That message came through when China joined Russia in blocking action on Syria.
“Do not mistakenly think that because China takes a careful and responsible position on the Syria issue, China will not use its veto power (否决权) or will always abstain（弃权）,” said Cui Tiankai, China’s vice foreign minister, “When China must use its veto power to say no, it will surely use it.”
On Saturday, Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called the vetoes “disgusting and shameful.”
He Wenping, director of African Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said the veto shows China’s confidence in foreign affairs. “A country expressing its true opinion – that’s progress. China opposes the use of threat or force to achieve regime（政权）change in other countries. This agrees with China’s long-standing diplomacy principle. It is also not acceptable for China to rush a U.N. vote without sufficient discussion.”
So why did China use its veto this time?
China’s critics say China’s veto of the U.N. draft proposal(草案) was in part due to Beijing’s fear that allowing a regime change in Syria could encourage the spread of the Arab revolution and eventually threaten China.
He Wenping disagrees, “China has a completely different political system and economic development path. If someone in the international community thinks that the Arab Spring will happen in China, then I think they misjudge the situation in China, exaggerate(夸大) some problems in the Chinese society and underestimate the ability of the Chinese government to control the situation in China.”

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      China often uses its veto power on international issues.
    2. B.
      China never uses its veto power on international issues.
    3. C.
      China’s normal practice in the U.N. is to abstain rather than veto.
    4. D.
      China should not have veto power in the U.N.
  2. 2.

    What is the international reaction to China’s veto on the Syria issue?

    1. A.
      Russia supports China
    2. B.
      The U.S. feels very unhappy.
    3. C.
      The international community is used to it.
    4. D.
      The Arab countries show no concern.
  3. 3.

    Why did China use its veto power this time?

    1. A.
      Because Russia and China are friends.
    2. B.
      Because China wants to hold an opposite stand against the U.S.
    3. C.
      Because China is worried about a chain-action resulting from Syria’s revolution.
    4. D.
      Because China opposes the use of threat or force to achieve regime change in other countries.
  4. 4.

    What can we learn from the passage?

    1. A.
      China has a firm stand on international issues.
    2. B.
      The U.N. asks the whole world to get used to China saying no on international issues.
    3. C.
      CNN believed that China helped Syria to fight against the U.N.
    4. D.
      All the member countries of the U.N. supported Susan Rice.

The prestigious (久负盛名) Peking University and Tsinghua University held graduation ceremonies on the same day this year. The presidents of the two universities delivered excellent speeches at the ceremonies as they used words, phrases or ways of expression that are very popular on the Internet currently. At the same time, graduation speeches by other university presidents were also under the spotlight for the same reason. Their speeches were warmly welcomed by students as they contained many fashionable words today, such as "floating clouds" ( meaning "too small and of little importance to mention") and "gelivable" (meaning " very helpful") . In the speeches , these university presidents recalled campus life together with students and finally moved all the audiences. They were very different from the usual run of lectures.
Many university presidents have changed their regular manner of addressing graduation ceremonies from an advising and preaching (说教) mode to a more fashionable and funny approach. They try to use those words popular among young people in their speeches.
In the past, university presidents' speeches were criticized for being too standard and lacking sentiment. Now , they quote fashionable words in their addresses, reflecting they are starting to adopt more everyday attitudes to students. The use of these new expressions has triggered a heated discussion. It focuses on the question of whether university presidents should speak in an informal way at graduation ceremonies.
Supporters agree with the new approach. They consider it good to build close ties with students by using the youth's own words. Opponents argue the new ways have no practical value or significance for education but are merely to please those leaving university.

  1. 1.

    What would be the best title for this passage?

    1. A.
      Should University Heads Use Terms of Youth
    2. B.
      Must University Presidents Learn to Please Students
    3. C.
      Must University Presidents Meet Students' Needs
    4. D.
      Should University Heads Use Newly-created Words
  2. 2.

    What can we infer from the passage?

    1. A.
      University presidents consider it good to build close ties with students.
    2. B.
      More and more students are eager to make speeches in public.
    3. C.
      The new ways of making speeches are popular with the young.
    4. D.
      University presidents have special opinions about the world.
  3. 3.

    What dose the underlined word "triggered " in Paragraph 3 probably mean ?

