YANGON－Myanmar has officially accepted an offer of the United States to send humanitarian aid(人道主义援助)to the country's cyclone(飓风;暴风)victims, state radio reported Friday in a night broadcast Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister U Kyaw Thu gave the assurance Friday, saying that the country is receiving such relief aid from any country without limit at this time according to its policy(政策)of dealing with the disaster, the report said．
Kyaw Thu denied rumors about Myanmar's turning down of such relief materials from Western countries but accept those from nations in good relations with Myanmar, saying that the country has never done so in this case．
Kyaw Thu said that well wishers abroad may make cash donation through Myanmar embassies(使馆)stationed there, while those who like to donate relief goods may present at the Yangon International Airport and seaports．
According to the report, the US relief aid would arrive in Yangon in days．
A foreign ministry's statement said earlier on Friday that at this moment, the international community can best help the victims by donating emergency provisions such as medical supplies, food, cloth, electricity generator, and materials for emergency shelter or with financial assistance," adding that "Myanmar will wholeheartedly welcome such course of action"．
The government and the people of Myanmar are grateful to the friendly nations, the United Nations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, private individuals and others for their sympathy and generosity．" it said．
(1)
Which of the following is true?
[ ]
A．
The US relief aid was turned down at first and then accepted．
B．
The US relief aid has been sent to the capital city of Myanmar．
C．
There are rumors(谣言)that Myanmar has turned down the US relief aid．
D．
Myanmar will wholeheartedly welcome such course of action but the US relief aid．
(2)
We Chinese may denote money to help the country's cyclone victims through _________．
[ ]
A．
Myanmar embassies in Beijing．
B．
the Yangon International Airport
C．
the United Nations
D．
the Yangon International seaports．
(3)
What is Myanmar’s policy toward the aids from abroad?
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A．
Myanmar prefers cash donation to relief goods．
B．
Myanmar only receives emergency provisions such as medical supplies, food, cloth, electricity generator, etc．
C．
Myanmar receives donation relief aid from any country without any limit．
D．
Myanmar prefers relief goods to cash donation．
(4)
The title that best expresses the idea of the passage is _________．
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A．
How to help Myanmar．
B．
Myanmar accepts US humanitarian aid officially．
C．
Myanmar is receiving relief aid from any country without limit．
D．
The government and the people of Myanmar are grateful．
Beijing(Xinhua)－Blind Chinese pianist Sun Yan, 23, will give a concert at the People’s Liberation Army(PLA)Theatre in downtown Beijing．
Sun, a student at the well-known China Central Conservatory of Music, was born with cataracts(白内障), which caused him to become blind．He started learning to play the piano when he was three years old and immediately gained acclaim(喝彩)as a piano virtuoso at the age of six．
Guo Shulan, head of the CCCM, said Sun was the first blind student the school had ever received in its half-century history．The well-known piano teacher, Yang Jun, taught Sun personally and found him to be greatly talented and strongly determined．
At his concert, Sun will play a dozen masterpieces by composers, such as Bach, Beethoven and Chopin．
“Common piano players may have a look at these long and difficult musical pieces while playing, but Sun would have to spend a much, much longer time to fully memorize a piece of music．” Yan said．“He plays the piano for at least six hours every day．”
With painstaking effort for the past few years．Sun achieved very good grades at school and also gained an audience worldwide．He was invited to visit dozens of countries and regions and even performed at top theatres such as Caregie Hall in the United States．
Top fashion brand Mark Fairwhale and piano manufacturer Bosendorfrr will offer Sun a financial support fund and the use of piano, respectively．The PLA Theatre will also provide him technical support and a stage setting design free of charge．Three schoolmates of Sun’s who were also pianists, for winning top prizes in international competitions, will be guest performers at the concert．
Expecting to graduate with a bachelor degree in paino next year, Sun has applied to study for a master’s degree．
“Music changes people’s lives．I hope I can continue to study the piano for the rest of my life,” Sun said．
(1)
Which of the following may be the best title of the passage?
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A．
Sun Yan’s achievements in music．
B．
Blind Chinese pianist gives concert in Beijing．
C．
Sun Yan, successful blind pianist in China．
D．
Blind pianist gains international fame．
(2)
The underlined word “virtuoso” in the second paragraph most probably means ________．
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A．
excellent teacher
B．
excellent student
C．
excellent producer
D．
excellent player
(3)
The CCCM has a history of ________．
[ ]
A．
about 23 years
B．
about 50 years
C．
about 10 years
D．
about 150 years
(4)
What does Sun Yan benefit most from on his way to being a well-known pianist besides his born talent?
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A．
His being blindness．
B．
His early beginning with piano practice．
C．
His great efforts and help from various fields．
D．
The technical support from his classmates．
(5)
Which of the following is TURE?
