Stephen Hawking's book A Brief History of Time was a huge commercial success．Its achievements in bringing difficult scientific ideas to a wide audience are not so clear．Now the distinguished physicist has teamed up with his daughter Lucy to produce a children's book designed to communicate contemporary physics．Will it capture the attention of young minds and teach them some real science? Or will it be boring and over the heads of the prospective readers?
George's Secret Key to the Universe is an adventure story complete with villains and hero and is illustrated with enjoyable line-drawings．It involves a lost pig, a humorously portrayed intelligent computer, school bullies and a trip through the Solar System．Didactic discussions on aspects of modern physics, such as supernova explosions and black-hole physics are hung on this set-up．There are also fact boxes on physics and astronomy, and some photographs of astronomical phenomena：planets, comets, galaxies and so on．Overall, the book is a serious effort to convey facts and ideas in present day astronomy and astrophysics, within a science-fiction adventure story．
The mixture is great．Children love facts and adventure stories．The combination will catch their interest and keep them occupied for hours．After ten minutes of leafing through the book, my granddaughter Ruby was deeply absorbed and I had to promise to bring it back for her to read after I had completed my review．Like any educational tool, it will succeed for some and not for others．I suppose there should be more of the former．
(1)
Where do you think this passage is taken?
[ ]
A．
From a news story．
B．
From a textbook．
C．
From a book review．
D．
From an advertisement．
(2)
Which of the following books is mainly reviewed in this passage?
[ ]
A．
George's Secret Key to the Universe
B．
A Brief History of Time
C．
The Nature of Space and Time
D．
Hawking's fact and fiction
(3)
What is the author’s attitude towards the book being reviewed?
[ ]
A．
It will be less successful．
B．
It will be more successful．
C．
It will be a complete failure．
D．
It all depends on Ruby
(4)
The underlined word “leafing”(in the last paragraph)probably means ________．
Bird flu(禽流感) has puzzled scientists by striking millions of chickens in several Asian countries within A very short period of time, with the worst hit Areas in Thailand, China And Viet Nam And by February 10,2004At least 13 people were reported to have died.
The following is A chronology of the most recent bird flu outbreak in Asia, which Also suffered outbreaks in 1997And 1998:
Dec. 15, 2003 — South Korea confirms A highly contagious ( 传染的 ) type of bird flu on A chicken farm near the capital, Seoul, And begins A mass killing of poultry.(家禽) when the virus rapidly spreads Across the country.
Dec. 31, 2003 — Taiwan reports its first case of the virus. It later destroys thousands of chickens suffering from A milder form of bird flu.
Jan. 8, 2004 — Viet Nam confirms that bird flu has been found on many of its poultry farms.
Jan. 11, 2004 — Japan says 6,000 chickens have died of bird flu on A farm, And says it is the first time the disease has been confirmed in the country.
Jan. 13, 2004 — The World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that the deaths of three people in Viet Nam Are linked to bird flu.
Jan. 23, 2004 — Cambodia confirms An outbreak of bird flu on A farm on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
Jan. 25, 2004 — Indonesia discovers An outbreak of bird flu Among chickens but has no evidence that the disease has spread to humans. Pakistan says 2 million chickens have died ofA mild form of bird flu.
Jan. 26, 2004 — Thailand confirms the death of A six-year-old boy, its first human death from bird flu.
Jan. 27, 2004 — The bird flu virus kills ducks in southern parts of China, which begins a killing of 14,000 brids to stop the spread. The agriculture ministry in Laos confirms bird flu in the area around Vientiane(万象).
Jan. 30, 2004 — China says tests confirm the H5NI virus in Hu bei And Hunan provinces As well As the southern region of Guan gxi.
Feb. 1, 2004— China's state television reports five more Areas with suspected( 可疑的) cases of bird flu in poultry. The WHO says two sisters have died in Viet Nam After contracting bird flu And they may have caught the virus from their brother, who had Also died.
Feb. 2, 2004 —An 18-year-ohl person dies of bird flu in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing to nine fatalities( 死亡事件) in Viet Nam .A Thai woman dies of bird flu, taking that country's toll from the virus to three. The total number of fatalities stands At 12.
(1)
In how many countries And regions in Asia has bird flu broken out by Feb. 2,20047
[ ]
A．
8.
B．
9.
