a sampling error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points.

56．Harris Interactive made the survey to find out ________.

A．how U.S．workers spend their after-work time

B．what U.S．workers do at after-work drinks

C．the relationships between U.S．workers

D．who are most likely to attend after-work drinks

57．________ of workers who attend after-work drinks speak ill of a colleague.

A．4 percent B．8 percent C．16 percent D．10 percent

58．According to the passage, most of those surveyed believed attending after-work drinks ________．

A．benefited them a lot B．could provide information

C．only made them relaxed D．was of no help to them

59．We can learn from the text that _________.

A．workers over 55 don’t like to attend happy hours at all

B．about 75% of workers go more than once a month

C．10.5% of male workers attend happy hours with co-workers

D．about 700 workers surveyed shared a secret about a co-worker

60．After the survey, it can be inferred that_________.

A．all the workers oppose after-work drinks

B．the workers may change their attitudes towards after-work drinks

C．all the workers support after-work drinks

D．all the workers are suggested going to attend after-work drinks

Hawaii has planned to be the first U.S. state to roll out（正式推出）electric car stations statewide --- a move towards weaning the islands off oil.

Hawaii, which is far away from the U.S. mainland, imports foreign oil for almost 90 percent of its energy needs. One–third of that oil is used to power cars and buses on island streets. This move will help Hawaii meet its goal of reducing fossil fuel use by 70 percent by 2030.

Better Place, a Palo Alto, California-based company, will build the car recharging stations and provide recharged batteries for electric cars. The company will purchase renewable energy --- such as wind power --- from Hawaiian Electric Co.

Better Place picked Hawaii for the first statewide rollout in part because the islands are a contained environment, with few vehicles (车辆) coming in and out. Better Place would need to build a bigger network across several states to serve some mainland markets. Hawaii also has rich renewable energy resources, including wind, solar and wave power. This is important because Better Place won’t use oil. Better Place plans to recharge its batteries at night with power from Hawaii’s wind farms. That power normally goes unused because of Hawaii’s low nighttime energy needs.

Hawaii is an ideal place to show off Better Place technology because the state welcomes over five million tourists each year from the U.S. mainland, Japan, Canada and the rest of the world. “If we can get them into electric cars when they rent, we do two great things,” Shai Agassi, Better Place’s founder and chief executive officer, said. “One, we avoid emissions （排放物）; two, we use the opportunity to educate them, to teach them in Hawaii how it needs to be done in the rest of the world.”

However, Hawaii doesn’t expect to spend any money to improve the network. Maybe it needs to offer tax breaks or other ways to encourage people to buy electric vehicles when they are first offered.

The underlined part “weaning the islands off oil” (in Para 1) probably means _________.

A. exploring the islands for oil

B. stopping Hawaii’s dependence on oil gradually

C. importing more oil from other islands

D. increasing the amount of oil used there

Why is Hawaii chosen to be the first state where car recharging stations will be built statewide? _________

①There are few cars in Hawaii.

②Hawaii can provide environmentally friendly energy.

③Plenty of oil has been found in Hawaii.

④Hawaii is separated from the mainland with few vehicles coming in and out.

A. ①, ③ B. ②, ③ C. ②, ④ D. ①, ④

When visitors to Hawaii rent electric cars, they _________.

A. will be taught it is necessary to do as Hawaiians do to protect the earth

B. will be offered tax breaks

C. need to be told what should be done before travelling

D. should be given the chance to try two things before driving

We can infer from the passage that _________.

A. Better Place is a company producing electric cars

B. people are not encouraged to buy electric cars

C. electric cars will be recharged with power from renewable resources

D. Hawaii now has reduced the use oil by 90 percent

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Russia’s space agency has signed a deal that would make a U. S. millionaire scientist the third tourist to visit the international space station, a spokesman said Wednesday. The scientist, Gregory Olsen, could fly to the space station as early as October, Vyacheslav Davidenko, a spokesman for the Russian agency, said Wednesday.

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Olsen, 60 – year – old, attended training again in May at a base just outside Moscow for the flight on a Russian – built Soyuz spaceship. He said Wednesday that the contract (合同) had been signed. “I’m feeling great and hopeful that I will launch (fly into space) this fall,” Olsen wrote in an e – mail exchange with an Associated Press reporter. “Training has been very intense, but enjoyable.”

According to Olsen, the crew for his flight has not been officially announced, but he has worked with two other crew members in the Soyuz simulator over the past week. Olsen also said he ran almost every morning. “This training has given me tremendous (powerful) admiration for astronauts who have spent years doing this and know so much more than I.” Olsen wrote. His trip, originally scheduled for this April, had been on hold last summer because doctors in Russia found an undisclosed health problem during a physical exam. That ailment (an illness that is not very serious) was never found, but this past May the Russian space program gave Olsen medical clearance. Marshall Cohen, president and co – founder of Olsen’s company, said in May that Olsen’s U. S. doctors reported that he had no health problems.

1．In order to visit the international space station, Olsen should .

A．lie in bed everyday B．do exercise and receive training

C．read many books D．eat food without sugar

2．Olsen’s schedule was changed from April to October because .

A．he dared not visit the international space station

B．there is something wrong with the international space station

C．he had an undisclosed health problem

D．he had not got enough training

3．Olsen was the tourist to visit the international space station.

A．fourth B．third C．second D．first

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Olsen was excited about his space trip.

B．Olsen thought that he would be hurt in space.

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C．Olsen was a young American scientist.

D．Olsen will stay in the space station for five years.

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