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KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) - Nepal has given its security personnel permission to shoot pro-Tibet demonstrators during China's Olympic flame climb to Mount Everest's summit early next month.
"About 25 soldiers and policemen have established camps on the mountain and they have been ordered to use force if necessary to stop any anti-Chinese activities," Mod Raj Dotel, spokesman for the home ministry, said Sunday. "This could mean shooting if necessary."
Security personnel will also check mountain climbers for non-essential expedition materials, Dotel added.
"If anyone is found with anti-Chinese material their permit will be canceled and returned from the mountain," he said.
Chinese climbers plan to take the Olympic flame to the top of the world's highest peak, at 8,848 meters (29,028 feet) as part of the global relay leading up to the August 8 opening of the Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Spring is the most popular season for climbing Mount Everest, which straddles(跨越) the border between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China.
The Nepali government has given permits to dozens of climbers from 30 expeditions this season.
But between May 1 and May 10, climbers are barred from going above 6,400 meters until the torch run is completed. China plans to take the Olympic flame to the summit sometime then.
Bad weather conditions allow only about two opportunities in May for a push to the summit.
The Chinese have not allowed any expedition to climb the mountain from the north side, according the Kathmandu representative of the Tibet China Mountaineering Association.
Almost every day in the past month, Nepalese police have arrested pro-Tibet protesters from in front of the Chinese Embassy and the United Nations offices. The demonstrators are released later in the evening. 
Supporters of Tibet punish the government's attitude toward the autonomous region, and many believe China should not have been awarded the honor of hosting the Olympic Games.
Earlier torch relay stops in London, England; Paris, France; and San Francisco, California attracted tens of thousands of demonstrators. They led to attacks on the torch and relay participants, and prompted police to make dozens of arrests.
Subsequent stops in Argentina, Tanzania and Oman were trouble-free.
In Pakistan, authorities closed the relay to the public. And India shortened the relay and kept thousands of anti-Chinese protesters at bay by sealing off roads and shuttering buildings along the route.
The relay went smoothly in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, amid heavy security and scattered protests along the route.
The flame arrived in Malaysia on Sunday. About 1,000 police officers will be on hand to watch for protesters during a relay in the capital city Kuala Lampur Monday.
61．When will China's Olympic flame probably reach Mount Everest's summit?
A．April 28        B．May 12        C．June 10        D．May 7
62．The underlined word “barred” means_____________.
A．permitted     B．stopped       C．encouraged    D．introduced 
63．How many times Climbers can reach the top of the mountain at most in May?
A．once               B．twice   
C．three times            D．as many times as they can
64．Where did the torch relay meet no trouble?
A．India          B．Nepal     C．Tanzania          D．France
65．What is the attitude of the Nepali government towards towards China's Olympic flame climb to Mount Everest's summit?
A．negative          B．positive         C．ambiguous            D．Indifferent

    The US Government has decided that meat from cloned animals is safe to eat and does not require special labeling(标记）．

    The Food and Drug Administration（FDA）planned to speak to industry groups before an announcement was made yesterday. The regulatory agency claimed that it would approve the consumption of meat from cloned livestock(家禽）in a scientific journal article published online earlier this month.

    Consumer groups say labels are a must，because surveys have shown people are uncomfortable with the idea of eating meat from cloned livestock.

    However，FDA regulators concluded that cloned animals were virtually indistinguishable from traditional livestock and that no special identification labels were needed.

    “Labels should only be used if the quality of the meat is greatly changed by how it is produced，”said Barb Glenn of the Biotechnology Industry Organization.

    Critics of cloning say the judgment is still out on the safety of food from cloned animals.

    “Consumers are going to be buying a product that has potential safety problems and a whole load of ethical(伦理上的）issues tied to it, without any labeling”， said Joseph Mendelson，legal director of the Centre for Food Safety.

    Carol Tucker Foreman，director of food policy at the Consumer Federation of America，said，“the FDA is ignoring research that shows cloning results in more deaths and deformed(畸形的）animals than other reproductive technologies. ”

    The FDA scientists wrote that by the time clones reached six to eighteen months of age，they were almost the same as traditionally bred animals.

    Final approval of cloned animals for food will be months away; the FDA will accept comments from the public after issuing a draft risk assessment(公布风险评估草案）yesterday.

    Approval of cloned livestock has taken five years because big food companies are nervous that consumers might reject milk and meat from cloned animals.

67. What does the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refer to?

A. The Food and Drug Administration.

B. The US Government.

C. An announcement.

D. A consumer.

68. Why do FDA regulators think it unnecessary to label the food from cloned animals?

A. Because they think it will take a lot of time.

B. Because they think it will waste a lot of paper.

C. Because they think the cloned animals are almost the same as the traditional ones.

D. Because they think the quality of the meat from the cloned animals has been changed.

69. When will the final approval of food from cloned animals come?

A. After the public accept cloned animal products.

B. After the government agrees to pass a bill.

C. After food from cloned animals is labeled.

D. After the FDA has assessed comments from the public.

70. Why has it taken 5 years to approve of food from cloned animals?

A. Because consumers may be afraid to buy the food from cloned animals.

B. Because big food companies are afraid that few consumers buy cloned animal products.

C. Because the Consumer Federation of America objected to approving the proposal.

D. Because the food from cloned animals is dangerous to eat.

The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the Old World from the New. For centuries it kept the America from being discovered by the people of Europe.

