Carolina Hurricanes head coach Peter Laviolette and Bret Hedican hold onto the Stanley Cup as they wave to fans during a parade held in honor of the team's NHL Championship series win over the Edmonton Oilers in downtown Raleigh,North Carolina,June 21,2006.

Raleigh,North Carolina surpassed (超过) Washington,Seattle and Boston to be named the American city with the best quality of life in a new poll (民调) .

It scored top marks in the survey by the website Portfolio,com that ranked 67        metropolitan (大城市的) areas with healthy economies on cost of living,housing stocks,educational systems and traffic.

"There are several factors that pushed Raleigh to the top of the list,with it being the only major market that's expanding and growing at a rapid pace,resulting in a metropolitan increase of 37 percent since 2000," said G. Scott Thomas,a demographer who created the analysis.

"Raleigh has a welleducated workforce and an impressive supply of highlevel jobs,not to mention its low unemployment rate and its impressive array (大批量) of big houses," he added in a statement.

Washington came second in the survey,followed by Minneapolis-St. Paul,Bridgeport-Stamford in Connecticut and Salt Lake City.

Bakersfield and Fresno in California came in at the very bottom of the list because their high poverty rate and low scores in the major categories.

"Bakersfield has the highest poverty rate of any major market,as well as the lightest con?centration of management and professional jobs,weakest inventory (存量) of big houses,and smallest percentages in the three educational categories that track (追踪) adults with high school diplomas,bachelor's degrees and advanced degrees," Thomas explained.

New Orleans and Memphis also scored low in the poll,while Denver came in at No. 6,followed by Seattle,Boston,Austin and San Jose,which rounded out the top 10.

Washington   D. C had the highest percentage of the population with management and profes?sional jobs. But Omaha had the shortest commuting (通勤) times to work,with an average of 19. 3 minutes,while New York City had the longest with 34. 5 minutes.

(   ) 1. What are the factors that pushed Raleigh to be the American city best quality of life?

   A. Scores on healthy economies on cost of living,housing stocks,educational sys?tems and traffic.

   B. Management and professional jobs with the shortest commuting times to work.

   C. Highlevel jobs and its low unemployment rate with high poverty rate.

   D. It is the only major market expanding and growing at a rapid pace.

(   ) 2. Which of the following cities has the biggest advantage in providing more highlevel jobs?

   A. Washington   D. C.   B. Seattle.

   C. Raleigh. D. Bridgeport-Stamford.

(   ) 3. The fifth city in the top ten is         .

   A. New York City   B. Salt Lake City

   C. New Orleans   D. Minneapolis-St. Paul

(   ) 4. What does the last sentence of the passage imply?

   A. It is convenient and takes less time to go to work in New York City.

   B. People in New York City think highly of their traffic.

   C. There is no doubt that New York City has the longest commuting times.

   D. It can be inferred that New York City has its traffic problems.

British Columbia is the third largest Canadian provinces,both in area and population. It is nearly 1. 5 times as large as Texas,and 1       800 miles (1,280km) north from the United States border. It includes Canada's entire west coast and the islands just 2        the coast.

Most of British Columbia is mountainous,with long rugged ranges 3        north and south. Even the coastal islands are the 4        of a mountain range that existed thousands of years ago. During the last Ice Age,this range was scoured by glaciers until most of 5       was 6       the sea. Its peaks now show as islands 7        along the coast.

The southwestern coastal region has a humid mild marine 8       . Sea winds that blow in?land from the west are warmed by a current of warm water that flows 9        the Pacific Ocean. As a result,winter temperatures average above 10        and summers are mild. These warm western winds also carry 11        from the ocean.

Inland from the coast,the winds from the Pacific 12        the mountain barriers of the coast?al ranges and the Rocky Mountains. As they 13        to cross the mountains,the winds are cooled,and their moisture begins to fall as 14       ,On some of the western slopes almost 200 inches (500cm) of rain fall each year.

More than half of British Columbia is 15        forested. On mountain slopes that receive plentiful rainfall,huge Douglas firs rise in towering columns. These 16       giants often grow to be as much as 300 feet (90m) tall,17       diameters up to 10 feet (3m) . More lumber is 18        from these trees than from any other kind of trees in North 19       . Hemlock,red cedar,and balsam fir are among the other trees 20        in British Columbia.

(   ) 1. A. spreads   B. increases   C. extends   D. continues

(   ) 2. A. away   B. of   C. off   D. from

(   ) 3. A. flying   B. coming   C. running   D. returning

(   ) 4. A. ruins   B. survivals   C. relics   D. remains

(   ) 5. A. it   B. that   C. this   D. which

(   ) 6. A. at   B. on   C. over   D. beneath

(   ) 7. A. spread   B. scattered   C. distributed   D. separated

(   ) 8. A. environment   B. climate   C. temperature   D. situation

(   ) 9. A. through   B. in   C. across   D. within

(   ) 10. A. point   B. icy   C. cold   D. freezing

(   ) 11. A. vapour   B. moisture   C. wetness   D. mixture

(   ) 12. A. face   B. contact   C. meet   D. encounter

(   ) 13. A. rise   B. climb   C. raise   D. lift

(   ) 14. A. rain   B. snow   C. wind   D. rainfall

(   ) 15. A. weightily   B. forcefully   C. deeply   D. heavily

(   ) 16. A. land   B. ocean   C. forest   D. mountain

(   ) 17. A. with   B. of   C. within   D. from

(   ) 18. A. harvested   B. produced   C. created   D. invented

(   ) 19. A. Africa   B. Asia   C. Antarctica   D. America

(   ) 20. A. detected   B. found   C. disclosed   D. located

10.                should we cheat in exams because it is against the school rule(under)

在任何情况下都不应该考试作弊，因为它违反学校的规章制度。

9. A great many tourists                for their holidays ever since the earthquake. (postpone)

自打地震以后，大量的旅游者都推迟了去日本旅行度假。

8. There is no evidence that such weather               apple trees. (effect)

没有证据证明，这种天气对苹果树有任何直接的影响。

7. The victory should                and the help of my family and friends (owe)

胜利应该归功于我的教练耐心的指导和家人朋友的帮助。

6.                the film. The story was so boring that I almost feel asleep in the cinema (would)

我倒宁愿没看这部电影。故事太乏味了我几乎都在电影院里睡着了。

5. Despite progress,the fight against terror                    . (far)

尽管取得了进步，反恐战争还远远没有结束。

4.         ，she gave up her college dream,found a job and began to work to support her poor family. (On)

高中一毕业,她就放弃大学梦找了一份工作来贴补家境。

3. When you are abroad,you may               to adapt to the culture and customs there  (find)

当你到国外的时候，你或许会发现适应那里的文化和风俗是比较难的。