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The Focal Point of the “ Chinese Liquor Golden Triangle”
In China, there is a saying: a good spirit(wine) is in Sichuan, but the great one is in Yibin.
Yibin, the birthplace of Wuliangye, has a centuries-old tradition of producing great spirits. At the confluence of Jinsha and Min rivers, Yibin is praised as the first city on the source of the Yangtze River. Here, the water is clean, the soil is rich, and the climate is very favorable for brewing good liquor. The blessings of nature and centuries-old liquor brewing traditions gave rise to “ The Ten-Mile Liquor City ”, the main production facility of domestic liquor giant Wuliangye Group Co. Ltd.
Extending across 10 kilometers and dotted with gardens and sculptures, the city attracts domestic and foreign visitors with its famed liquor brewing and related culture. Another attraction is its legendary Ming Dynasty (1368-1644AD) liquor cellars (酒窖，地下储藏室).
The city has 30,000 large modern brewing tanks that provide an enormous capacity to store liquor.
The high quality of Wuliangye also owes much to its unique brewing techniques and materials. These traditional techniques are included on the list of national intangible（非物质的） cultural heritage.
Wuliangye’s sales revenues（销售额）and pre-tax profits accounted for nearly half of the respective （分别的） 59 billion yuan and 12.5 billion yuan generated by Sichuan’s provincial liquor industry in 2008. Liquor production by large enterprises in the province was about 1.1 million kiloliters, accounting for 19.6% of the production in the country.
Wuliangye is now investing 300 million yuan in a state-of-the-art quality assurance center (质保中心)that has higher standards than national requirements, which will boost the existing quality-control system when it is put into service next year.
With a goal of production value of 100 billion yuan for the year of 2020, Wuliangye is playing a leading role in the development of the liquor industry in the region. A lot of related industries are now building up in the region to create a Chinese Liquor Golden Triangle —the Chinese equivalent （相当于）of the French Bordeaux region---that continues to appear on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
67. To be exact, the domestic liquor giant Wuliangye Group Co. Ltd. Lies _________.
A. on the Jinsha River              B. in the city of Yibin
C. to the west of Sichuan            D. on the middle reaches of the Youngtze River
68. Which of the following is the most favorable for brewing the good wine?
A. The water       B. The soil         C. The climate          D. The facility     
69. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage above ?
A. Compared with the western countries, Chinese wines have a long way to go.
B. The Golden Triangle is known for its wines and related industries.
C. Wuliangye’s pre-tax profit accounted for nearly 6.25 billion in 2008.
D. The liquor production of our country in 2008 is about 5,6 million kiloliters.
70. Domestic and foreign visitors go to the city for its _______.
A. famous wine brewing and related culture
B. beautiful geographical landscape
C. historic relics of different Chinese dynasties
D. the source of the Yangtze River

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The Focal Point of the “ Chinese Liquor Golden Triangle”

In China, there is a saying: a good spirit(wine) is in Sichuan, but the great one is in Yibin.

Yibin, the birthplace of Wuliangye, has a centuries-old tradition of producing great spirits. At the confluence of Jinsha and Min rivers, Yibin is praised as the first city on the source of the Yangtze River. Here, the water is clean, the soil is rich, and the climate is very favorable for brewing good liquor. The blessings of nature and centuries-old liquor brewing traditions gave rise to “ The Ten-Mile Liquor City ”, the main production facility of domestic liquor giant Wuliangye Group Co. Ltd.

Extending across 10 kilometers and dotted with gardens and sculptures, the city attracts domestic and foreign visitors with its famed liquor brewing and related culture. Another attraction is its legendary Ming Dynasty (1368-1644AD) liquor cellars (酒窖，地下储藏室).

The city has 30,000 large modern brewing tanks that provide an enormous capacity to store liquor.

The high quality of Wuliangye also owes much to its unique brewing techniques and materials. These traditional techniques are included on the list of national intangible（非物质的） cultural heritage.

Wuliangye’s sales revenues（销售额）and pre-tax profits accounted for nearly half of the respective （分别的） 59 billion yuan and 12.5 billion yuan generated by Sichuan’s provincial liquor industry in 2008. Liquor production by large enterprises in the province was about 1.1 million kiloliters, accounting for 19.6% of the production in the country.

Wuliangye is now investing 300 million yuan in a state-of-the-art quality assurance center (质保中心)that has higher standards than national requirements, which will boost the existing quality-control system when it is put into service next year.

With a goal of production value of 100 billion yuan for the year of 2020, Wuliangye is playing a leading role in the development of the liquor industry in the region. A lot of related industries are now building up in the region to create a Chinese Liquor Golden Triangle —the Chinese equivalent （相当于）of the French Bordeaux region---that continues to appear on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

67. To be exact, the domestic liquor giant Wuliangye Group Co. Ltd. Lies _________.

   A. on the Jinsha River              B. in the city of Yibin

   C. to the west of Sichuan            D. on the middle reaches of the Youngtze River

68. Which of the following is the most favorable for brewing the good wine?

   A. The water        B. The soil          C. The climate           D. The facility     

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

   A. Compared with the western countries, Chinese wines have a long way to go.

   B. The Golden Triangle is known for its wines and related industries.

   C. Wuliangye’s pre-tax profit accounted for nearly 6.25 billion in 2008.

   D. The liquor production of our country in 2008 is about 5,6 million kiloliters.

70. Domestic and foreign visitors go to the city for its _______.

   A. famous wine brewing and related culture

   B. beautiful geographical landscape

   C. historic relics of different Chinese dynasties

   D. the source of the Yangtze River

Helen Thomas, born on August 4, 1920, is a famous news reporter for the Hearst News Service, and a member of the White House Press Corps．She served for fifty—seven years as a correspondent and White House bureau chief for United Press International（UPI）．She is called“ First Lady of the Press”．