C．
10
D．
11.
(2)
What does the underlined word "chronology" probably mean?
[ ]
A．
A list of events in the order in which they happen.
B．
A list of dates.
C．
All kinds of bird flu.
D．
A list of countries where bird flu has broken out.
(3)
Which of the following is NOT true, According to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Three people died of bird flu in Thailand.
B．
Nine people died of bird flu in Viet Nam.
C．
Tests confirm the H5N1 virus in eight Areas in China.
D．
Japan says it's the first time bird flu has broken out in the country.
(4)
What would be the best title for the passage'?
[ ]
A．
Millions of chickens killed in Asia
B．
Many people dying of bird flu in Asia
C．
Scientists finding out the cause of bird flu
D．
Bird flu spreading in Asia
阅读理解
EDGEWOOD-EVERY morning at Dixie Heights High School,customers pour into a special experiment;the district's first coffee run mostly by students with special learning needs．
Well before classes start,students and teachers order Lattes Sappuccinos and Hot Chocolates．Then,durning the first period teachers call in orders on their room phones,and students make deliveries．
By closing tome at 9.20 a. m．,the shop usually sells 90 drinks．
“Whoever made the chi tea, Ms．Schatzman says it was good,' Christy McKinley, a second year student, announced recently, after hanging up with the teacher．
The shop is called the Dixie PIT, which stands for Power in Transition．Although some of the students are not disabled, many are, and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school．
They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with then affairs．They keep a umecard and receive paychecks, which they keep in check registers．
Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia．
Not that it was easy．Chevaliver's first problem to overcome was product-related．Should school be selling coffee?What about sugar content?
Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped．She made sure all the drinks, which use non fat milk, fell within nutrition(营养)guidelines．
The whole school has joined in to help．
Teachers agreed to give up their lounge(休息室)in the mornings．Art students painted the name of the shop on the wall．Business students designed the paychecks．The basketball team helped pay for cups．
(1)
What is the text mainly about?
[ ]
A．
A best selling coffee．
B．
A special educational program．
C．
Government support for schools．
D．
A new type of teacher- student relationship．
(2)
The Dixie PIT program was introduced in order to ________．
[ ]
A．
raisemoney for school affairs
B．
do some research on nutrition
C．
develop students' practical skills
D．
supply teachers with drinks
(3)
How did Christy McKinley know Ms．Schatzman's opinion of the chi tea?
[ ]
A．
She met her in the shop．
B．
She heard her telling others．
C．
She talked to her on the phone．
D．
She went to her office to deliver the tea．
(4)
We know from the text that Ginger Gray ________．
[ ]
A．
manages the Dixie PIT programin Kenton Country
B．
sees that the drinks meet health standards
C．
teaches at Dixie Heights High School
D．
owns the school's coffee shop
阅读理解
EDGEWOOD-Every morning at Dixie Heights High School, customers pour into a special experiment：the district's first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs．
Well before classes start, students and teachers order Lattes, Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates．Then, during the first period, teachers call in orders on their room phones, and students make deliveries．
By closing time at 9.20 a. m．the shop usually sells 90 drinks．
"Whoever made the chi tea, Ms．Schatzman says it was good," Christy McKinley, a second year student, announced recently, after hanging up with the teacher．
The shop is called the Dixie PIT, which stands for Power in Transition．Although some of the students are not disabled, many are, and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school．
They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs．They keep a timecard and receive paychecks, which they keep in check registers．
Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia．
Not that it was easy．Chevalier's first problem to overcome was product-related．Should schools be selling coffee?What about sugar content?
Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped．She made sure all the drinks, which use non-fat milk, fell within nutrition(营养)guidelines．
The whole school has joined in to help．
Teachers agreed to give up their lounge(休息室)in the mornings．Art students painted the name of the shop on the wall．Business students designed the paychecks．The basketball team helped pay for cups．
(1)
What is the text mainly about?
