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　　Here are four pieces of news from China Daily.

　　SHANGHAI? The Huachen Group, which has put 83 million yuan in the development of the e-commerce market since its official registration late last year, recently held a meeting in Shanghai to show the use of its newly opened tourism business payment network. The network aims to serve tourists from all over the world, but especially from Europe and the United States where credit cards are popularly used. After opening the www. chinaecnet. com website, citizens can get information about hotels and tourism services on tourism page. Hotels and services can be reserved and payments made through credit cards. The network opened in February in Beijing.

　　SYDNEY The Sydney Olympic flame will travel underwater on Australia's Great Barrier Reef during the torch relay (火炬接力) following a successful test.

　　Scuba diver Wendy Craig, a marine biologist, will carry the torch on a three-to-four-minute underwater journey at Agincourt Reef on June 27, creating Olympic history, organizers said yesterday.

　　Burning at 2000 degrees, the torch is expected to remain alight three meters underwater because of a special kind of technology which creates a “fierce flame” too powerful to be drowned out by water. Charles Tegner, managing director of torch creator, said the flame would burn like a flare from oxygen producing chemicals.

　　BEIJING The election of a new leader in Taiwan can not change the fact that Taiwan is a part of Chinese territory. “Taiwan Independence” in whatever form will never be allowed, according to a statesman of China's central government.

　　“We should listen to what the new leader in Taiwan says and watch what he does. We will observe where he will lead cross-Straits relations. We are willing to exchange views on cross-Straits relations and peaceful reunification with all parties, organizations and personages in Taiwan who favor (赞同) the one China principle,” says the statesman, which was released (发布) by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee.

　　HAIKOU Customs officers in Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan Province, recently stopped a boat loaded with 781 cases of foreign-brand cigarettes being smuggled (走私) into China. The cigarettes are estimated to be worth more than 1.8 million yuan, said a customs discovered the smuggling boat as they were going around the northern sea area of Yangpu Port.

　　The smuggled cigarettes cases, packed into two containers, were disguised to avoid (回避) being examined. The boat was registered (登记) in the coastal city of Xiamen in East China's Fujian Province. All eight suspects (疑犯) aboard the boat were kept by the police in Haikou.

1．Why does the network aim to serve tourists especially from Europe and the USA?

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A．Because they are from developed countries.

B．Because the payments of hotels and services should be made through credit cards.

C．Because people in these countries travel much more than those countries.

D．Because they have more computers than others.

2．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the second piece of news?

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A．The whole torch relay will be held three meters underwater.

B．The underwater journey of the torch will play an important part in Olympic history.

C．A test has been made before this activity.

D．Some chemicals will help the flame burn by producing oxygen.

3．Which is the best title for the third piece of news?

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4．Which of the following best explains the underlined word “disguised” in the last piece of news?

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A．made different from normal

B．designed for a good purpose

C．hidden

D．pretended

To be “historically minded” is to see things in relation and in perspective, and to judge tolerantly. We must remember how differently men have thought and acted in different times. We must always keep an open mind, ready to receive and weigh new evidence. If we grasp this idea, we will never think that a historian is someone who can remember dates. That childish idea is like calling a man a statesman because he can remember the names of voters in his district. A waiter could remember more names and a telephone operator more numbers than the greatest historian.

The true historian is not content to take all his facts from other historians. Today he makes sure that his statements are based on sound “documents” or “sources” which go back to the time of the facts themselves. But the historian needs always to be in his guard not to be misled by his sources. A document may not be a real one. Its author may be lying on purpose for some reasons. He may be so greatly influenced by national, religious, party or personal backgrounds as to be totally unfair to the other side. If honest, he may be misinformed as to the facts and mistaken in his inferences.

Anyone who reads the accounts published in the different countries concerning the causes and results of wars will realize that the historian needs caution and training in handling these sources. The trained historian asks first: “Did this writer mean to tell the truth?” and second; “Was he in a position or frame of mind to tell the truth even if he wants to?” Every statement must be patiently weighed and tested and combined with all other available information in order to get at the truth.

