The hottest show this summer---"the Voice" just finished on Sunday at the Shanghai Stadium. But the show that had a good start didn’t end to everyone’s satisfaction. The two and a half hour show dragged on for more than four hours because of the huge amount of advertising, which the audience and residents living nearby could hardly bear.

This summer, something hotter than the weather came to Shanghai. That is the Voice of China. The show soon became a cash cow for the organizer as the advertisement prices reached 1.16 million yuan for 15 seconds. And the show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now in ad income only,

But the organizers’ bliss was audiences’ melancholy.

In the final live show on Sunday, about 14 rounds of advertisements were aired, each of which came at a crucial result-announcing moment.

Frequently interrupted by advertisements, some live audience members complained that the show wasn’t worth its ticket prices of 180 to 1680 yuan.

The planned two and a half hour show went two hours overtime because of the advertising. This annoyed audience members, and touched the nerves of residents living near the site.

Someone called the police, and the show is now facing punishment for going over-time and disturbing residents late at night.

1. Why didn’t “the Voice” make audience satisfied?

A．Because it had a good start but it failed to attract audience’ attention in the end.

B．Because it had a good start but it failed to make audience satisfied.

C．Because it increased by one and a half hour and audience couldbear it.

D．Because it was full of so many advisements that audience can’t tolerate it.

2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The show lasted for over four hours.

B．The show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now totally.

C．The show wasn’t worth its ticket prices because of many advertisements.

D．Someone called the police because he can’t bear the noises late at night.

3. What does the underlined word “melancholy” in the third paragraph mean?

A．enthusiasm        B．craziness          C．sorrow           D．romance

4. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

A．The Voice of China---the most popular TV show of last summer.

B．The Voice of China---hard to say I love you.

C．The Voice of China---I want you.

D．The Voice of China---the noises of China.

A woman decorating her Christmas tree Monday was shot in her left arm when a bullet went through her living room window．Police said the incident occurred at about 5:00 p.m. A .22 caliber shell（口径的弹壳） casing was found across the street from the victim's home．Police did not find a weapon in the neighborhood．

Mrs．Wilma Johnson was treated at a local hospital and allowed to go home．A hospital spokesman said she should recover nicely．She is in her late 50s, divorced, and living with Bob, the older of her two adult sons．Bob wasn’t home at the time of the shooting．

Police will patrol the area more frequently as a result of this shooting．They don't know if the shooting was intentional or accidental．They are asking the public to help if they know anything．They interviewed the neighbors．One neighbor said he heard a gunshot, but in this neighborhood, he said, he was used to hearing gunshots．

The police also questioned Mrs．Johnson’s ex-husband, Joe, who lives three blocks away．Joe said if he was going to shoot at his ex-wife, he’d make sure he shot her in her butt（头）．“That’s a target you could hit from a mile away as she is like a Tele-tubby.” he laughed．Despite such remarks, the police spokesperson said Joe is not a suspect at this time．

What was the woman doing when she was shot?

       A．She was decorating her room．                    B． She was cooking dinner．

       C．She was sleeping in her room.      D． She was decorating her Christmas tree．

Where is Mrs. Wilma Johnson now ?

       A．She is in hospital．                                 B． She is at home．

       C．She is in another world.                           D． She is in a funeral．    

Which of the following is true according to the third paragraph?

       A．Some neighbors saw the gunman by accident.

       B．The police found the gunman soon after the gunshot．

       C．There used to be gunshots in the area.

       D．The gunshot happened by intention.

What was her ex-husband’s words “That’s a target you could hit from a mile away”?

       A. His ex-wife was too fat                                 B．He still loved his ex-wife．

       C．She was sensitive to anything.                     D． He hated his ex-wife．

Nearly everyone was very much against motor cars when they first appeared．So the government found a very clever way to try and drive them off the roads.

