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　　Turn on your television set to CCTV-1 and what do you find? It's Shui Junyi, a well-known TV reporter, bringing you the latest news on the war in Iraq.

　　Shui left Baghdad on March 19, a day before the US-led war against Iraq broke out. But, he returned on March 26. Now , as things heat up , it is uncertain at this time just where he will be reporting from.

　　Shui was one of the reporters traveling alone in Iraq. These journalists are not among the more than 500 who are “embedded” （随军的） with US or British troops. The Pentagon （五角大楼，指美国国防部） in Washington has tried to discourage such risky reporting, saying it is too dangerous.

　　However, the journalists say “No” because they want to get a different side of the story. They say they especially hope to give a true report on what is in the mind of ordinary Iraqi people and the results of the shooting and bombing.

　　“If you are embedded, you are surrounded by troops. You can't talk to those ordinary people because they are running away from you ,” said John Donvan , an ABC （ Australian Broadcasting Corporation ） reporter.

　　But these reporters have to face many more dangers than the embedded journalists. For example, there is a greater risk of being attacked by Iraqis, being mistakenly fired upon by troops or getting caught in a crossfire.

　　Already, six journalists have been killed or are reported missing and believed killed in this war. All of them were non-embedded, including a 51-year-old British journalist and a 39-year-old Australian cameraman. Both died while working on March 22.

　　Reporters Without Borders , an organization that defends the interests of journalists around the world , was shocked to learn of the deaths. General secretary （秘书长） Robert Monard said these men have paid a high price for their willingness to report fully on the war in Iraq. The search for true news is a necessary battle to ensure that world reporting can be free of bias（偏见）.

　　During the 1991 Gulf War, four journalists were killed. German photographer Gad Gross was shot by the Iraqi army. And three British journalists covering the war for BBC were killed, possible by their Turkish （土耳其的） guide.

　　The latest deaths add to a long list of journalists killed while doing their job. Between 1992 and 2002, more than 500 journalists were killed throughout the world, almost half of them in wartorn areas.

1．The US-led war against Iraq broke out ________.

[　　]

A．on March 19
B．on March 26
C．on March 20
D．on March 18

2．Some war journalists hoped to work independently ________.

[　　]

A．to escape being attacked by Iraqis

B．to give a true report on what was going on in the war

C．because it was very risky to stay with the troops

D．because US or UK troops couldn't accept any more reporters

3．Which can be learned from the news?

[　　]

A．The Pentagon encouraged more reporters to cover the war.

B．Shui Junyi was among the more than 500 journalists embedded with the troops.

C．Few of the ordinary Iraqi people dared talk to US or UK soldiers.

D．The embedded journalists faced more dangers than those who worked alone.

4．Which is true about the journalists who were killed in the wars?

[　　]

A．Six embedded journalists are reported to have been killed or missing in the war.

B．Compared to the past, more journalists were killed in wars in the recent years.

C．More than 250 journalists were killed in the wars around the world between 1992 and 2002.

D．Four journalists were killed during the 1991 Gulf War.

答案：C;B;C;D
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　　Body language is a very powerful tool of communication, not only between people but in the animal world as well.

　　In many instances, we produce idioms, which are all understandable by borrowing examples from animal communication.

　　For example, we know that a frightened cat will arch (拱起) its back high in a rigid curve (拱形). From this staring point we might hear the expression “He gets my back up” meaning “He makes me angry”.

　　In the same manner, we know that many animals, if challenged by attackers, will not turn and run away because this will encourage the attackers to attack them more forcefully. Instead, they will move backwards slowly to get out of harm's way, always still facing their attackers. We call this action “backing off” and it can be used just as well with humans as with animals.

　　In the case of humans, however, the back-off may not be physical but oral, as in using a kinder tone voice and gentler words instead of fighting against the attackers.

1．When a cat arches its back high in rigid curve, it shows that it is ________.

[　　]

A．angry
B．pleased
C．frightened
D．defeated

2．In order not to be attacked by its enemy, the animal will ________.

[　　]

A．move backwards slowly
B．turn and run away
C．face the attackers
D．Both A and C

3．In the article “back off” means “________”.