    1. A.
      Break off
    2. B.
      Set off
    3. C.
      Sum up
    4. D.
      Focus on
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Many people are likely to be influenced by the Internet.
    2. B.
      The writer thinks it necessary for us to follow the traditional customs.
    3. C.
      More and more words are changing with the development of technology.
    4. D.
      People argue about whether to use fashionable words on formal occasions.

Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called Beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.
At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused Beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate — refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (维生素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food.
Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “cure” in Paragraph 1 probably means _____.

    1. A.
      a medical treatment             
    2. B.
      a kind of vitamin
    3. C.
      a kind of germ                 
    4. D.
      a kind of rice
  2. 2.

    Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.

    1. A.
      spend his holiday
    2. B.
      find ways to grow better crops
    3. C.
      do some research about the island
    4. D.
      help the Javanese with their illness
  3. 3.

    Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?

    1. A.
      To eat them.                  
    2. B.
      To carry out his experiments.
    3. C.
      To give the Javanese a surprise.   
    4. D.
      To make money by selling them.
  4. 4.

    If a person doesn’t get enough vitamins in his diet, he’d better ____.

    1. A.
      eat more rice                  
    2. B.
      eat more meat
    3. C.
      eat some chicken               
    4. D.
      eat vitamin pills
  5. 5.

    We can learn from the passage that ______.

    1. A.
      Beri was caused by chickens
    2. B.
      the Javanese didn’t like vitamins
    3. C.
      Christian Eijkman’s experiment was successful
    4. D.
      the Javanese’s disease was caused by a kind of germ

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Eat seafood
Indulge in ail sorts of treasures from the sea this September at the Radisson Hotel Shanghai New World. With a focus on seafood cuisine, the hotel’s revolving restaurant lets guests watch their dishes being prepared while enjoying a 360-degree view of the city. The a la carte menu will include dam chowder soup with potato and leek (85 yuan), and tuna tartar with avocado and tamarind sauce (110 yuan) among other treats.
TEL:021-6359-9999 ext 4210         www. seafoodzy, com
Oktoberfest
From September 16 to 26, the Renaissance Yangtze Shanghai Hotel will host its 12th Oktoberfest celebration featuring plenty of German beer and sauerkraut(泡菜). True to the original festival in Munich, the hotel will erect a large marquee (capable of holding 1,300 people) and will feature a live band from the Bavaria region. Tickets will cost 258 yuan per person from Sunday to Thursday and 288 yuan for Friday and Saturday. They are available in the hotel lobby or online.
TEL :021-6275-0000 ext 2366        www. Oktoberfestrzj.com
Pizza with a royal twist
Le Royal Mridien Shanghai’s signature Italian restaurant, Favola, welcomes its new master pizza chef Francesco Sanna. Francesco has over 13 years’ experience working at top restaurants in Italy as well as at the five-star international hotel’s restaurants in Paris.
TEL: 021-3318-9999 ext 7778         www. pizzaxzq, com
Organic breakfast, solar power
In pursuit of a greener world, the Shanghai Hotel is forging ahead with environmentally friendly programs and features expected to significantly lower energy consumption. The hotel has launched various green technologies to reduce its energy consumption such as water-saving systems and solar lighting. The hotel’s restaurant also offers a special menu with over 30 kinds of organic food to encourage a healthy diet.
TEL: 021-6248-0088               www. organicwy, com
Earth stone massage
The Spa promotion at the Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan hotel this September and October aims to pamper you with body scrub therapy as a free complement to its signature earth stone massage. Hot stones stimulate circulation and transport oxygen to tired and tense muscles, while the full body massage leaves you feeling tension free. The spa is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m..
TEL:021-2321-8888         www. stonecc.com

  1. 1.

    From the passage above, which of the following websites can you buy tickets from?

    1. A.
      www. seafoodzy, com                
    2. B.
      www. Oktoberfestrzj.com
    3. C.
      www. pizzaxzq.com                   
    4. D.
      www. stonercc.com
  2. 2.

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

    1. A.
      Before Francesco Sanna came to China, he only works in Italy.
    2. B.
      Francesco studied cooking for 13 years.
    3. C.
      The Shanghai Hotel offers organic food to encourage a healthy diet.
    4. D.
      You can enjoy only 30 kinds of organic food in the Shanghai Hotel.
  3. 3.

