JINTAN,JTANGSU:The 20 students 18 boys and 2 girls — had a thousand reasons to be proud of themselves. They had just climbed their way to the top rung(阶梯) out of 4 million students taking part in the Fifth National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest (竞赛)Tuesday evening.

  The 20 gold medal winners are all primary and middle school students under the age of 14.

  ‘Many of the problems are of college level and these pupils can figure them out. It is just unbelievable! ‘said a teacher from Guangdong province.

  Named after China’ s most famous mathematician, Hua Luogeng, the contest started in 1986, one year after his death. In less than 10 years, it has been recognized by the State Education Commission (国家)as the country’s biggest and best contest of its kind.

1. This news story is mainly about .

  A. when the contest started

  B. how the contest got its name

  C. the 20 pupils who have won gold medals in the contest

  D. the 5th National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest

2. This news story most probably appeared in a news paper in .

  A.1995  B. 1987  C. 1986  D. 1997

3 Ii can be inferred from the text that the teacher from Guangdong province .

  A. felt proud of the gold medal winners

  B. wondered if the students were honest

  C. thought that the problems were too difficult for the  students

  D. believed that the twenty winners could go to study at university

4 The underlined phrase ‘figure out’ in the text means .

  A .guess  B. add up  C. work out  D. study

(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.
Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France was the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.
He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.
“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast.”
Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头) when he saw something falling into the water. He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. Immediately, he took off his coat and jumped into the water.
When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.
Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.
The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his story of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning.
“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same thing.”
【小题1】 Why was Duret in New York?

A.To meet his girlfriend.B.To spend his holiday.
C.To work as an engineer.D.To visit the Andersons.
【小题2】 What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?
A.He was interviewed by a newspaper.
B.He went to the hospital in the ambulance.
C.He disappeared from the spot quickly.
D.He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes.
【小题3】 Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl?
A.David AndersonB.A passer-by
C.His girlfriendD.A taxi driver
【小题4】 What is probably the headline of this news report?
A.A Careless FatherB.A Poor Girl
C.Warm-hearted OnlookersD.Brave Frenchman Found

(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.
Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France was the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.
He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.
“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast.”
Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头) when he saw something falling into the water. He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. Immediately, he took off his coat and jumped into the water.
When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.
Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.
The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his story of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning.
“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same thing.”
【小题1】Why was Duret in New York?

A.To meet his girlfriend.B.To spend his holiday.
C.To work as an engineer.D.To visit the Andersons.
【小题2】What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?
A.He was interviewed by a newspaper.
B.He went to the hospital in the ambulance.
C.He disappeared from the spot quickly.
D.He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes.
【小题3】 Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl?
A.David AndersonB.A passer-byC.His girlfriendD.A taxi driver
【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Duret thought twice before he jumped into the cold water.
B.Duret dived into the water before the girl’s father.
C.The rescue happened on the day Duret left for France.
D.Duret didn’t think he was brave enough to be a hero.
【小题5】What is probably the headline of this news report?
A.A Careless FatherB.A Poor Girl
C.Warm-hearted OnlookersD.Brave Frenchman Found

Six Chinese surveillance ships have entered waters near islands claimed by both China and Japan.

China said the ships were carrying out "law enforcement" to demonstrate its jurisdiction(管辖权) over the islands, known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan.

At least two of the vessels left after the Japanese coast guard issued a warning, Japanese officials say.

The move came after Japan sealed a deal to buy three of the islands from their private Japanese owner. Japan controls the uninhabited but resource-rich East China Sea islands, which are also claimed by Taiwan.

The Japanese Coast Guard said the first two Chinese boats entered Japan's territorial waters at 06:18 local time (21:18 GMT Thursday), followed by another fleet of four other ships just after 07:00. The first two ships then left the area. A third ship left later on Friday morning, one report said. No force was used, Japanese officials added. "Our patrol vessels are currently telling them to leave our country's territorial waters," the coastguard said in a statement.

The Chinese foreign ministry confirmed that its ships were there. “These law enforcement and patrol activities are aimed to demonstrate China's jurisdiction over the Diaoyu Islands and its affiliated(附属的) islets and ensure the country's maritime(海事的) interests,” a statement said.

The US has called for ''cooler heads to prevail'' as tension intensifies between China and Japan over the islands, which lie south of Okinawa and north of Taiwan. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is due to visit both Japan and China from this weekend as part of a tour of the region that also includes New Zealand.

The dispute has seriously marred diplomatic relations between China and Japan and threatens to damage the strong trading relationship, says the BBC's John Sudworth in Beijing. The row(争端) has also generated strong nationalist sentiment on both sides that observers say now makes it very difficult to be seen to be backing down, says our correspondent.

The Japanese government says it is buying the islands to promote their stable and peaceful management. Its move followed a bid by right-wing Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara to buy the islands using public donations - an action that would likely have further provoked(触怒) China.

China, on the other hand, says the islands have historically been its territory and fishing grounds.

Meanwhile Japan's newly-appointed ambassador to China, Shinichi Nishimiya, remains in hospital in Tokyo after he was found unconscious near his home in Tokyo on Thursday. No details have been given on his condition. He was appointed on Tuesday to replace Uichiro Niwa, who has been criticized for his handling of one of the worse diplomatic rows between Japan and China in recent years.

1.The Diaoyu Islands are actually inhabited by           .

A. Japan             B. China              C. America                  D. Nobody

2.Which of the following is true?

A. Japan fired at the 6 Chinese ships to warn them to leave the waters.

B. China admitted that the 6 ships had been forced to leave the waters.

C. The US called on both sides to calm down.

D. Shinichi Nishimiya was unconscious in the hospital because somebody attacked him.

3.Why was Uichiro Niwa replaced?

A. He is not iron enough in handling the diplomatic rows between Japan and China.

B. His health condition is not good enough to work there.

C. He didn’t do a good job in dealing with the dispute about the Diaoyu Islands.

D. He criticized the Chinese government publicly in an improper way.

4.This news report is most likely to be selected from the          newspaper.

A. British            B. Chinese                   C. Japanese                 D. American

 

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