How did it make you feel when you learned that KFC’S Beijing restaurants pulled three more items from their menus last week? There were fears that the items may have contained the cancer-causing coloring Sudan I．Do you have any desire to take the food provider to court because it feeds you something dangerous?

 After all，the law supposedly gives people the right to fight for their rights．But some experts have said it might not be so wise to take the company directly to court．

 Qiu Baochang，a lawyer in Beijing，suggested that consumers not take the company directly to court． “In addition to the high costs，consumers’complaints are unlikely to win unless they can prove they have had the banned dye at KFC，”—Qiu explained．

 One problem for those wanting to take action against the fast food chain is that few customers ask for or keep receipts(收据)．And，this must be the first step．

 If they can prove that their health has been damaged by KFC，they can cue(控告)the company．But that would be almost impossible to do so because the Sudan I damage is a long-term effect and is not immediately apparent.

A KFC spokesperson said on Monday that the company was confdent of being able to handle customers’complaints，“We will obey legal procedure if We raceive any complaints.”

1.Why did KFC’s Beijing restaurants pull three more items from their menus?

 A.Because the company was afraid to handle customers’complaints.

 B.Because coloring Sudan I may have been contained in those items.

 C.Because the KFC’s restaurants were accused ofselling poisonous food to the customers．

 D.Because these items were no longer popular with the customers.

2.The reason why experts suggested not taking the company directly to court is that       .

A.the costs will be high

B.consumers can’t prove food contained Sudan I 

C.consumers can’t prove the food at KFC damaged their health

D.all of the above

3.This passage most probably appears in       .

A．a notice．

B．a book on cooking．

C．a story book．

D．a newspaper．

4.What is the general ieda of the passage?

A.KFC’s Beijing restaurants pulled three items from their menus last week.

B.How the consumers dealt with the KFC problem.

C.How KFC handled the customers’s complaints.

D.Consumers never forget to ask for or keep receipts.

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Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could pay on the monkey bars

and ride on a bicycle, but not  41 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much  42  than others.

I hated going to school and I hated people  43  at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing  44  and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the  45  and seeing my ugly hunchback.(驼背)

My friends found me  46  because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life  47  Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school--- a spot where no one would   48   me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No  49   .”

“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our  50  started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun---the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)---until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, she saw my  51  . She just started.

My heart  52 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would  53  me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know  54   your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be  55 . I begged in my heart for her to  56 , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answer  57 .

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”

I was  58 . I looked into her eyes and her  59  touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to  60  myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.

1.                A．them          B．it              C．me  D．her

2.                A．sadder         B．shorter         C．weaker   D．slower

3.                A．looking         B．smiling         C．aiming    D．glaring

4.                A．still            B．alone          C．straight   D．together

5.                A．street          B．sun            C．corner   D．mirror

6.                A．distant         B．stubborn        C．hopeless  D．unfortunate

7.                A．after           B．before         C．since D．until

8.                A．disturb         B．seek           C．interrupt  D．ignore

9.                A．wonder        B．idea           C．sign  D．action

10.               A．connection      B．competition     C．conversation   D．comprehension

11.               A．face           B．back           C．eyes  D．shoulders

12.               A．sank           B．beat           C．broke D．ached

13.               A．care for        B．rely on         C．look down upon D．put up with

14.               A．that           B．how           C．whether   D．why

15.               A．accused        B．arrested        C．punished  D．sentenced

16.               A．relax          B．leave          C．stop  D．pause

17.               A．shyly          B．weakly         C．proudly   D．firmly

18.               A．astonished      B．ashamed        C．annoyed   D．amused

19.               A．wisdom        B．generosity      C．honesty   D．kindness

20.               A．control         B．like            C．comfort   D．enjoy

Public caught up in argument over safety of genetically modified or simply GM products, report Zhang Lei and Zhong Nan in Beijing.

More than 300 people gathered to enjoy a bowl of porridge made from genetically modified food on Saturday, an attempt to quell public fears about the safety of the product.