Born in Kentucky，Helen Thomas was raised in Detroit，Michigan where she attended public schools and later graduated from Wayne State University． Upon leaving college，Helen served as a copy girl in an old company in Washington．In 1943，Ms Thomas joined United Press International and the Washington Press Corps．Thomas served as president of the Women’s National Press Club from 1959 to 1960．

In November，Helen began covering then president-elect John F． Kennedy, following him to the White House in January 1961 as a UPI correspondent（通讯员）．She later became White House bureau chief for UPI, where she was employed until her resignation on May 17,2000．Thomas then became a White House correspondent and a columnist．

Thomas was the only woman journalist traveling with then President Nixon to China in January,1972．She has traveled around the world several times with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton，during the course of which she covered every Economic Summit．The World Almanac and Book of Fact has cited her as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in America．

On March 21, 2006, Thomas was called upon directly by President Bush for the first time in three years．Thomas asked Bush about Iraq．Helen Thomas has written four books and she is also a popular speaker at events nationwide．

1．What’s the correct order of the events?

       a．Thomas joined the United Press International and the Washington Press Corps．

       b．Thomas traveled with President Nixon to China．

       c．Thomas served as president of the Women’s National Press Club．

       d．Thomas resigned．

       e．Thomas was called upon by President Bush．

       f．Thomas became a White House correspondent and a columnist．

      A．a, b, c, d, e, f                                     B．a, c, b, d, f, e

       C．a, c, b, d, e, f                                                                  D．a, d, e, f, c, b

2．Which of the following is NOT true?

      A．Thomas made speeches about events nationwide．

      B．Thomas has written four books．

      C．Thomas covered every Economic Summit when traveling with US presidents．

      D．Thomas became a correspondent after she graduated from university．

3．According to the passage , we can know that           ．

       A．Thomas is called “ First Lady of America ”．

       B．President Bush received Thomas once in his term．

       C．Thomas is the most influential woman in America．

       D．Thomas traveled to China with president Nixon several times．

4．The passage tells us that Thomas           ．

       A．was very poor when she was young．

       B．served as president of the Women’s National Press Club for three years．

       C．traveled with then President Nixon to China without any other woman journalist ．

       D．has written many books and is popular worldwide．

5．What’s the best title for the passage?

       A．A successful news reporter------Helen Thomas．

       B．The first lady of the press------Helen Thomas．

       C．Life experience of Helen Thomas．

       D．Helen Thomas and her career．

As China develops，the Internet’s presence is inescapable（必然发生的）．But get addicted to the Internet. 13一year old Xiao Yi paid the high-price for his．He rode an elevator to the top of a 24一storey building and, then jumped to his death．His suicide note explained he wanted to enter another life to meet the characters from the online games he played constantly，sometimes days in a row．“He had a kind of fixation．”Xiao Yi’s father says，“He threw himself into an imaginary world．”

    Interact addiction got attention in China when stories such as Xiao Yi’s popped up in China state—run press．Internet addicts died from exhaustion after spending days online or murdered others in search of virtual（虚幻的）possessions．Public anger over these incidents spurred the opening of China’s first Internet addiction treatment center．

    The clinic’s treatment might seem cruel．But it’s a popular choice for worried parents．

    “Ever since our door’s opened, every bed has been full．”says the center’s director．20 at a time come for medical treatment and counseling（咨询）．They are also kept busy with activities，designed to take their attention away from the attraction of computers．

    “I’m confident this will work or I wouldn’t have come here，”explains this college student．Critics aren’t so sure．Some argue the government is exaggerating（夸大的）concerns about Internet addiction as an excuse to ban Interact cafes and game sites．But for China’s estimated 2 million Internet addicts．the temptation of the wired world is a real problem．

1．The best title of the passage may be ________．

    A．China opens addiction treatment centers

    B．China battles Web addiction

    C．China bans Internet cafes and game sites．

    D．China designs to take teenagers away from the temptation of computers

2．According to the first paragraph，Xiao Yi killed himself because ________．

    A．he was unable to continue with his studies

    B．he thought he could play computer games in another world

    C．he thought he could meet，the persons in another world

    D．he was in a puzzle about his homework

3．The underlined word “spurred” in the second paragraph means ________．

    A．forced                 B．improved             C．prevented               D．inspired

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    A．AⅡthe people agree that the treatment center should be built．

    B．It is estimated that there are two million Internet addicts in China．

    C．Many worried parents chose to send their children to Internet addiction treatment center．

    D．Some Interact addicts died from exhaustion after spending days online．

5．We can infer from the passage that ________．

    A．China has settled the problem of Interact addiction

    B．Only juniors get addicted to the internet

    C．Only parents ale worried about the problem mostly

    D．No practical methods have been found to completely solve the Internet addiction