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   LIMA. Peru―Nearly 60 years after Thor Heyerdahl's Pacific Ocean crossing aboard the balsa(白塞木) raft Kon-Tiki,a Norwegian team is in Peru putting final touches on a new boat to repeat the journey.

  "I think we are mentally prepared and we are really,really anxious to put this raft in the ocean," said Olav Heyerdahl,28, the adventurer's grandson and one of the sixmember crew.

  Behind him in a dry dock in Lima's port of Callao was the raft Tangaroa―named for the Polynesian god of the ocean―which is scheduled to set sail April 28.

The expedition had been set for last year,but was postponed after key sponsors shifted funds to help victims of the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami.

In 1947,Thor Heyerdahl and his team sailed their simple raft 5 ,000 miles from Peru to Polynesia in 101 days to support Heyerdahl's theory that the South Sea Islands were settled by ancient mariners from South America. Heyerdahl,who died in 2002 at age 87,documented his voyage in the bestselling book Kon-Tiki and in an Oscarwinning documentary film.

  The adventurer's 67-year-old son,Thor Heyerdahl Jr.，came to Peru to see the new boat and cheer on his own son. "Fm very happy for him that he gets this opportunity," he said.

  The new 56-foot boat is larger than the Kon-Tiki,with eight crossbeams fastened to 11 balsa logs from Ecuador and covered by a bamboo deck.

  The Kon-Tiki carried only the most basic equipment,even by 1947 standards. But the Tangaroa features abundant modern technology,including solar panels to produce electricity and satellite navigation and communications gear. "We have seen this project grow from just an idea,a dream,and then suddenly you are 10 days away from being on the raft on the sea”， said Swedish filmmaker Anders Berg,who will document the journey. " It's like pregnancy,I would say."

  The Kon-Tiki was equipped with a simple sail and could not navigate against the wind. Its journey ended when it sank on a reef near Tahiti.

The expedition is a $800,000 venture backed by the Norwegian Environment Ministry,private businesses and Heyerdahl's hometown of Larvik,Norway.

(   ) 1. The Norwegians will have the journey to         .

    A. support some theories   B. repeat an old voyage

   C. explore some new places   D. test a new kind of boat

(   ) 2. What does the underlined sentence "It's like pregnancy" mean in the passage?

   A. They have prepared for a long time.

   B. The journey is common.

   C. A baby will be born during the journey.

   D. The journey will be hard.

(   ) 3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

   A. Tangaroa was sunk on a reef near Tahiti.

   B. The journey was delayed because of some financial reasons.

   C. The voyage by Thor Heyerdahl was documented by an American filmmaker.

   D. Six people will take part in the journey including Thor,s        grandson,a filmmaker.

(   ) 4. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. Thor Heyerdahrs Pacific Ocean Crossing

   B. Norwegians to Recreate Kon-Tiki Journey

   C. An Oscarwinning Documentary Film

   D. An Unforgettable Journey

1. B从文章的第1段on a new boat to repeat the journey可知，C项是第一次航行的目的，所以是错误的。

2. A从他的话可推断,他们已经酝酿了许久，终于要出发了，就如怀孕一样，所以指此次航行作了很长的准备。

3. B文章中的it sank on a reef near Tahiti。it指The Kon-Tiki ,即第一次航行的那艘船，A项错误，从文章的The expedition had been set for last year,but was postponed after key sponsors shifted funds to help victims of the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami.可知B项正确，C项未提及，D项grandson和a filmmaker是两个人，所以D项错误。

4. B此文章报道的是此次航行是为了再次重复以前的一次重要航行。

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Christmas lights brighten shopping streets in cities from Beijing to Colombo,while images of Santa Claus and deer decorate office buildings,shops and restaurants.

  Shopping malls in Indonesia,the country with the largest number of Muslims,play carols like Silent Night and Jingle Bells through speakers during the yearend holiday season.

  "Most workers here are Muslim,but we also celebrate Christmas just like we celebrate Id al-Fitr (开斋节) .We are complementing each other with these clothes and decoration," said Jakarta restaurant receptionist Lina Novianti,wearing a red Santa Claus hat.

  Every year the Indonesian president and top officials attend national Christmas celebrations with church groups.

  In China,Christmas Eve has become one of the biggest party nights of the year for young professionals.

