2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初次登台) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points in another game.

Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, "When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy." He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. "I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games," he said.Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don't think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.

1.Yao Ming got 13 points on October _____, 2002.

A．22               B．23               C．24               D．26

2.Yao Ming said that _____.

A．playing in the NBA was difficult

B．it was hard to watch NBA games on TV

C．he was an NBA star

D．it was boring to play basketball

3.From the passage we can know that Yao Ming ________.

A．will work hard for his team

B．made the highest score in his first NBA game

C．can't understand his teammates

D．teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself

4.The passage is probably ______.

A．an advertisement   B．a notice           C．a news report      D．an instruction

My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job，when I was six years old，wasthe diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young，so he taught meto do it efficiently，telling me to     to Re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t.

Working in the restaurant was a cause of greatbecause I was also working for the good of the family. But my fatherthat I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team. Ito be punctual，hard-working，and polite to the.

I waspaid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that hegive me $10 a week. He said，“OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? Andthe times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” HeI owed him about $40 a week.

I remember returning to Seattle after being in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted to Captain at that time. And full of pride，I walked into my parents’ restaurant，but thething Dad said was，“How about yourup tonight?” I couldn’tmy ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t as far as Dad was concerned，I was just member of the team. I reached for the mop. Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to ais above all. It has nothing to do with that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army.

A．cleaning shining      C．removing  D．keeping

A．why       what   C．when D．how

A．offer      refuse C．love  D．learn

A．interested  annoyed       C．relaxed     D．satisfied

A．fun pride  C．trouble     D．effort

A．got it right kept it a rule C．made it clear    D．took it for granted

A．had tended       C．hated D．managed

A．family        workers  C．customers      D．friends

A．never         always   C．seldom     D．ever

A．must         should   C．might       D．could

A．at  before C．around      D．for

A．worked out    found out     C．put out    D．thought out

A．alone         away    C．outside     D．off

A．usual         last       C．next  D．first

A．washing       taking    C．cleaning     D．moving

A．ignore         follow   C．believe       D．understand

A．happen        care     C．go     D．matter

A．no       other  C．some D．another

A．team          family    C．leader D．restaurant

A．why          whether    C．when       D．how

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In many parts of the world, cars play an important role in daily life and many societies would not exist without them.   1 But this is the prediction made by a team of transport researchers who are taken seriously, not only by government but also by car manufacturers(制造商).

The Human Science and Advanced Technology Institute at Loughborough in the UK is part of an international research program.   2 That will mean much saving, no accidents and better use of roads. The super-intelligent car of the 21st century will drive itself,   3 . Instead，we will have a choice of cars and change them as frequently as we change our clothing．

According to Dr．David Davis，who leads the research team，these predictions are based on the rising cost of the car culture，which had blocked up our cities，polluted our air, and caused more deaths than both world wars put together．

Davis says，cars will be fitted with some intelligent devices(装置) to regulate(调节) the distance between one car and another.   4 Computers are much safer drivers than people，so cars in a road train will be able to drive much closer together than cars driven by people.

By 2010，Dr．David Davis believes，car technology will give motorists a clear view of the road，whatever the weather conditions，by projecting an image（影像）of the road ahead on to the car’s windscreen．  5 Cars will be connected by an electronic bar to the car in front to form “road-trains”. “The front vehicle in such a train burns the normal amount of fuel.” says Davis. “ But all the others in the train would burn about ten percent of the normal amount，and so produce about ten percent of the pollution.”

A．The team there believes that by 2030 all cars will be computerized.

B．They believe that cars will become more important in 20 years.

C．And it will not be owned by one individual.

D．And by 2030, cars will travel in line, linked to each other electronically.

E．So the idea that in 20 years’ time, no one will own cars may be hard to believe.

F．Every driver will use less fuel in the car he owns.

G．The car will automatically speed up, or slow down, to match the speed of the car in front.

This is news on the Hour. Ed Wilson is reporting. The President and First Lady will visit Africa on a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.

  Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe. A group of top China scientists starts its ten-nation tour next month.

  Here in Milmi, the mayor is still meeting with the leaders of the teachers’ union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.

  In news about health, scientists in California report findings of relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of heart disease among woman. According to the report in the American Medical Journal, the five-year study shows this: women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.

  In sports, the Chargers lost again last night. The BBS beat them one to nothing. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3.It was their first win in their five matches.

  That the news of the Hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jan Singer.

The passage is about______

A. an official visit to Africa

B. the improvement of relationship between China and the U.S.

C. the news broadcast on the air

D. the strike led by the teachers’ union

From the last news we do not know______

A. the results of the matches

B. the number of the team which played last night

C. how many wins the BBS has had altogether

D. the Wingers had one win and four defeats

The news about health tells us that_______

A. no heart disease will be found if people don’t drink coffee

B. no one should drink more than two cups of coffee a day

C. the more coffee people drink, the more chances they will get to have disease

D. women’s heart disease has something to do with the drinking of coffee.

What is the purpose for China scientists to visit ten nations next month?

A. China expect closer ties between China and the U.S. and  Western Europe.

B. They want to travel abroad

C. They need a rest

D. They are seeking for an opportunity to work abroad.

We all know that language can sometimes get lost in translation. But do you know that some facial may also be in cross-cultural situations?

According to a study by Glasgow University, Europeans look a person's whole face people from East Asia focus on the eyes. Researchers recorded the eye movements of 13 Westerners and 13 Easterners as they observed pictures of expressive faces. They were asked tothe pictures into the following categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral.

      The team found East Asians focus much more attention on the eyes and also make a  number of mistakes. Different from Europeans, they to have a more difficult time   the difference between a face that looks fearful as opposed to surprised, and disgusted as opposed to angry.

      "Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth , whereas Easternersthe eyes and neglect the mouth," said researcher Rachael Jack. "This means that Easterners have in telling apart facial expressions that look similar around the eye region."

       Jack said that the differences in eye movement reflected a culturalin the way people use their faces to express themselves. Easterners use the eyes more and the mouth  .

       The difference in the use of text message "emoticons" (表情符号)  the idea. Easterners use the eyes to emotion, for example "^-^" for happy and "┬_┬" for sad. Westerners, , use the mouth, for example ":-)" for happy and ":-(" for sad.

      The researchers said their results showed communication between people is much more than previously thought. When it  communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners can find themselves in translation.

   A. expressions     B. appearances           C. features                  D. differences

A. interesting      B. confusing              C. outstanding            D. surprising

A. across             B. for                          C. on                          D. into  

A. when               B. as                           C. while                      D. if

A. really             B. mainly                  C. slightly                   D. nearly

  A. make              B. turn                        C. get                         D. put

A. small               B. big                          C. fewer                     D. larger

A. need                B. attempt                  C. tend                       D. intend

  A. saying             B. telling                    C. knowing                  D. judging

A. in a different way    B. in equal measure  C. in turns                  D. alternatively

A. favor              B. approve                  C. find                      D. focus

A. difficulty         B. ability                      C. possibility               D. certainty

A. interest           B. gap                        C. similarity                D. concern

A. little                B. least                       C. less                        D. more

A. supports          B. opposes                  C. rejects                    D. counts

  A. make              B. create                     C. convey                   D. prove

  A. therefore         B. however                 C. although                D. moreover

A. separated        B. related                   C. expected                 D. complicated

  A. comes to         B. talks about             C. turns to                  D. gets to

A. puzzling          B. lost                        C. exciting                D. upset