Tokyo: The world’s oldest man, retired Japanese silkworm breeder Yukichi Chuganji, died in his home at the age of 114, on Monday. Family members found him dead on his mattress. Born on March 23, 1889, Chuganji worked as a silkworm breeder and bank employee after leaving school. He also served as a community welfare(福利) officer. He had been in god health, talking daily with his family members.

Washington: Every American dislikes people who talk on cell phones while driving, even those who do that kind of act. In the State of New Jersey, 84 percent of 968 cell phone owners said in recent telephone survey that they would support a state ban(禁令) on the use of cell phones while driving. However, 42 percent of cell phone owners also said they used the devices “very often” or “sometimes” while driving. Although most agree that the banning is good, only 38 percent believed such a ban would be easy to enforce(实施).

New York: A woman in the US who was being attacked by a dog said she was saved from further harm when her 13-year-old daughter distracted the dog by screaming “You want a piece of me?” and kicked it repeatedly in the head. Jane Howell said she and her daughter, Elizabeth, were taking a walk around the neighborhood on Saturday evening when they came across he big dog, unchained.

39. The main idea of the second news is _____.

   A. most Americans don’t like cell phone

   B. a ban on the use of cell phones has been made

   C. few people use cell phones while driving

   D. using cell phones while driving will be banned because most Americans don’t like it

40. The woman in the US ____.

   A. was not harmed by the dog

   B. raised the dog, which attacked her later

   C. was protected from being seriously hurt by her daughter

   D. had escaped when her daughter was kicking the dog

41. From the news we can infer ____.

   A. Chuganji was living alone when he died

   B. the woman’s 13-year-old daughter was very brave

   C. cell phones are not god devices

   D. it’s easy to enforce the ban n the use of cell phones while driving

   Jenny Bowen, an American living in Beijing, has been selected as the only American to carry the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch on Chinese soil. She and seven other non-Chinese winners were chosen from a pool of 262 applicants (申请者) from 47 countries in a contest organized by Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group and the official English-language newspaper, China Daily. When Bowen runs with the Olympic torch, she will not only be representing the United States, but also be representing thousands of Chinese orphans (孤儿).

   Bowen, a mother of two adopted Chinese daughters, is the executive director of Half the Sky Foundation, an organization which was founded in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives and improve the prospects for orphaned children in China. In nearly 10 years, Bowen and Half the Sky have touched the lives of over 13,000 children. Half the Sky is now present in 36 welfare (福利) institutions in 28 Chinese cities. About 4,000 children are active in the program, which provides trained staff, educational tools, medical support and nurturing love for orphans.

   Bowen hopes that running with the Olympic torch would help draw attention to the children in China. She will be among 19,400 runners who carry the flame along an 85,000-mile, 130-day route across five continents. Beijing organizers say it will be the longest torch relay in Olympic history.

   Like Bowen, the seven other non-Chinese winners, including a German engineer and a Venezuelan graphic designer, live in China. Other countries represented will be the Philippines, Colombia, India, Japan and Russia

      According to Olympic organizers, candidates (候选人) were selected based on an online vote, committee selection, their “ love of Chinese culture and history ” and devotion to “ communicating information of a real China to their native countries”. Each runner will carry the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil.

   41. According to the text, Jenny Bowen ____________.

   A. is interested in Chinese sports

   B. founded Half the Sky, an organization which aims to help Chinese orphans

   C. has adopted 13,000 children during 10 years

   D. loves Chinese culture and history

   42. Bowen hopes that being a torch runner would help ____________.

   A. collect educational tools, medical support, etc, for orphans

   B. make Half the Sky Foundation well known

   C. communicate information of America

   D. draw attention to orphans in China

   43. Which of the following about the 2008 torch relay is WRONG?

   A. The contest for its runners is organized by Lenovo Group and China Daily.

   B. It has eight foreign runners, including an American, a German and a Venezuelan.

   C. It will be the longest relay with the most runners in Olympic history.

   D. It will be an opportunity to communicate information of a real China to the world.

   44. What’s the best title for the passage?

   A. A US WOMAN TO CARRY 2008 OLYMPIC TORCH IN CHINA.

   B. HAPPY LIFE OF A US WOMAN IN CHINA.

   C. DEVELOPMENT OF CHINESE WELFARE INSTITUTIONS.

   D. THE LONGEST TORCH RELAY IN OLYMPIC HISTORY.

   45. After reading the passage, we can infer that it is a(n) ____________.

   A. biography    B. argument       C. newspaper        D. advertisement

Jenny Bowen, an American living in Beijing, has been selected as the only American to carry the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch on Chinese soil. She and seven other non－Chinese winners were chosen from a pool of 262 applicants (申请者) from 47 countries in a contest organized by Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group and the official English－language newspaper, China Daily. When Bowen runs with the Olympic torch, she will not only be representing the United States, but also be representing thousands of Chinese orphans(孤儿).

Bowen, a mother of two adopted Chinese daughters, is the executive director of Half the Sky Foundation, an organization which was founded in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives and improve the prospects for orphaned children in China. In nearly 10 years, Bowen and Half the Sky have touched the lives of over 13,000 children. Half the Sky is now present in 36 welfare (福利) institutions in 28 Chinese cities. About 4,000 children are active in the program, which provides trained staff, educational tools, medical support and nurturing love for orphans.

Bowen hopes that running with the Olympic torch will help draw attention to the children in China. She will be among 19,400 runners who will carry the flame along an 85,000－mile, 130－day route across five continents. Beijing organizers say it will be the longest torch relay in Olympic history.

Like Bowen, the seven other non－Chinese winners, including a German engineer and a Venezuelan graphic designer, live in China. Other countries represented will be the Philippines, Colombia, India, Japan and Russia.

According to Olympic organizers, candidates (候选人) were selected based on an online vote, committee selection, their “love of Chinese culture and history” and devotion to “communicating information of a real China to their native countries”. Each runner will carry the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil.

6. According to the text, Jenny Bowen ________.

A. is interested in Chinese sports

B. founded Half the Sky, an organization which aims to help Chinese orphans

C. has adopted 13,000 children during 10 years

D. loves Chinese culture and history

7. Bowen hopes that being a torch runner would help ________.

A. collect educational tools, medical support, etc, for orphans

B. make Half the Sky Foundation well known

C. communicate information of America

D. draw attention to orphans in China

8. Which of the following about the 2008 torch relay is WRONG?

A. The contest for its runners is organized by Lenovo Group and China Daily.

B. It has eight foreign runners, including an American, a German and a Venezuelan.

C. It will be the longest relay with the most runners in Olympic history.

D. It will be an opportunity to communicate information of a real China to the world.

9. What's the BEST title for the passage?

A. A US woman to carry 2008 Olympic torch in China

B. Happy life of a US woman in China

C. Development of Chinese welfare institutions

D. The longest torch relay in Olympic history

10. The text is a(n)________．

A. biography                 B. argument            

C. news report               D. advertisement