Nathaniel Heatwole isn' t a terrorist．He' s a 20-year-old college student who just wanted to make a point about airline security．He aimed to show how easily someone could smuggle(偷带)weapons onto an airplane．
In mid-September, Heatwole hid box cutters, bleach(漂白粉), matches, and modeling clay(橡皮泥)that look like plastic explosives in the bathrooms of two Southwest Airlines planes．The items were discovered nearly a month later during airplane maintenance inspections in New Orleans and Houston．
In an e-mail to the Transportation Security Administration, Heatwole claimed responsibility for smuggling the item aboard in his carry-on luggage．Heatwole, a student at Guilford College in Greensboro, N．C．, had made his point．Now federal law enforcement authorities have a different point to make．
Heatwole was charged on October 20 with smuggling weapons onto a commercial airliner．The crime is a felony(重罪)for which Heatwole could face up to 10 years in prison．Heatwole claims he just wanted the government to improve airline safety．His intentions may have been good．Nevertheless, he broke the law．Now he faces the same penalty(处罚)that a terrorist might．
(1)
Why did Heatwole take some forbidden things onto airplanes?
[ ]
A．
To show how smart he was．
B．
To make himself famous．
C．
To see whether he would be punished for doing it．
D．
To prove that airplanes have serious security problems．
(2)
The forbidden things were found ________
[ ]
A．
as soon as Heatwole left them onto the two planes
B．
almost a month after he had left them onto the two planes
C．
as soon as the planes landed at the airport of New Orleans and Houston
D．
only after Heatwole claimed responsibility for smuggling the items aboard
(3)
Which of the following is true?
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A．
Heatwole thought what he had done was out of good intention．
B．
Federal law enforcement authorities didn' t believe Heatwole' s story．
C．
Heatwole failed to show the Transportation Security Administration how serious the security problems are．
D．
The plastic explosives Heatwole took onto the planes were really very dangerous．
(4)
From the article, we can see that the author ________
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A．
is for the intentions Heatwole had but against the way he took
B．
doesn' t think Heatwole should be punished as a terrorist
C．
only wants to objectively report the fact
D．
supports Heatwole and asks the government to improve airline safety
You Mi, a lovely and confident 17-year-old student, is the first Chinese high school student to appear on the cover of the popular young adults’ fashion magazine Seventeen．
“You is IN，” said Wang Lihua, Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen．“You is active and mature(成熟的)because of her knowledge on everything from academic studies，to books on art, to movies．We found she’s the very style we’re looking for to represent young people’s attitudes．”
You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year．As the hostess of an English broadcasting programme at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University，she is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker．“I’ve built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I was 10,” she explained．
But for her, watching isn’t enough．Last year，while in Senior 1, You met a talented boy who showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her school．
“I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films，” she said．So she wrote a campus(校园)story, persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie, all in English．“I played one of the leading roles, actually I was everything in my film．I worked on it every single day during the SARS holidays,” she recalled．The movie finally became a big hit on campus，earning You a strong reputation(名气)as a DV movie director．
But this is not the only field she wants to master．Despite being a science student, she likes art, literature and fashion design very much．
“There are people who can be artists, there are people who edit books，and there are people who become film producers．But I just hope to mix all the things up!” she said．“There is an old saying I believe：Chance favours only the prepared mind．”
(1)
You Mi was chosen to be a cover of Seventeen，mainly because she ________．
[ ]
A．
is beautiful
B．
she is lovely and full of confidence
C．
is active and mature
D．
has rich knowledge
(2)
You Mi’s fluent English is based on ________．
[ ]
A．
her chance to host an English broadcasting programme
B．
the influence of her parents
C．
her deep interest in it
D．
her making DV movie
(3)
The author mentioned a talented boy to show ________．
[ ]
A．
the great influence he had on You Mi
B．
he was admired by his schoolmates
C．
the young can do things as well as the adults do
D．
self-made DV movies are popular at school
(4)
In the 30-minute DV movie, You Mi didn’t act as a(n)________．
[ ]
A．
director
B．
musician
C．
actress
D．
producer
(5)
We can learn from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
You Mi hopes to be a mixed talent
B．
the success of a 30-minute DV movie shocked You Mi
C．
You Mi dreams of becoming a scientist
D．
the outbreak of SARS delayed You Mi’s studies
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So far, scientists have named about 1.8 million living species(物种), and that’s just a small part of what probably exists on Earth．With so many plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms covering the planet, it can be tough to figure out what type of spider is crawling up your leg or what kind of bird just flew by．