  "Bars,karaoke halls,restaurants,they all get completely packed on Christmas Eve,"

said Zu Min,who sells Christmas trees and wreaths (花环) ."More and more Chinese people are buying Christmas trees now."

Tinsel (金属线条) has even been put up inside commercial aircraft that fly from Colombo to Jaffna.

  "We celebrate Christmas because my kids insist on it. We decorate the house and have a Christmas tree so my kids will be happy," said a mother-of-two,laden with gifts.

  In Japan,Christmas Eve has taken on a meaning similar to Valentine's Day being the time for romance among young couples.

(   ) 5. The best title of this article can be         .

   A. The Coming of Christmas Day

   B. Asia Celebrates Christmas Happily

   C. Are You Shopping at the Christmas Day

   D. The Chinese Are Embracing the Christmas

(   ) 6. We can infer from the passage that         .

   A. the presidents and top officials from all the Asian countries will attend their national Christmas

   B. not only the Christian but also people all over the world enjoy the Christmas Day

   C. Christmas Eve has not yet become the colorful party nights of the year for the youth

   D. young Japanese regard only Valentine's Day as the time for romance

(   ) 7. According to the passage,which of the following activity will the people NOT do to celebrate Christmas Day?

   A. Ladies rush into the town for their Christmas shopping.

   B. People invite many friends to a big party.

   C. Lovers send gifts,such as roses,chocolates,to each other.

   D. People all wear red Santa Claus hat,walking in the street.

(   ) 8. When you visit Indonesia on the Christmas Day,you will probably find         .

   A. all the Muslims stay at home,celebrating Eid al-Fitr

   B. all the residents join together in the street,enjoying delicious dinner

   C. the shops and supermarkets are all closed

   D. the Christmas songs float here and there

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  "Father!What's that sound?" Hassan screamed,his hands outstretched toward Ali. Ali wrapped his arms around us. A white light flashed and lit the sky in silver. It flashed again and was followed by rapid sharp sounds of gunfire.

  "They're hunting ducks, ”Ali said in a hoarse voice. "They hunt ducks at night,you know. Don't be afraid."

  A siren (警报声) went off in the distance. Somewhere glass broke and someone shouted. I heard people on the street,awakened from sleep. Hassan was crying. Ali pulled him close and held him with tenderness.

  We stayed huddled (蜷缩) that way until the early hours of the morning. The shootings and explosions had lasted less than an hour,but they had frightened us badly,because none of us had ever heard gunshots in the streets. They were foreign sounds to us then. The generations of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sounds of the bombs and gunfire were not yet born. Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise,none of us had any idea that a way of life had ended. The end came when Russian tanks were rolling into the very same streets where Hassan and I played,bringing the death of the Afghanistan I knew and marking the start of a still ongoing era of bloodletting.

  Just before the sunrise,Baba's car pulled into the driveway. His door slammed shut and his running footsteps pounded the stairs. Then he appeared in the doorway and I saw something on his face. Something I didn't recognize right away because I'd never seen it before：fear. "Amir!Hassan！" He cried as he ran to us,opening his arms wide. "They blocked all the roads and the telephone didn't work. I was so worried！"

  We let him wrap us in his arms and,for a brief moment,I was glad about whatever had happened that night.

(   ) 1. Who is the author of this passage?

   A. Hassan. B. Ali. C. Baba. D. Amir.

(   ) 2. By saying "They're hunting ducks"，Ali         .

   A. told the children the truth   B. tried to calm the children

   C. played a joke on the children   D. cheered the children up

(   ) 3. We can infer from the passage that         .

   A. there were thunderstorms that night

   B. Afghan children were used to the war

   C. that night was the end of people's peaceful life

   D. people on the street shouted and broke the windows

(   ) 4. From the last sentence of the passage,we know         .

   A. the author was glad to see his father come home safe

   B. there was a chance that a world in peace was to come

   C. what happened that night seemed nothing to the author

   D. Baba's arms gave the author temporary comfort and joy 

 Working women over 70 caught in the retirement trap at 74 ,Marie Maes is struggling to find work.

  Even though she spent four 1        working in Colorado hospitals and Seattle nursing homes,the retired licensed practical 2        lives just above the poverty line on little more than $12 a day after she pays her rent.