[　　]

A．to escape from the attackers
B．to get away quickly
C．to keep out the attackers
D．to avoid the attackers in words

4．Which of the following is wrong according to the article?

[　　]

A．To learn knowledge, humans must learn from animals.

B．Both humans and animals have body languages.

C．Both humans and animals have ways of getting out of harm.

D．“Face your attackers” means to encourage yourself.

5．What is mentioned in this article belongs to a study of English ________.

[　　]

A．grammar
B．idioms
C．expression
D．communication

阅读理解。

　　Several years ago, my family gathered on Cape Cod for a weekend．My parents were there, my sister and her daughter too, two cousins and, of course, my wife, my son and me．We ate at one of those restaurants where the menu is written on a blackboard held by a friendly waiter and had a wonderful time．With dinner concluded, the waiter set the check down in the middle of the table．That's when it happened．My father did not reach for the check．

　　In fact, my father did nothing．Conversation continued．Finally it dawned on me．Me!I was supposed to pick up the check．After all these years, after hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents, after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with the dollars, it had all changed．I reached for the check and pulled out my American Express card．My view of myself was suddenly changed．With a stroke of the pen, I was suddenly an adult．

　　Some people mark off their life in years, others in events．I am one of the latter, and I think of some events as rites of passage．I did not become a young man at a particular year like 13, but when a kid strolled into the store where I worked and called me“mister”, I turned around to see whom he was calling．He repeated it several times－“mister, mister”－looking straight at me．The realization hit like a punch：Me!He was talking to me．I was suddenly a mister．

(1)

My father did not reach for the check because ________．

[　　]

A．

it was in the middle of the table

B．

I was no longer a child

C．

he had no money with him

D．

he did not notice the check

(2)

The underlined part“it dawned on me”in the second paragraph means ________．

[　　]

A．

I understood

B．

it was my turn

C．

it surprised me

D．

I felt sorry

(3)

From the passage, we can infer that ________ paid for restaurant meals before．

[　　]

A．

I

B．

my mother

C．

my parents

D．

my father

(4)

The kid called me“mister”because ________．

[　　]

A．

I was respectable

B．

I was an adult male

C．

I worked in the store

D．

he knew me

(5)

According to the passage, which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．

None of my family was willing to pay the check．

B．

I was not willing to pay the check．

C．

We were happy on Cape Cod．

D．

We didn't enjoy our meal．

阅读理解：

　　When we can see well, we don’t think about our eyes very often. It is only when we can not see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.

　　People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing, reading and sewing, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.

　　People who are farsighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too.

　　Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. This ,too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts(白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.

　　When night falls, colors become fainter(更暗淡) to the eyes and finally disappear. After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the sides of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems to disappear if you turn your head in its direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly. Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to look straight at it , they cannot see it any more, and they believe they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because of the center of the eye, which is very sensitive（敏感）in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eye after dark.

(　　)1. We don’t know that our eyes are of great importance until ______ .

　　　A. we think about our eyes　　B. we cannot see clearly

　　　C. we wear glasses　　　　　　D. we have to do much reading

(　　)2. According to the passage, a ______ is more likely to be nearsighted.

　　　A. tailor　　　　B. doctor

　　　C. guard　　　 　D. painter

(　　)3. Those who suffer from cataracts ______ .

　　　A. will become blind　　B. cannot be cured(治愈)

　　　C. may be cured　　　　 D. must move to other places

(　　)4. People who are farsighted ______ .

　　  A. cannot do a lot of close work without glasses

　　　B. can only see things that are very close to their eyes

　　　C. have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arm’s length

　　　D. have the same problem as the nearsighted people

(　　)5. To see a small thing at night, it is better to look ______ .