　　The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the pacific, but it is still very large. It is more than 4,000 miles (6,000 km) wide where Columbus crossed it. Even at its narrowest it is about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) wide.

　　There is so much water in the Atlantic that it is hard to imagine how much there is. But suppose no more rain fell into and no more water was brought to it by rivers. It would take the ocean about 4,000 years to dry up. On the average the water is a little more than 2 miles (3.2 km) deep, but in some places it is much deeper. The deepest spot is near Puerto Rico. This "deep" measures 30,246 feet --- almost six miles (9.6 km).

　　Several hundred miles eastward from Florida there is a part of the ocean called the Sargasso Sea. Here the water is quiet, for there is little wind. Today the Atlantic is a great highway. It is not, however, always a smooth and safe one. Storms sweep across it and pile up great waves. Icebergs float down from the Far North across the paths of ships. We now have such fast ways of travelling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller. Columbus sailed for more than two months to cross it. A fast modern steamship can make the trip in less than four days. Airplanes fly from New York to London in only eight hours and from South America to Africa in four!

From the third paragraph, we can learn that ______ .

A. the Atlantic will dry up in 4,000 years' time

B. no river flows into the Atlantic ocean　　　

C. it's hard to imagine how much water there is in the Atlantic ocean

D. the Ocean floor is rather flat

Suppose it's February 27th, 2000. You take a steamship to cross the Atlantic to North America, when will you probably get there?

A. On March 2nd　         B. On March 3rd 　　

C. On February 28th 　　　  D. In eight hours' time

What can you learn from the last paragraph of the passage ?

A. The Atlantic has grown smaller than it used to be.

B. The Atlantic had grown wider than it used to be.

C. Fast ways of travelling make the ocean grow smaller.

D. Fast ways of travelling make the ocean seem to grow smaller.

— When will you come to see me, Dad ?

— I will go to see you when you _____ the training course.

A. will have finished       B. will finish        C. are finishing      D. finish

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Just how popular was Mini? Very. Every year, her classmates voted her  31 the favourite student. She was so easy to 32 along with that the number of friends she had by far outnumbered (压倒)those of anyone else in her group.
One day the 10-year-old was  33  talking in the class and ordered to stay back as  34 . Staying back 35 doing something “useful”, like helping in the garden or library after school.
Now the school in which Mini 36  had a rule of sorts. Once a month, you could interchange your punishment schedule with someone else. If you 37 something else to do the day you were punished, you could 38 a friend to stand in for you. Of course, you had to return the favour, but in that same month itself. Otherwise the favour cancelled itself out. So the students who stayed back for others and wanted the favour repaid, found ways to be punished that very month. 39 it happened, on that day a very dear aunt was visiting Mini on her way back to America. That afternoon was the only  40  Mini had of seeing her for another five years. Mini needed someone to stand in for her. That was a problem though it was the last day of the month. So anyone who helped her, would do so out of friendship's sake alone. She sought out Preeti, her “best'”friend. "Oh no Mini, I can't," Preeti said. "I have to coach my brother for his nursery entrance test. The kid just can't seem to get into any decent （体面的）school." And she spent a good  41 of time telling Mini of her brother's problems.
"Mohit, 42 you stay back for me?" Mini asked another friend who was dribbling a ball（运球） in the playground. She knew he often just hung around after school. "To help the librarian? I  43 you'd told me earlier. I have to go to a relative's house with my father. Some other day perhaps," and  44 that Mohit fled.
By now, Mini was beginning to  45  if even one of her friends would 46  to stay. But she tried again. Three  47 friends and each one refused. Of course, no one said "no" outright. Mini was a great pal, after all. But each had a “reason”why they couldn't take her place that afternoon, and if only it were some other day...
So, after school Mini stayed back to help the  48 , Ms Mathur. And, when the remote Ms Mathur found her crying after everyone had left, it was she  49  surprised Mini by allowing her to leave to meet her aunt. "Some popularity I have," Mini murmured（嘟囔） to herself, as she went home. "I may have many friends, but in reality I have  50 ."
31. A. for             B. as            C. against       D. with
32. A. go             B. take          C. get           D. bring
33. A. kept            B. prevent        C. stopped       D. caught
34. A. punishment       B. award        C. reward        D. guilt
35. A. intended             B. meant        C. suggested     D. showed
36. A. worked         B. lived          C. studied       D. stayed
37. A. needed          B. made        C. required      D. had
38. A. ask            B. order          C. demand       D. advise
39. A. Since                  B. When                 C. While               D. As
40. A. chance                 B. choice                  C. change               D. challenge
41. A. plenty                 B. many                  C. deal                 D. number
42. A. will                   B. must                   C. shall                 D. may
43.  A. want            B. hope                  C. expect             D. wish
44.  A. on              B. by                C. with               D. at
45.  A. realize           B. doubt             C. recognize          D. admit
46.  A. allow            B. permit           C. agree              D. approve
47.  A. more            B. another           C. many              D. others
48.  A. aunt             B. teacher            C. friend              D. librarian
49.  A. what             B. that              C. which               D. whom
50.  A. nobody           B. none             C. no one                      D. nothing