64  A “historica1ly minded” researcher ____.

A. always keeps an open mind to history  B. looks at one historical event without relating it to another

C. sees things from a single point of view               D. refuses to accept new evidence

65. In Paragraph l the author means to illustrate that ____.

A. different men think and act differently

B. the study of history is not merely a matter of remembering dates

C. a statesman can remember the names of voters in his district

D. a waiter can remember more names than the great historians

66. The true historian should base his statements on ____.

A. findings of other historians                               B. documents created at the present time

C. his own inferences                                           D. sound historical materials

67. Which of the following is the topic of Paragraph 3?

A. Some historical documents may not be real.              B. Historians should be careful about their sources.

C. Some authors may not be honest.                         D. Historians may be influenced by their own backgrounds.

听力理解

　　第一节　听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、三个选项中选出最佳选项．听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题．每段对话仅读一遍．

1．When did Karl Marx begin to learn Russian?

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A．Over fifty.

B．At forty.

C．Less than forty.

2．What’s the woman going to do?

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A．Listen to a lecture.

B．Go sightseeing.

C．See a film.

3．What is Albert Einstein?

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A．physicist.

B．A chemist.

C．A statesman.

4．Where did the man see the woman off?

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A．At the airport.

B．At the bus stop.

C．At the railway station.

5．When did the party end in that morning?

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A．At 3 o'clock.

B．At 2 o'clock.

C．At 1 o'clock.

　　第二节　听下面5段对话或独白．每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项．听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间．每段对话或独白读两遍．

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题．

6．What does the man do in the holidays?

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A．Stay with his parents.

B．Have a further education.

C．Take a part-time job.

7．What can be learned about the woman?

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A．Her parents are rich.

B．She is a too student.

C．Her flat is free.

8．Why does the man live in a flat with two other boys?

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A．It is large.

B．It is cheap.

C．It is quiet.

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题．

9．What did Judy see downtown?

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A．A green dress.

B．A yellow sofa.

C．A brown sofa.

10．what color is the furniture (家具) ?

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A．Light blue.

B．Brown.

C．Light yellow.

11．What's the difference between the new sofa and the old sofa?

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A．The new one is brown, but the old one is yellow.

B．The new one is narrower, but the old one is wider.

C．The new one is longer, but the old one is shorter.

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题．

12．Where did this dialogue probably take place?

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A．In an office.

B．In the street.

C．At school.

13．What did the girl come here to do?

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A．She tried to make friends with the man.

B．She tried to find a job.

C．She wanted to study here.

14．How many hours would she work during a week?

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A．24.

B．30.

C．6.

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题．

15．Why is the woman crying for help?

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A．She lost her handbag.

B．She was attacked by a robber.

C．She found her money bag missing.

16．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the robber?

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A．He was tall and fat.

B．He had long hair.

C．He dressed informally.

17．What clothes was the robber wearing?

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A．Pants and a shirt.

B．Jeans and shirts.

C．Jeans and T-shirt.

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题．

18．Why did the speaker go to the Mexico City?

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A．To practise his Spanish.

B．To visit the city

C．To see the ancient art.

19．Why did the speaker take a taxi?

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A．Because a taxi was faster.

B．Because he got lost.

C．Because he lost his map.

20．How did the speaker feel about his trip to the museum?

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A．He was pleased to get there finally.

B．He was at a loss about what to do.

C．He was greatly disappointed.

　　第三节　听下面一段独白，每段独白读三遍，第一遍听短文大意，第二遍边听边写下所缺的词或者短语，第三遍检查．

　　Roosevelt’s active and clever mind helped him greatly (1) ________. As soon as he could sit up, he worked on his stamp (2) ________, began to write a history of the U. S. and a book about John Paul Jones, a navy hero. (3) ________ that might help him to get well. A member of his family tells the following story: Roosevelt got (4) ________ later simply by crawling around on the (5) ________. Although now over 40, he spent hours (6) ________ around his library floor like a child. Then he (7) ________ to learn how to go up the stairs by himself. Day after day he would (8) ________ by the power of his hands and arms. He (9) ________ that his family and friends watch him and talk with him, to give the impression that what he was doing (10) ________ .