    If you want to relax your tired and tense body, you can dial _____________.

    1. A.
      TEL: 021-6359-9999 ext 4210         
    2. B.
      TEL: 021-2321-8888
    3. C.
      TEL: 021-6248-0088                 
    4. D.
      TEL: 021-3318-9999 ext 7778

In Canada you can find dogs，cats，horses，etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses，they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（注射）so that they won’t carry disease. They have special animal food stores， though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s houses，they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal，you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car，people would be very sad about it.
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up，they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

  1. 1.

    The passage mainly talks about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ .

    1. A.
      how to keep disease from pets
    2. B.
      pets in Canada
    3. C.
      how to take good care of pets
    4. D.
      life of the old in Canada
  2. 2.

    In Canada，children leave their parents when they grow up because ＿＿＿.

    1. A.
      they don’t love their parents any more
    2. B.
      they can only find jobs far from their parents
    3. C.
      their parents’ houses are too small
    4. D.
      they wouldn’t depend on their parents any more
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is TRUE？

    1. A.
      Peoplebuyanimal foodonlyattheanimalfood stores.
    2. B.
      Pets eat better than people.
    3. C.
      Almost every family has a birdcage in his house.
    4. D.
      Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat.

More than 12 300 people were killed and tens of thousands left homeless after a powerful undersea earthquake unleashed giant tsunami waves that crashed into the coasts of south and southeast Asia.
The 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra early on Sunday was the biggest in 40 years.It triggered waves that reared up into walls of water as high as 10 meters(30 feet) as they hit coastlines in Indonesia,Sri Lanka,India and Thailand.
Aid agencies rushed staff,equipment and money to the region,warning that bodies rotting in the water were already beginning to threaten the water supply for survivors.
Rescue workers also spoke of bodies still caught up on trees after being flung inland by the waves.
“I just couldn’t believe what was happening before my eyes,”Boree Carlson said from a hotel in the Thai resort of Phuket.
“As I was standing there,a car actually floated into the lobby and overturned because the current was so strong,”said the 45-year-old Swede.
“I heard an eerie sound that I have never heard before.It was a high pitched sound followed by a deafening roar,”said a 55-year-old Indian fisherman who gave his name as Chellappa.
“I told everyone to run for their life.”
In Indonesia,an archipelago of 17 000 islands,one official said nearly 4500 people had died.The worst affected area was Bands Aceh,the capital of Aceh Province,where 3000 were killed.More than 200 prisoners escaped from a jail when the tsunami knocked down its walls.In Sri Lanka（斯里兰卡）,the death toll also reached 4500 and 1 million people,or 5 percent of its population,were affected.It was the worst natural disaster to hit Sri Lanka.Hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans sheltered in schools and temples overnight,and officials expected the death toll to rise further once rescuers resumed searches after daybreak.In southern India,where at least 3000 were estimated to have died,beaches were littered with submerged cars and wrecked boats.Shanties on the coast were under water.
Thai government officials said at least 392 bodies had been retrieved and they expected the final toll to approach 1000.
The earthquake,of magnitude 8.9 as measured by the U.S. Geological Survery (news-web sites),struck at 7:59 a.m.(1959EST).It was the world’s biggest since 1964,said Julie Martinez at the USGS(news-web sites).
The tsunami was so powerful it smashed boast and flooded areas along the east African coast,3728 miles away.

  1. 1.

    What does the underlined word “tsunami” probably mean?

    1. A.
      Tidal wave.
    2. B.
      Wave.
    3. C.
      Earthquake.
    4. D.
      A man who kills many persons.
  2. 2.

    What does the passage mainly talk about？

    1. A.
      Asian tsunami kills many people,and many more become homeless.
    2. B.
      An earthquake happens.
    3. C.
      The tsunami was so powerful that it smashed boats and people.
    4. D.
      It was the biggest earthquake in 40 years.
  3. 3.

    The sea waves hit coastlines in _________.