   Back in 1861, a previous government had passed a law about the heavy steam vehicles which were beginning to crawl about the roads of Britain．This law said that no vehicle should go more than 10 miles an hour in the country and 5 miles an hour in town．Four years later these speed limits were reduced to 4 and 2 m.p.h, and a man with a red flag had to walk in front to warn people of the danger．

   This law applied to ordinary cars, too, and the police started to arrest drivers who broke the speed limit and didn't have a man with a red flag．Of course, it made the idea of motor cars seem quite ridiculous．But this law was stopped in 1878 and the speed limit was raised to the frightening speed of 14 m.p.h, in 1896．A special race was held from London to Brighton to celebrate this victory for the motor car industry．The London-Brighton Veteran Car Run is still held every November to mark this event．Only cars made before 1905 may take part．In the first rally there were no more than 33 entrants, and only 22 of them finished the course．Nowadays, so many old cars apply to go on the run that the organizers have had to restrict the entry.

   Early motorists had to carry their own spare parts and do their own repairs．If they had a real breakdown, the only chance of getting anywhere was to borrow a horse and hitch it to the front of the car!

1．What do the first two paragraphs mainly tell us?

       A．The heavy steam vehicles appeared as early as 1861.

       B．No one liked motor cars when they first appeared.

       C．The British government tried to do away with motor cars.

       D．The first car drivers had to pay attention to the speed limits.

2．What does the underlined “it” in the third paragraph refer to?

       A．The law．          B．The speed limit． C．A red flag．         D．The government.

3．According to the passage, the following is true EXCEPT _______.

       A．The cars were allowed to run faster in 1861 than they were in 1865

       B．Motor cars were not popular when they first appeared

       C．The London-Brighton Veteran Car Run has become more popular

       D．The law was stopped in 1896 and a special race was held to celebrate it

4．If the car had a very serious mechanical problem on the road, most probably the early motorists would __________.

       A．abandon their cars                    B．find some friends to help

       C．repair the car with spare parts            D．use an animal to finish their journey

On the night of May 9, 2011, musician Gao Xiaosong ran his car into three other cars in Beijing.
But it wasn’t just a car accident—he was drunk(喝醉的).
Now, Gao has to go to prison (监狱) for six months and pay a 4,000 yuan fine.
Gao is the first star to be punished under China’s new drunk driving law.
From May 1 on, drunk drivers will pay a fine, and be banned from driving for five years or even forever.
Drunk driving has become a serious social problem in China.According to the Ministry of Public Security (公安部), police caught more than half a million drunk drivers last year, a 68 % increase from 2009.
The new law sees drunk driving as a crime.
In the West, drunk driving is also a crime. In the US, for example, if the police catch a drunk driver, the driver will pay a fine, lose his or her license (驾照) and even go to prison. If the driver wants to drive again, he or she must do public service, and take part in educational programs.
You may think: drunk driving is a crime? Isn’t this law too unkind? But experts say, “Not at all.”
“It is to protect people’s rights to life and health,” Li Gang, lawyer in Chengdu, told China Daily. “Drunk driving is very dangerous. No matter what the results are, it should not be allowed.”
【小题1】Mr. Gao ran his car into three other cars because _________.

The hottest show this summer---"the Voice" just finished on Sunday at the Shanghai Stadium. But the show that had a good start didn’t end to everyone’s satisfaction. The two and a half hour show dragged on for more than four hours because of the huge amount of advertising, which the audience and residents living nearby could hardly bear.
This summer, something hotter than the weather came to Shanghai. That is the Voice of China. The show soon became a cash cow for the organizer as the advertisement prices reached 1.16 million yuan for 15 seconds. And the show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now in ad income only,
But the organizers’ bliss was audiences’ melancholy.
In the final live show on Sunday, about 14 rounds of advertisements were aired, each of which came at a crucial result-announcing moment.
Frequently interrupted by advertisements, some live audience members complained that the show wasn’t worth its ticket prices of 180 to 1680 yuan.
The planned two and a half hour show went two hours overtime because of the advertising. This annoyed audience members, and touched the nerves of residents living near the site.
Someone called the police, and the show is now facing punishment for going over-time and disturbing residents late at night.
【小题1】 Why didn’t “the Voice” make audience satisfied?