  She is among a nearrecord and 3        number of women working well into their 70s,thanks to smaller Social Security checks,4 careers,smaller pensions,longer life spans than men and bad 5        planning.

  "Of course I need to 6        to work," said Maes,a direct and optimistic woman. Asked whether she 7        herself poor,she replied, "I never gave it a thought,but I guess I am."

  Over the past 14 years,the number of women 8        in the United States between the ages of 70 and 74 nearly 9        from 324,000 to 618,000,according to the Labor Department.

  More elderly Seattleites are looking for work these days,10       city job fairs not necessarily because they want to,11       because they need the money.

  Single older women like Maes are particularly vulnerable (易受伤害的) .Nearly one in five of them lives in 12       ,more than three times the rate of the 13        people of the same age,according to a National Women's Law Center analysis of 2002 Social Security data. And many carry fewer resources into their 70s than men.

  The gap suggests the nation's retirement system is 14        Maes and plenty of other women. Instead of 15 the New Mexico native for decades of hard work,it left heir with no pension,an empty bank account, $824 a month from Social Security and 16        to get back to work.

  Maes' 1      7 is not uncommon. She started work later in life,18       less money and relied on her husband to prepare for their retirement.

  "We're still in that Beaver Cleaver generation," said Marge Hampton,70, chairwoman for Crone of Puget Sound,a community group for older 19      . "We looked to the man to take care of us ... Then we 20        up one day and said, ' Oh my God,what is here?'"

(   ) 1. A. years   B. months   C. weeks   D. decades

(   ) 2. A. nurse   B. doctor   C. teacher   D. professor

(   ) 3. A. decreasing   B. extending   C. spreading   D. growing

(   ) 4. A. longer   B. better   C. earlier   D. shorter

(   ) 5. A. working   B. family   C. financial   D. studying

(   ) 6. A. get back   B. come back   C. fall back   D. hold back

(   ) 7. A. made   B. implied   C. considered   D. kept

(   ) 8. A. living   B. playing   C. working   D. staying

(   ) 9. A. doubled   B. developed   C. lifted   D. improved

(   ) 10. A. taking   B. covering   C. packing   D. seeking

(   ) 11. A. but   B. and   C. so   D. then

(   ) 12. A. richness   B. poverty   C. happiness   D. sorrow

(   ) 13. A. single   B. married   C. rich   D. poor

(   ) 14. A. preventing   B. discouraging   C. failing   D. stopping

(   ) 15. A. saying   B. paying   C. prizing   D. rewarding

(   ) 16. A. pressure   B. force   C. ability   D. pleasure

(   ) 17. A. condition   B. situation   C. event   D. state

(   ) 18. A. saved   B. wasted   C. made   D. spent

(   ) 19. A. women   B. men   C. workers   D. employees

(   ) 20. A. made   B. got   C. put   D. woke

  When Kristi was born,the doctor pointed out that her feet were turned inward (向内扭曲) ."Left 1      ,it would be a problem," he told us.

  We did our best to help our baby. When she was only two weeks old,I brought her back to the doctor,just as he had 2        and the doctor put her 3        feet into casts. Because she was growing,I had to take her 4        to the doctor every two weeks to have each foot recast.

  5       the casting was finished,and it was time for 6        shoes and bars. Jim and I watched with hope and concern as she 7        to walk. Those first,awkward steps made us so 8       . When she entered preschool,her steps appeared quite 9       . Encouraged by her progress,we looked for something else to help 10        her poorer body.

  As it 11,she loved the ice！

  When she 12        six,we entered her in skating lessons and soon she was gliding like a swan. We watched in 13        as she skimmed the ice. She worked hard at every new movement. She loved the ice and her dedication 14       . At the senior World Championships in 1991,she won the women's singles!Then we found ourselves filled with love and 15        in France,at the 1992 Winter Olympics,as our daughter,Kristi Yamaguchi won the gold medal.

  I thought back to the early years of 16       for Kristi―the years of frustration for her as a child who simply wanted to 17      the endless doctor visits;the first baby steps with bars and corrected shoes. We 18       her strength and dedication,and how far she had come on two tiny feet that had once been 19        in heavy casts. In our eyes,Kristi had always walked with the 20        of a true champion.