    1. A.
      Indonesia
    2. B.
      Sri Lanka
    3. C.
      India and Thailand
    4. D.
      All of above

The storage of classified (分类的) research at all 24 labs run by the US Department of Energy was shut down this week after officials decided that the security (安全) problems recently found at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico might also exist elsewhere.
Several computer disks went missing at Los Alamos earlier this month, forcing Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham to stop all work at the lab until the problems are found out. As of 26 July, two missing disks had still not been found, and 15 employees had been suspended in connection with the disappearance.
Now all energy labs will stop doing classified research that involves(需要) removable storage devices --- such as computer disks ---  until all the devices are given explanation for and new procedures are in place for monitoring their handling by laboratory employees.
"While we have no evidence that the problems being investigated are present elsewhere, we have a responsibility to take all necessary action to prevent such problems, "Abraham said on 23 July.
The shut-down isn't quite as dramatic（惊人的）as it sounds, experts say. Only two labs will be seriously affected: Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in  California. Together with Los Alamos, these two labs conduct the most part of the country's nuclear weapon programmes. At Livermore, 876 employees will be suspended during the storage of some 12,000 items of classified removable material.
At other labs, far fewer people will be affected. "The impact (影响) should be the smallest," says Martha Krebs, former director of the energy department's science office.

  1. 1.

    Why was the storage of classified research at all 24 labs shut down?

    1. A.
      Because the security problems might be present elsewhere.
    2. B.
      Because the security problems existed elsewhere.
    3. C.
      Because two missing computer disks had still not be found.
    4. D.
      Because officials decided to stop doing such research.
  2. 2.

    How many labs conduct the country's nuclear weapon programmes according to the text?

    1. A.
      About 24.
    2. B.
      Only 2.
    3. C.
      More than 2.
    4. D.
      Over 15.
  3. 3.

    The underlined word "suspended"in the second paragraph probably means "______”.

    1. A.
      hung from above
    2. B.
      stopped from holding a position
    3. C.
      doubted
    4. D.
      fired
  4. 4.

    It can be inferred from the text that _____.

    1. A.
      the computer disks must have been stolen by terrorists
    2. B.
      the people living in the United States have little security
    3. C.
      the United States is a country whose security is very bad
    4. D.
      the missing of the computer disks caused great fear among Americans

A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world’s people may not have enough water by the year 2025.
An American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It was more than three hundred and thirty-five million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or in the Middle East.
Population Action International researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three thousand million people lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have serious water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on the earth the same. Mr Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing in these countries will continue to increase.
The report says lack of water in the future may result several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases such as cholera that are carried in water.
Lack of water also may result in more international conflict. Countries may have to fight for water in the future. Some countries, such as Syria, Sudan, Cambodia, and so on, now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability to improve their economies. This is because industries often need a large amount of water.
The Population Action International study gives several ways to solve the water problem. One way is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third is to use less water for agriculture. The report also says long-term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth.

  1. 1.

    According to the report, how many countries will lack water by the year 2025?

    1. A.
      More than eighteen
    2. B.
      About twenty-eight
    3. C.
      Less than forty
    4. D.
      At least forty-six
  2. 2.

    ____ million will lack water by the year 2025?

    1. A.
      335
    2. B.
      3,000
    3. C.
      3,305
    4. D.
      355
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      The amount of the water on earth will always stay the same.
    2. B.
      The report gives three solutions to water problem.
    3. C.
      M ost of the countries that lack water belong to the developing ones.
    4. D.
      There’s only one long-term solution to solve the water problem, that is we must try our best to control the population growth.
  4. 4.

    The passage mainly tells us that_____.

    1. A.
      water is very important for any people
    2. B.
      PAI did a lot of study about water shortage
    3. C.
      water shortage will be a serious problem facing us in the near future
    4. D.
      controlling the population is the best way to solve the problem of water shortage

Dear Friend,
The recent success of children's books has made the general public aware that there's a huge market out there.
And there's a growing need for new writers trained to create the $3 billion worth of children's books bought each year ... plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers.
Who are these needed writers? They're ordinary folks like you and me.
But am I good enough?
I was once where you might be now. My thoughts of writing had been pushed down by self-doubt, and I didn't know where to turn for help.
Then, I accepted a free offer from the Institute to test my writing aptitude（潜能）, and it turned out to be the inspiration I needed.
The promise that paid off
The Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing ability:
You will complete at least one manuscript（手稿） suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course.
I really didn't expect any publication before I finished the course, but that happened. I sold three stories. And I soon discovered that was not unusual at the Institute.
Since graduation, I have authored 34 nationally published children's books and over 300 stories and articles.
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Realize your writing dream today. There's nothing sadder than a dream delayed until it fades forever.
Sincerely, 
Kristi Holl, Instructor
Institute of Children's Literature

  1. 1.

