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　　A hundred years ago, Hong Kong was just a small fishing village. There were only a few thousand people. They lived a simple life.

　　Houses were two-storeyed then at most. There were no buses or cars. While poor people traveled on foot, the rich traveled by rickshaw(人力车). The roads were covered with stones. There were no big ships or ocean liners. People sailed on small boats or sampans(舢板).

　　Within the last hundred years, there has been great important everything. People worked hard to make Hong Kong a commercial(商业的) center. Multi-storeyed buildings, wide roads and flyovers can be seen everywhere we can travel by bus, tram, taxi or underground. Planes and ocean liners come from different parts of the world every day.

　　Hong Kong is now a famous city. Many people from other countries do business or work here, the city already has over six million people and there will be more in the future. Life in Hong Kong is not simple at all nowadays. People must work harder in order to make a living.

　　It is more than five years since Hong Kong returned to China in 1997. Our PLA soldiers have stationed there. We are sure Hong Kong will have a more beautiful future.

1．One hundred years ago, Hong Kong was ________.

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A．a small city

B．a small farm village

C．a small fishing village

D．a commercial center

2．At that time people went out to sea ________.

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3．There has been great improvement in Hong Kong within the last hundred years ________.

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A．because of the hard work of the people in Hong Kong

B．because Hong Kong is very famous

C．because lots of people have worked there

D．because of its return to China

4．Name four things which show Hong Kong is a modern city.

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A．small fishing village, underground, car and shops.

B．taxi, multi-storeyed buildings, flyovers and wide roads.

C．roads covered with stones, multi-storeyed buildings, tram and bus.

D．planes, sampan, ocean liners and big shops.

5．What's the passage mainly about?

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A．Hong Konga hundred years ago.

B．Hong Kongthe past and the present.

C．Hong Konga modern city.

D．Hong Kong's return to China.

The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, free accommodation(住处，住所) with utilities paid for, 90 per cent medical reimbursement, a seven-day paid leave, eleven-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence.

Senior Business Editor

You must:

★ assist the business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them;

★ be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed and mentor junior staff;

★ ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership entails;

★ have had at least five years’ editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software.

Senior Copy Editor

You must:

★ work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;

★ edit or rewrite copy and give snappy headlines and captions;

★ have had at least two years’ editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software.

Copy Editor

You must:

★ be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions;

★ be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;

★ have two years of editing experience working on copy desks, and be familiar with industry software.

Graphic Designer

You must:

★ have excellent skills in information graphics;

★ be good at illustrations and freehand drawings;

★ be experienced in newspaper or  magazine layouts;

★ have a good sense of typography;

★ have good news judgment;

★ be well-versed with Macintosh software, including In Design, Illustrator and Photoshop;

★ be fluent in English.

For enquiries or to apply, write to job @ chinadaily.com.cn.

What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To describe the positions of the China Daily newspaper group.

B. To describe the working conditions of the China Daily newspaper group.

C. To advertise for recruiting some good employees.

D. To tell you how to become part of this group.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The employees(雇员) have to pay for their own food and lodging(住所).

B. The workers there can enjoy a seven-day leave without pay.

C. The senior business editor’s only job is to help the business editor to set goals.

D. The employees have the right to enjoy eleven-day public holidays.

How many positions need editing experience?

A. 1.                      B. 2.                              C. 3.                          D. 4.

What is NOT required about Graphic Designer?

A. Be well-versed with Photoshop.                 B. Have excellent skills in information graphics.

C. Having a good sense of typography.    D. Writing snappy headlines and captions.

Which can be the title of the advertisement?

A. China Daily: New Employees Wanted    B. China Daily: Newspaper

C. China Daily: An International Team      D. China Daily: The Best Working Condition

    Lying in the sun on a rock, the cougar （美洲狮）saw Jeb and his son, Tom, before they saw it．Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar．It worked．The cougar hesitated, ready to attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing, too．

    Jeb let go of his jacket, grasped Tom and held him across his body, making a cross．Now the cougar’s enemy looked even bigger, and it rose up, ready to move away, but unfortunately Tom got scared and struggled free of Jeb．