A soon-to-be-launched Website might help．An international team of researchers has announced the creation of a Web－based Encyclopedia of Life(EOL)．The project aims to catalogue every species on Earth in a single, easy-to-use reference guide．
To get the encyclopedia started, the creators will use information from scientific databases that already exist．And eventually, in special sections of the site, nonscientists with specialized knowledge will join．Gardeners, for example, will be able to record the dates that their flowers first bloom each year．Bird-watchers will be able to input which birds they’ve seen and where．The technology for this kind of tool has only recently become available．
As the EOL develops, you might find it useful for school projects．The site will have special pages for kids who are studying ecosystems in their neighborhoods．To make sure the encyclopedia is accurate, scientists will review much of the information added to it．People who visit the site will be able to choose to skip pages that haven’t been reviewed．
Another convenient characteristic of the EOL is that you’ll be able to pick the level of detail you see to match your interests, age, and current knowledge．If you wanted to learn about polar bears for a science class report, for example, you could use the“novice”setting to get basic information about the animals．On the“expert”setting, on the other hand．you could get much more detailed information about the history, literature, and exploration of polar bears．
It now takes years for scientists to collect all the data they need to describe and analyze species．The creators of the Encyclopedia of Life hope that their new tool will speed that process．
Keep an eye on www.eol.org．Pages will begin to go up sometime next year, and you might find them useful for your school reports．The EOL team might have the basics for all 1.8 million entries online as early as 2017．Someday, you might add your own notes．
(1)
What is implied in the last sentence of Paragraph 1?
[ ]
A．
No one can become an expert on spiders and birds．
B．
So many spiders have crawled up your leg
C．
There are far more than 1.8 million living species．
D．
Scientists have named a lot of living species
(2)
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
You can find information of all living species online in 2017．
B．
Nonscientists will be able to add their own notes to the website．
C．
The kids preparing school reports can not have access to the informat’0 n’
D．
You are not free to choose the amount of detailed information．
(3)
What does the underlined word“novice”probably mean in Paragraph 5?
[ ]
A．
Beginner．
B．
Specialist．
C．
Scientist．
D．
Pupil．
(4)
Who are the intended readers of this passage?
[ ]
A．
Students．
B．
Researchers．
C．
Bird watchers or Gardeners．
D．
People in general
(5)
What is the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
Exploring Polar Bears
B．
Visit Our Website Now
C．
How to Do School Projects
D．
E-book of Life．
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While looking through the various job sites on the Internet, I found the following list of the highest paying jobs in the US．It's interesting to see how the different types of jobs in the tech industry compare to other industries．
Top paying jobs overall
·Physicians and surgeons－＄147,000
·Aircraft pilots－＄133,500
·Chief executives－＄116,000
·Electrical and electronic engineers－＄112,000
·Lawyers and judges－＄99,800
·Dentists－＄90,000
·Pharmacists－＄85,500
·Management analysts(分析家)－＄84,700
·Financial analysts, managers and advisors－＄84,000
·Computer and information system managers－＄83,000
·Marketing and sales managers－＄80,000
·Education administrators(管理员)－＄80,000
Top paying jobs that do not require a high school degree
These jobs tend to require on-the-job training and work experience rather than formal education and schooling：
·Industrial production managers－＄36,000
·Construction manager－＄33,600
·Electricians－＄31,900
Top paying jobs for high school graduates
These jobs emphasize(强调)work experience and on-the-job training rather than formal education：
·Computer software engineers－＄58,900
·Computer/information systems managers－＄56,400
·Computer programmers－＄55,000
·Network systems and data communications analysts－＄49,000
·General and operations managers－＄48,000
·Database(数据库), network and computer systems administrators－＄48,000
Top paying jobs for a two-year college degree
The following jobs tend to be technical in nature, emphasizing skills developed on the job as well as job-specific training and certifications(证书)：
·Healthcare practitioners(从业人员)－＄66,000
·Business analysts－＄58,000
·Electrical and electronic engineers－＄57,000
·Mechanical engineers－＄56,800
·General and operations managers－＄54,000
·Computer and information systems managers－＄50,400
(1)
Which of the following groups of people will benefit most from the passage?
[ ]
A．
Teachers．
B．
Housewives．
C．
Retired people
D．
High school students．
(2)
Mr Smith didn't finish his studies in high school and is an experienced worker．If he wants to get a high paying job, he should try to become a(n)________．
[ ]
A．
computer software engineer
B．
education administrator
C．
industrial production manager
D．
computer and information systems manager
(3)
Besides the Internet, we can probably find this passage in a(n)________．
Leon Lai will give a personal performance at 7:30 p. m. from tomorrow through to September 21 at the Shanghai Gymnasium, The show is to celebrate the opening of the 93rd Huangpu Tourism Festival.
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