    From the first three paragraphs, we learn that_____.

    1. A.
      children’s books are usually bestsellers
    2. B.
      publishers are making $3 billion each year
    3. C.
      magazines for teenagers have drawn public attention
    4. D.
      there is a growing need for writers of children's books
  2. 2.

    When finishing the course, you are promised to_____.

    1. A.
      be a successful publisher
    2. B.
      become a confident editor
    3. C.
      finish one work for publication
    4. D.
      get one story or article published
  3. 3.

    Kristi Holl mentions her experience mainly to_____.

    1. A.
      prove she is a good instructor
    2. B.
      promote the writing program
    3. C.
      give her advice on course preparation
    4. D.
      show she sold more stories than article

In the 1880s, people drank John Pemberton’s tonic to cure headaches. It wasn’t a very popular drink, and he sold only about a dozen drinks a day. That’s why Pemberton was willing to sell the rights to his medicinal drink. The buyer, Asa Griggs Candler, paid just $ 2,300 for the rights to Coca-Cola. Today, Coca-Cola (or Coke) is worth billions of dollars. It controls 50 percent of the world market in soft drinks.
How did Coca-Cola become so popular? One answer is that Asa Candler was a very clever businessman. He was one of the first people to use mass marketing. How did he do this? First, he made his product unique. When he bought the rights to Coca-Cola, it came in ordinary bottles. It looked like every other drink on the market. To make Coca-Cola look different, Candler modernized the bottles. He also made an eye-catching logo for his products. When other companies tried to imitate Coca-Cola’s name, Candler took them to court.
In addition to the unique bottle and logo, Candler spent a lot of time and money advertising his product. He used advertising to make a powerful image of Coca-Cola in the minds of his customers. He gave away free bottles of Coke. He put the name of his drink on pencils, trays, Japanese fans, matches, and many other things. Then he gave the things to people for free. He advertised Coca-Cola in the newspaper and painted the words “Drink Coca-Cola” on the sides of buildings and barns. By 1902, Coca-Cola was the best known product in the United States.
Candler was also able to make memorable advertisements. They often had catchy slogans such as “The Pause That Refreshes.” He also used famous athletes to advertise his product. They helped people to think of Coca-Cola as a delicious drink for everyone.
Today, businesses all over the world use mass marketing, but the makers of Coke were the first.

  1. 1.

    Candler bought the rights to Coca-Cola from _______. 

    1. A.
      the inventor of a medicinal drink
    2. B.
      a well-known businessman
    3. C.
      a doctor
    4. D.
      a carpenter
  2. 2.

    The underlined sentence in paragraph 2 implies that __________.

    1. A.
      he invited people from other companies to attend a court ball
    2. B.
      he shared Coca-Cola’s name with other companies after they went back from the court
    3. C.
      he played basketball with people from other companies on the basketball court
    4. D.
      he took legal action to those who wanted to copy Coca-Cola’s name
  3. 3.

    Candler used slogans to advertise his product. Slogans are _______.

    1. A.
      popular music
    2. B.
      free products
    3. C.
      memorable phrases
    4. D.
      simple things
  4. 4.

    By using mass marketing, Asa tried many ways EXCEPT _______.

    1. A.
      making Coca-Cola look different
    2. B.
      paying $ 2,300 for the rights to Coca-Cola
    3. C.
      advertising Coca-Cola a powerful image in the minds of the customers
    4. D.
      using famous athletes to advertise his product
  5. 5.

    The passage is mainly to _______.

    1. A.
      explain that it is easy to use mass marketing
    2. B.
      advice people to spend a lot of money and time on mass marketing
    3. C.
      tell how Asa changes Coca-Cola into a worldwide business by using mass marketing
    4. D.
      describe different ways of using mass marketing
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