[ ]
A．
A best-selling coffee．
B．
A special educational program．
C．
Government support for schools．
D．
A new type of teacher-student relationship．
(2)
The Dixie PIT program was introduced in order to ________．
[ ]
A．
raise money for school affairs
B．
do some research on nutrition
C．
develop students' practical skills
D．
supply teachers with drinks
(3)
We know from the text that Ginger Gray ________．
[ ]
A．
manages the Dixie P1T program in Kenton County
B．
sees that the drinks meet health standards
C．
teaches at Dixie Heights High School
D．
owns the school's coffee shop
阅读理解
President Bush met with many of Asia's top leaders this past week．During his trip, the President attended the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)conference in Hanoi, Vietnam．He asked the organization's 21 members to take a stand against North Korea's nuclear program and to fight terrorism．
APEC members did not sign a formal written agreement asking North Korea to stop its nuclear program．However, Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet read aloud a statement of support at the end of the conference．After its October 9 nuclear test, North Korea agreed to resume negotiations with the United States, Russia, China, Japan, and South Korea about ending its nuclear program．But no dates for the meetings have been set．
Bush received a warm welcome when he arrived in Vietnam．During his three-day trip, the President took a tour of the country's economic capital, Ho Chi Minh City．Vietnamese officials considered the President's visit important．The United States and Vietnam have had a rocky relationship since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975．Both nations agreed to fight diseases like AIDS and bird flu．They also promised to increase trade and to create a good military relationship．
Bush also met with Russian President Vladimir Putin．Bush signed an agreement supporting Russia's entry to the World Trade Organization(WTO)．The WTO is an international organization that monitors and enforces rules about global trade．
After Vietnam, Bush flew to Indonesia and spent six hours there．While there, he met with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono．The President made his last stop in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Tuesday where he had breakfast with U．S．military troops and met with commanders．He returned to the White House on Wednesday．
(1)
It can be inferred that the most important purpose of President Bush's visit to Asia is to ________．
[ ]
A．
stay away from his busy career
B．
host the APEC conference
C．
develop the relations with Asian countries
D．
look for allies to condemn North Korea
(2)
Which is the correct order of the presidential visit according to the passage?
a．President Bush made a pause in Honolulu．
b．President Bush spent six hours in Indonesia．
c．President Bush received a warm welcome in Vietnam．
d．President Bush met with U．S．army commanders．
e．President Bush met with many of Asia's top leaders．
[ ]
A．
c, e, a, b, d
B．
c, e, b, a, d
C．
c, d, b, a, e
D．
a, e, b, c, d
(3)
Which topic is not included in the passage?
[ ]
A．
Nuclear weapons．
B．
International trade．
C．
War against North Korea．
D．
Terrible disease．
(4)
What's the Vietnam's attitude to North Korea's nuclear program?
[ ]
A．
Supporting North Korea to develop the nuclear program．
B．
Calling for steps to end North Korea's nuclear program．
C．
Feeling no threats to his security．
D．
North Korea's nuclear program is none of his business．
阅读理解
Outside our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a seemingly ancient woman waited beside the door with her hand outstretched．Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes met．She never failed to return my smile, my grasp, and my greeting．
On the last day of our visit, I found myself alone on a busy corner across the street from our hotel．Bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me．As I hesitated on the sidewalk, I felt a hand on my elbow and looked down to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me．She nodded her head toward the street, indicating that she would take me across．Together, we moved slowly into the chaos．
Then we moved on toward the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then left, still smiling and waving back to me．
Traveling in poorer nations, I have witnessed a variety of ways to deal with beggars．The most common response of tourists faced with the poverty-stricken is to ignore them and focus their eyes elsewhere．I have seen people push away an outstretched hand in angry annoyance．A few may drop a few coins into the hand in a hurry, hoping that other ragged pursuers won't immediately appear on the scene．
For many reasons, giving money is not the best response to an outstretched hand．Many world travelers have discovered that the greatest gift they can give is their time and respect．Everyone needs recognition, to be seen as worthy of being known, to feel appreciated and loved．And I believe that everyone is worthy and worth knowing．
(1)
The woman beggars helped the author go across the busy street because ________．
[ ]
A．
the author gave her material assistance
B．
the author treated her kindly and friendly
C．
the author would help her as a reward
D．
the author was a foreigner
(2)
From the story, what position of the beggars in the author's mind might be?
[ ]
A．
equal
B．
superior
C．
lower
D．
valuable
(3)
In common cases, people will do the following things to the beggars EXCEPT for ________．
[ ]
A．
pretending to see nothing
B．
handing out some money
C．
refusing them angrily
D．
greeting them normally
(4)
According to the author, the most important things beggars really need are ________．
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