　　　A. with wide open eyes B. with half-shut or narrow eyes

　　　C. straight at it　　　D. in a slightly different direction

阅读理解：

　　“It hurts me more than you”, and “This is for your own good”－these are the statements my mother used to make to raise my sense of discipline(纪律)when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework．

　　That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school．The schools and the educators made it easy for us．They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy．We stopped making our children do homework．We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation．

　　Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake．One such teacher is Sharon Clomps who says of her students－“so passive”－and wonders what has happened．Nothing is demanded of them, she believes．Television, says Clomps, contributes to children’s passivity(被动)．“We’re talking about a generation of kids who’ ve never been hurt or hungry．They have learned somebody will always do it for them, instead of saying ‘go and look it up’, you tell them the answer．It takes greater energy to say no to a kid．”

　　Yes, it does．It takes energy and it takes work．It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work．It’ s time to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’ s for their own good．It’s s time to start telling them no again．

(1)

Children are becoming more inactive in study because _________．

[　　]

A．

they watch TV too often

B．

they have done too much homework

C．

they have to fulfill too many duties

D．

teachers are too strict with them

(2)

We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to lay stress on _________．

[　　]

A．

learning Latin

B．

discipline

C．

natural development

D．

education at school

(3)

By “permissive period in education”(L．1, Para．2)the author means a time _________．

[　　]

A．

when children are allowed to do what they wish to

B．

when everything can be taught at school

C．

when every child can be educated

D．

when children are permitted to receive education

(4)

The main idea of the passage is that _________．

[　　]

A．

parents should leave their children alone

B．

kids should have more activities at school

C．

it’s time to be more strict with our kids

D．

parents should always set a good example to their kids

阅读理解

WELCOME

　　Welcome to Windsor Castle, the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world．Windsor is one of the official residences(住所)of the Queen, who sometimes stays here．

　　Audio tours

　　Free audio tours are available on leaving the Admission Centre at the start of your visit．There is a descriptive audio tour for blind and poor-sighted visitors．

　　Guided tours

　　Visitors can explore the history of the Castle through a tour of the Precincts with an expert guide．Tours depart at regular intervals throughout the day from the Courtyard and finish at the entrance to the State Apartments．

　　Visitors with children

　　For those visiting with children, a special family tour and various activities are offered during school holidays and at weekends．Please note that, for safely reasons, pushchairs are not permitted in the State Apartments．However, baby carriers are available to borrow．

　　St George's Chapel

　　Visitors arriving at the Castle after 15∶00 from March to October are advised to visit St George's Chapel first before it closes．

　　Shopping

　　Shops offer a wide range of souvenirs designed for the Royal Collection, including books, postcards, china, jewellery, and children's toys．Please ask at the Middle Ward shop about our home delivery service．

　　Refreshments

　　Bottled water can be purchased from the Courtyard and Middle Ward shops．Form April to September ice cream is also available．Visitors wishing to leave the Castle for refreshments in the town may obtain re-entry permits from the castle shops．Eating and drinking are not permitted in the State Apartments or St George's Chapel．

　　Photography and mobile phones

　　Non-commercial photography and filming are welcomed in the Castle．Photography, video recording and filming are not permitted inside the State Apartments or St George's Chapel in consideration of other visitors．

　　Security

　　As Windsor Castle is a working royal palace, visitors and their belongings should get through airport-style security checks．For safety and security reasons a one-way system operates along the visitor route．

(1)

A visitor can apply for a free audio tour ________．

[　　]

A．

in the Courtyard

B．

in the State Apartments

C．

at the Admission Center

D．

at St George's Chapel

(2)

What is specially offered to visitors with kids?

[　　]

A．

A security guard．

B．

A pushchair．

C．

A free toy．

D．

A baby carrier．

(3)

Who can get re-entry permits?

[　　]

A．

Visitors wishing to eat outside the Castle．

B．

Visitors buying gifts in the castle shops．

C．

Visitors buying water from the Courtyard．

D．

Visitors eating outside St George's Chapel．

(4)

Why are visitors required to turn off their mobile phones?

[　　]

A．

To ensure the safety of others．

B．

To ensure the security of the Castle．

C．

To prevent them from disturbing others．

D．

To prevent the use of the built-in cameras．

(5)

In the last part, a “working royal palace” refers to one ________．

[　　]

A．

still being constructed

B．

still used by the royal family

C．

where the Queen usually works

D．

where works of art are on show

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