(   ) 1. A. unarmed   B. unattended   C. uncorrected   D. unoperated

(   ) 2. A. directed   B. showed   C. promised   D. told

(   ) 3. A. fat   B. thin   C. red   D. tiny

(   ) 4. A. over   B. out   C. back   D. away

(   ) 5. A. Fortunately   B. Specially   C. Eventually   D. Unluckily

(   ) 6. A. nice   B. helpful   C. corrective   D. strong

(   ) 7. A. struggled   B. stuck   C. hoped   D. decided

(   ) 8. A. sad   B. excited   C. relieved   D. pleasant

(   ) 9. A. usual   B. general   C. normal   D. common

(   ) 10. A. heighten   B. strengthen   C. harden   D. widen

(   ) 11. A. turned out   B. brought out   C. left out   D. taken out 

(   ) 12. A. became   B. got   C. went   D. turned

(   ) 13. A. surprise   B. sorrow   C. wonderment   D. anxiety

(   ) 14. A. paid off   B. came up   C. taken in   D. came out

(   ) 15. A. anxiety   B. hope   C. admiration   D. hesitation

(   ) 16. A. hopelessness   B. challenge   C. fear   D. surprise

(   ) 17. A. walk   B. run   C. speak   D. stand

(   ) 18. A. worried   B. respected   C. preferred   D. frightened

(   ) 19. A. hunted   B. bound   C. treated   D. rejected

(   ) 20. A. truth   B. determination   C. grace   D. hardship

 In December of 2002,I was a happy husband and father of two young children. A month 1       ,I was diagnosed with hemophilia        (出血不止症) .

After two years of 2      ,my body was weak and lifeless. I felt like a puppet (木偶) who needed help to lift his arms or 3        his head. I began to run. After six months,my 4       came back. So I decided to try to run a marathon.

  I 5       with my father about my plan. He told me of a program that trained people to run a marathon to 6        money for hemophilia research. So that summer,7       the Hemophilia Society's training program,I started to 8        for the day to come to run the marathon.

On October 27,2005,at 8 a.m.，the shot 9        and so did I. Along with 19 ,000 other brave souls,I started on a 26. 2 mile journey that I will 10        forget.

  I first saw my wife Patty at the sixmile mark; she seemed 11        that I was having a good time doing it. At mile 17       ,my mind was going back to those two 12 years that had brought my family and me down. I saw her again. The 13 in her face told me that she knew I was starting to struggle. I felt 14        we were thinking about the same thing,nine 15 miles would soon be behind us.

That thought alone pulled me 16       . Mile 22,23, slowing but going,24. 25,then there is was. 3 hours and 6 minutes after I had started,I 17       what I thought to be the most exciting finish line of all races！

  The Luekemia Society gave me a (n) 18       with a note saying, "Hemophilia26. 2". If I 19        ill again,my cancer may once again take away my hair and my strength,and maybe 20        my life. But it can never take away the award,or the fact that I am a marathoner.

(   ) 1. A. later   B. ago   C. before   D. after

(   ) 2. A. check   B. rest   C. treatment   D. work

(   ) 3. A. use up   B. hold up   C. turn up   D. pick up

(   ) 4. A. spirit   B. power   C. force   D. strength

(   ) 5. A. talked   B. said   C. spoke   D. told

(   ) 6. A. make   B. raise   C. earn   D. offer

(   ) 7. A. by   B. in   C. for   D. through

(   ) 8. A. prepare   B. look   C. search   D. ask

(   ) 9. A. turned off   B. got off   C. went off   D. took of

(   ) 10. A. ever   B. never   C. always   D. frequently

(   ) 11. A. angry   B. worried   C. happy   D. sad

(   ) 12. A. terrible   B. wonderful   C. generous   D. long

(   ) 13. A. interest   B. disappointment   C. worry   D. concern

(   ) 14. A. as for   B. as if   C. as with   D. as to

(   ) 15. A. another   B. less   C. more   D. fewer

(   ) 16. A. forward   B. backward   C. toward   D. upward

(   ) 17. A. went   B. ran   C. walked   D. crossed

(   ) 18. A. book   B. apartment   C. house   D. award

(   ) 19. A. go   B. fall   C. become   D. get

(   ) 20. A. even   B. still   D. very   D. quiet

 I should say I owe my success to my mother. My 1       began when I was just a kid. I 2       becoming a doctor.