    “Tom, no!” shouted his father．

       But Tom broke and ran and that’s the last thing you do with a cougar．The second Tom broke free, Jeb threw himself on the cougar, just as it jumped from the rock．They hit each other in mid-air and both fell．The cougar was on Jeb in a flash, forgetting about Tom, which was what Jeb wanted．

       Cougars are not as big as most people think and a determined man stands a chance, even with just his fists．As the cougar’s claws（爪子）got into his left shoulder, Jeb swung his fist at its eyes and hit, hard．The animal howled（吼叫）and put its head back．Jeb followed up with his other fist．Then out of the comer of his eye, Jeb saw Tom．The boy was running back to help his father．

      “Knife, Tom,” shouted Jeb．

       The boy ran to his father’s bag, while Jeb started shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougar’s attention away from Tom．Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb．The cougar was moving its head in and out, trying to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms．Tom swung with the knife, into the cougar’s back．It howled horribly and ran off into the mountains．

        The whole fight had taken about thirty seconds．

16．Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?

       A．To get ready to fight．    B．To frighten it away．     

       C．To protect the boy．       D．To cool down．

17．What do we know about cougars?

       A．They are afraid of noises．     B．They hesitate before they hit．

       C．They are bigger than we think．    D．They like to attack running people．

18．How did Jeb try to hold the cougar’s attention?

       A．By keeping shouting and hitting． B．By making a wall out of his arms．

       C．By throwing himself on the cougar．    D．By swinging his fists at the cougar’s eyes．

19．Which of the following happened first?

       A．The cougar jumped from the rock．      B．Tom struggled free of his father．

       C．Jeb asked Tom to get the knife．   D．Jeb held Tom across his body．

Against the assumption that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia warm the climate, scientists have discovered that cooling may occur in areas where burnt trees allow more snow to mirror more sunlight into space.

       This finding suggests that taking steps to prevent northern forest fires to limit the release of greenhouse gases may warm the climate in northern regions. Usually large fires destroyed forests in these areas over the past decade. Scientists predict that with climate warming, fires may occur more frequently over next several centuries as a result of a longer fire season. Sunlight taken in by the earth tends to cause warming, while heat mirrored back into space tends to cause cooling.

       This is the first study to analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate. Earlier studies by other scientists have suggested that fire in northern regions speed up climate warming because greenhouse gases from burning trees and plants are released into the atmosphere and thus trap heat.

       Scientists found that right after the fire, large amounts of greenhouse gases entered the atmosphere and caused warming. Ozone（臭氧）levels increased, and ash from the fire fell on far-off sea ice, darkening the surface and causing more radiation from the sun to be taken in. The following spring, however, the land within the area of the fire was brighter than before the fire, because fewer trees covered the ground. Snow on the ground mirrored more sunlight back into space, leading to cooling.

       “We need to find out all possible ways to reduce the growth of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” Scientists tracked the change in amount of radiation entering and leaving the climate system as a result of the fire, and found a measurement closely related to the global air temperature. Typically, fire in northern regions occurs in the same area every 80 to 150 years. Scientists, however, found that when fire occurs more frequently, more radiation is lost from the earth and cooling results. Specifically, they determined when fire returns 20 years earlier than predicated, 0.5 watts per square meter of area burned are soaked up by the earth from greenhouse gases, but 0.9 watts per square meter will be sent back into space. The net effect is cooling. Watts are used to measure the rate at which energy is gained or lost from the earth.

According to the new findings, taking steps to prevent northern forest fires may _______.

   A. result in a warming climate      

B. cause the forest fires to occur more frequently

   C. lead to a longer fire season                      

D. protect the forests and the environment there

Earlier studies about northern forest fires ________.

   A. analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate

   B. indicate that forest fires will pollute the atmosphere

   C. suggest that people should take measures to protect environment

   D. suggest that the fires will speed up climate warming

The underlined phrase “soaked up” in the last paragraph most probably means ________.

       A. released        B. absorbed          C. created              D. disturbed

From the text we can draw a conclusion that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia may ______.

       A. warm the climate as the assumption goes

       B. allow more snow to reflect more sunlight into space and thus cool the climate

       C. destroy large areas of forests and pollute the far-off sea ice

       D. help to gain more energy rather than release more energy .

The last time we had great fun was _____ we were visiting the Water Park.

   A. where        B. how         C. when         D. why