NPR has ended its contract with Juan Williams, one of its senior news analysts, after he made comments about Muslims on the Fox News Channel．

NPR said in a statement that it gave Mr． Williams notice of his ending in this organization on Wednesday night．

The move came after Mr． Williams, who is also a Fox News political analyst, appeared on the “The O’Reilly Factor” on Monday． On the show, the host, Bill O’Reilly, asked him to respond to the idea that the United States was facing a “Muslim dilemma（窘境）．”Mr． O’Reilly said, “The cold truth is that in the world today jihad（圣战）, helped and encouraged by some Muslim nations, is the biggest threat on the planet．”

Mr． Williams said he agreed with Mr． O'Reilly．

He continued: “You know the kind of books I've written about the civil rights movement in this country． But when I get on the plane． I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim clothing and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and known as Muslim． I get worried． I get nervous． ”

Mr． Williams also made reference to the Pakistani immigrant who was guilty this month trying to plant a car bomb in Times Square． “He said the war with Muslims, America's war is just beginning, first drop of blood． I don’t think there’s any way to get away from these facts,” Mr． Williams said．

NPR said in its statement that the remarks “were inconsistent with our editorial standards and practices, and weakened his reputation as a news analyst with NPR”

The public radio organization said it thanked him for many years of service． Mr． Williams did

not immediately respond on Wednesday night to an e-mail seeking comment．

Mr． Williams' contributions on Fox raised eyebrows at NPR in the past． In February 2009, NPR said it had asked that he stop being identified on “The O’Reilly Factor” as a “senior correspondent for NPR,” even though that title was accurate．

1. According to the passage, NPR is probably_       ．

   A． a TV station                    B． a public radio organization      

    C． a newspaper                     D． a website

2. NPR has ended its contract with Juan Williams because

   A． Juan Williams made comments on the Fox News Channel without NPR's permission

   B． NPR was disappointed about Juan Williams’ performance in its programs

   C． Juan Williams' remarks about Muslims ruined NPR's reputation

   D． Juan Williams' comments and performances didn't agree with NPR's traditions

3. What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5'?

   A． Juan Williams is afraid of taking a plane．

   B． It’s very easy to recognize Muslims because their clothes are special．

   C． Muslims are sometimes considered dangerous to the safety of the world．

   D． Juan Williams looks down upon Muslims．

4. The best title of the passage is        ．

    A． NPR ended its contract with Juan Williams

    B． Muslims are the biggest threat to the world

    C． Juan Williams, the senior news analyst of NPR

    D． Fired from NPR, Juan Williams keeps talking on Fox

B类题

第四部分单词拼写（共20小题, 每小题1分，满分20分）

76. In the accident, ten passengers were injured in all, two children i___________.

77. We live o_______ the school, so we often go to school on foot.

78. The famous actress c___________ suicide in 1985 at the age of 26, making her fans very sad.

79. His o_________ intention was to become a pilot, but now he is a car driver.

80. With the mid-term exam a____________, all the students are busy with their studies.

81. Many parents intend to have their children _________ (教育) in American colleges so that they can have a better future.

82. The wedding ______________（仪式）will be held on Feb.14th, which is Valentine’s Day.

83. Ba Jin has made great ____________（贡献）to Chinese literature.

84. The old government was _____________（推翻）and a new one replaced it.

85. With the climate becoming worse and worse, people ___________（逐渐地）realize the importance of protecting forests.

86. Apparently s__________ to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk.

87. When the bull got close to him, he c__________ stepped aside to let it pass.

88. As there were strange marks on the X-ray p__________ taken of the mummy, doctors have been trying to find out whether the woman died of a rare disease.

89. I had all the usual s__________ of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.

90. Children who play t__________ from school are unimaginative.

91. I smoked with __________(集中，专心) and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette.

92. Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special __________(预防措施) so that no one should recognize them.

93. “Oh, is it?” said the sheriff with a __________(冷笑).

94. She __________(跺，踩) out the letters “SOS” in the snow.

95. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the __________(幸存者) of the plane crash.

My train arrives in Beijing at eight o’clock tonight. The plane I would like to take from there _______ by then.

A．has left           B．will have left       C．will leave          D．had left

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We had just finished thirteen miles of hiking in the snowy mountains. We were tired and our muscles  21   as we made our way back to New England.

When I heard that two seats in first class on our next flight were   22   for a small upgrade fee, I jumped at the  23  . We agreed to pay the fee to   24   our tickets. Our spirits lifted   immediately. At least we would  25  our adventure in comfort and style.

Our travel has always been arranged on a budget,  26  flying first class was a new   27  for us. As we   28   the plane, we felt as if we were part of an elite（精英）group. We took our seats and were happy to   29   the other few passengers who could fly in such luxury.

As we chatted away about hiking, waterfalls and bears, I could   30  people around us talking about busy schedules and business meetings. It wasn’t long   31  I realized that these people were   32  to flying in luxury. “They are important people,” I thought to myself.

We  33   that the stewardess(空姐) was working nonstop to ensure the comfort of the first class passengers. She could not walk by a seat without receiving an   34  .

As the stewardess walked by our   35 , I looked at her and said, “Thank you and I hope you have a great night.” She stopped at our seats with a look of   36   on her face, bent down, looked at me and said, “Excuse me?” I repeated my words and she smiled in a rather   37   way, almost as if I had asked her a question that she did not know how to answer.

“You are the only passenger here to say thank you or say something   38   to me tonight and I really appreciate your kindness.”

The   39  of belonging to an elite group of people in first class disappeared as we heard her words. Our seats in luxury offered us more than a comfortable ride. We were   40  that, without kindness, we would be flying in no class.

21. A. stretched             B. built   w(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m            C. weakened          D. ached

22. A. believable           B. available           C. active                D. visible

23. A. discount              B. opportunity              C. benefit                  D. convenience

24. A. return                 B. protect                     C. upgrade             D. check

25. A. end                    B. start               C. plan                  D. change

26. A. or                B. and                C. but                   D. so

27. A. challenge            B. load                  C. concern             D. experience

28. A. boarded                     B. left                   C. entered              D. crowded

29. A. have                   B. envy                 C. join                  D. appreciate

30. A. see                         B. hear                  C. find                  D. sound

31. A. after                   B. since                 C. before              D. until

32. A. accustomed         B. ready                C. addicted            D. likely

33. A. felt                         B. noticed              C. guessed             D. stated

34. A. advice                B. blame               C. order                D. warning

35. A. seats               B. plane             C. neighbour          D. class  

36. A. amusement          B. disbelief            C. delight                     D. fright

37. A. funny                 B. curious              C. similar                     D. confusing

38. A. impolite              B. nice                  C. interesting         D. valuable

39. A. fear                    B. willingness        C. refusal       w(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m            D. sense

40. A. persuaded           B. reminded           C. suggested          D. wished

1. The a___________ temperature in Hangzhou last month was 22℃.

2. The little boy was very c____________ about what was in the box and couldn’t wait to open it.

3. An i___________ is a large building for an organization which provides people with help, work, medical treatment or protection, such as a school or hospital.

4. It’s necessary for scientists to o__________ natural phenomena before they can draw a conclusion.

5. The plane was delayed but the passengers didn’t get any e_____________.

6. “Keep quiet!” she w__________ to me when she entered the meeting-room.

7. The postman’s job is to d_____________ parcels and letters.

8. One of the most famous c__________ of Shakespeare is The Merchant of Venice.

9. Would you mind if I r__________ the weight of a parcel by taking something out?

10. It was a good concert but I enjoyed the last song p___________.