  My mother was a servant. Through her work,she observed that 3        people spent a lot more time reading than they 4        watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three 5        TV programs during the week. In our free time,we had to read two books from the Detroit Public Library and 6        written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a 7 because my mother was uneducated.

  When I entered high school I was a (n) 8      ,but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes and I wanted to 9        the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home after 10        her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay,I'll give you all the money I 11        this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms,and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything 12       ,you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want." I was very 13        with that arrangement but once I got through allocating (分配) money,there was 14        left.

  I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a 15       over our heads and any kind of food on the table,16       buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my 17        and became an A-student again,and eventually I 18        my dream and I became a doctor.

  My mother is a woman with 19        formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children. There is no job more 20        than parenting.

(   ) 1. A. belief   B. work   C. schooling   D. promise

(   ) 2. A. majored in   B. got used to   C. dreamed of   D. got tired of

(   ) 3. A. lazy   B. easygoing   C. successful   D. reliable

(   ) 4. A. cost   B. paid   C. took   D. did

(   ) 5. A. preselected   B. unprepared   C. interesting   D. foreign

(   ) 6. A. read   B. present   C. teach   D. explain

(   ) 7. A. joke   B. means   C. tool   D. trick

(   ) 8. A. A-student   C. B-student   C. C-student   D. D-student

(   ) 9. A. get rid of   B. hang out with

   C. break away from   D. keep in touch with

(   ) 10. A. making   B. stopping   C. finishing   D. getting

(   ) 11. A. accept   B. win   C. spend   D. make

(   ) 12. A. left over   B. paid off   C. used up   D. carried out

(   ) 13. A. angry   B. pleased   C. disappointed   D. bored

(   ) 14. A. anything   B. everything   C. something   D. nothing

(   ) 15. A. house   B. room   C. roof   D. floor

(   ) 16. A. let alone   B. let out   C. let in   D. let off

(   ) 17. A. guys   B. mother   C. studies   D. play

(   ) 18. A. made   B. realized   C. changed   D. tried

(   ) 19. A. little   B. much   C. few   D. high

(   ) 20. A. interesting   B. natural   C. important   D. strange

   Crying babies,buzzing mosquitoes,ringing car alarms,they're all annoying noises. But what's the worst? A recent survey lists the things we hate to hear.

However,numberone on the list was the sound of a dentist's drill. "That lust sends shivers down my spine ," said one respondent. " After a visit to the dentist,I sometimes wake up at night with that sound in my head. It's horrible," said another. " I've seen patients shaking with fear when I bring out the drill," explained a dentist. Of course,anyone who has actually been to the dentist and heard the sound will probably agree with that.

  But there's some good news,a new device developed by experts at College London,Brunei University and London South Bank University can cancel out the sound of the frightening drill. The tiny machine allows patients to listen to music on an MP3 player while the sound of the drill is eliminated. However,patients are still able to hear the dentist's voice because not all sounds are filtered out (滤除) .

  The theory behind it is fairly straightforward. Microphones are placed close to the dental drill. These pick up any sounds and transform them into digital signals. Then,electronic filters cancel out any unwanted sound waves. This can be done even if the wave's amplitude (振幅) and frequency changes. However,the great thing is that this technology also allows other noises,such as the dentist's voice to come through.

  It's easy to use,too. Patients simply plug the soundfiltering machine into their MP3 players. Then,via headphones,they can listen to music and hear the dentist's voice without being disturbed by the noise of the drill. Fantastic！

  So,next time you go to the dentist,remember to bring your MP3 player.

(   ) 5. What is the purpose of the text?

   A. To announce a recent survey.

   B. To introduce a new product.

   C. To list some annoying noises.

   D. To remind to bring your MP3.

(   ) 6. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

   A. It makes me surprised. B. It makes me delightful.

   C. It makes me wide awake. D. It makes me scared.

(   ) 7. What technology is the tiny machine based on?

   A. It can get rid of all the sounds.

   B. It can transform sound waves into digital signals.

   C. It can filter out the unwanted sounds.

   D. It can change the sound wave's amplitude and frequency.

(   ) 8. Which of the following words best describe the tiny machine?

   A. Heavy and useless. B. Simple and practical.

   C. Clear but frightening. D. Fantastic but noisy.

6. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast         ，and have just coffee or orange juice.

   A. altogether   B. shortly   C. merely   D. anyhow

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