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A．
Sun Yan became blind at the age of three．
B．
Sun Yan became blind at the age of six．
C．
Sun Yan is a graduate from the CCCM．
D．
Sun Yan is studying in the CCCM．
阅读理解
Accidental discoveries have often opened the door to beauty and wonder．The rock paintings in France that date back 15,000 years, for example, were discovered by two boys who were looking for shelter from the rain．The paintings later became the “find of last century”．
Or, the Sanxingdui Ruins(三星堆遗址), known by historians as the“Ninth Wonder of the World”, were discovered in Sichuan Province by a farmer．
In the spring of 1929, Yan Qingbao, then a 43-year-old farmer, discovered a circular piece of jade(玉)while digging a hole．Driven by curiosity, he dug deeper and found a group of about 400 colourful jade pieces．
At the time, he had no idea his discovery would be as important as other wonders of the world such as, China's Great Wall and Egypt's pyramids．
Since then, more than 10,000 relics(文物), dating back to between 5,000 and 3,000 BC have been unearthed at Sanxingdui．
These relics include gold, pottery(陶器), bone tools and ivory(象牙)objects．
They prove that Sanxingdui contains the ruins of an ancient city that was once the political, economic and cultural centre of the ancient Shu Kingdom－the old name for Sichuan．
It has helped modern historians realize that Sichuan's human history goes back more than 5,000 years．And, located on the upper part of the Yangtze River, the site challenges the common idea that Chinese civilization(文明)rose from a single source－the Yellow River valley．
Sanxingdui was named the Scientific Education Base for China's Youth in March this year．
But still, only four of the Sanxingdui Ruins' 12 square kilometres have been uncovered．Who knows what other big surprises are waiting to be shown to the world?
(1)
Why does the author cite the carvings and paintings discovered by two boys in France at the beginning of the passage?
[ ]
A．
to express the idea that accidental discoveries have often opened the door to beauty and wonder．
B．
The discovery is as important as that of the Sanxingdui Ruins．
C．
To serve as an example of great discovery．
D．
To signify the importance of the find of last century．
(2)
The relics unearthed at Sanxingdui includes ________．
[ ]
A．
gold
B．
pottery
C．
bone tools and ivory objects
D．
all of the above．
(3)
From the passage we can conclude that ________．
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A．
Chinese civilization(文明)rose from a single source－the Yellow River valley．
B．
Sanxingdui contains the ruins of an ancient city that was once the political, economic and cultural centre of the ancient Shu Kingdom．
C．
Sichuan's human history goes back more than 5,000 years．
D．
Besides the source of the Yellow River valley, Chinese civilization possibly rose from another source．
阅读理解
This is the VOA Special English News Report．
Single-handed
Zhou Yang, 18, China
Against three strong Republic of Korea competitors, Zhou single-handed took the 1,500-meter short speed skating gold to become Chinas' youngest winter Olympics gold medallist．According to coach Li Yan, Zhou, who is usually a gentle girl, took some risks and skated fiercely to take the gold．This is the third gold the Chinese have won at the Vancouver Olympics．
Unobtrusive
Liu Xiang, 26, China
The Olympic gold medallist said on Friday that he's not the same old him, after setting his worst record in years-8.08 seconds for 60-meter hurdles．Liu said he still had some way to go before he's back to his best．Many fans have been expecting his taking-off in the 2010 Doha, but Liu said unobtrusively“Robles is still the best in the 60-meter and 110-meter hurdles．I'm no match now”．He added the performances of Terrence Trammell(US)and Robles would be the highlight of the Doha meet．
Coveted
Michael Jackson, 1958-2009, US
Thanks to a whopping(庞大的)＄ 350,000 bid, Michael Jackson's rhinestone-encrusted(镶满人造钻石的)glove has gone to a Macao company．Jackson wore the sparking glove when he did his first“moonwalk”dance in 1983, so it was a really coveted piece of equipment．The pre-auction estimate put its value at ＄ 40, 000-60,000, but that wasn't even close．The glove and nine other items from the auction will be on display in a Macao hotel．
(1)
From the first news we can learn that Zhou Yang ________．
[ ]
A．
likes taking chances in the competitions．
B．
won three gold medals at the Olympics．
C．
is not a gentle but a fleece girl
D．
is a hard working and strong minded girl
(2)
From the above news we can infer Liu Xiang ________
[ ]
A．
is not popular any more with fans
B．
is still out of condition at present
C．
is feeling discouraged and depressed
D．
is sure of the highlight of the Doha meet
(3)
The underlined part“but that wasn't even close”probably means ________．
[ ]
A．
the pre-auction estimate may be totally wrong
B．
the actual price may be far higher than the estimate
C．
the actual price may be far lower than the estimate
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.