The first China Golden Rice Tasting Event was held at Huazhong Agricultural University in Wuhan, Hubei province, sparking another round in the nationwide debate about the safety of GM crops, often called "Frankenfood" by opponents.

Similar events have been held in more than 28 cities since May, the university said.

Both the pro and anti camps have posted conflicting comments on the Internet, with each providing evidence to back up their beliefs, but the exchanges are becoming increasingly bitter.

Jiang Tao, a senior engineer at the Center for Agricultural Resources Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, who is in favor of GM foods, was annoyed about what he called "amateurs" spreading rumors.

"Just look at the people who are opposed to GM foods; can you find anyone from a related field in the scientific community?" he asked. Jiang also accused the anti-GM lobby of repeatedly using outdated or inaccurate data to support an "incorrect" stance.

Chen Yunfa, an independent researcher into the Yangtze River Delta economy, recently wrote a commentary on the Internet news portal Eastday in which he criticized the actions of the 61 scientists, saying they had gone "beyond their proper duty". He suggested that large multinational corporations might be behind the letter and similar incidents, prompted by a desire to freeze China's patent hybrid rice technology out of the market.

To support his contentions, Chen said that GM rice, first produced by scientists in the US, still hasn't gained official approval from the US government. However, the US authorities have actually granted licenses to six varieties of GM rice. The commercial planting of two varieties - anti-herbicide (BAR) transgenic rice LL RICE 06 and LL RICE 62 - produced by the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis, was approved in 1999 and a license for cultivation for edible use was granted in 2000.

The public outcry for GM labeling and boycotting has hindered the advancement of the technology. Concern about GM foods has been fueled by studies like the one published by French professor Gilles-Eric Séralini in September 2012. Séralini claimed that his research involving rats proved that the GM corn fed to them caused tumor growth. Furthermore, there is growing concern that the pesticides(杀虫剂) used on GMOs(转基因作物)are contributing to the decline of the world’s honey bee population, leading to honey bee deaths by infecting the brains of the insects with toxins. Therefore, some experts recommend the labeling of non-GM foods so that consumers can make that decision without a regulatory burden being placed on GMOs.

However, we should be cautious about anything that may risk humans’ life. Only time will tell.

1.Why did more than 300 people enjoy porridge made from genetically modified food?

A. To show evidence that GM products are dangerous.

B. To support that the first China Golden Rice Tasting is safe.

C. To rid public of fears and worries about the safety of GM foods.

D. To draw public’s attention to nationwide planting of GM products.

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Those who are for GM products and those who are against keep arguing fiercely by holding conferences.

B. People are failing to show evidence to support their pros and cons, although they hold a firm belief of their own.

C. Some people think those against GM foods have a good knowledge of GM technology and are spreading rumors.

D. GM food may be just a way for some multinational corporations to drive China’s patent hybrid rice out of the market.

3.What can we infer from the second paragraph from bottom?

A. The public advocated that GM products should be labeled clearly.

B. Séralini claimed that his research proved the GM corn caused rats to grow faster.

C. Many honey bees have died because they were fed with GM corn.

D. There should be some restrictions on GM products’ selling.

4.What is the writer’s attitude towards GM products?

A. Supportive.                         B. Suspicious.                  C. Indifferent.               D. Critical.

The German shepherd runs off and noses around in the grass of Kenya’s Laikipia Plateau． “OK, Oakley,” the dog’s handler orders, “Find it!”

Oakley sniffs （嗅） until he comes to a bush, then stops, sits, and looks up at his handler． She bends to see what he has found: the waste of an endangered African wild dog． “Good dog!” she praises． The handler pulls a tennis ball from her pocket． Oakley jumps for his reward．

“He doesn’t actually want the waste,” says Aimee Hurt, a founding member of the U．S．-based group Working Dogs for Conservation． Hurt is in Kenya to train both Oakley and his handler． “He finds it so he can play with his ball． We’re the ones who want the waste．”

Detection dogs are sometimes taught to locate actual animals． Black-footed ferrets （雪貂） have been studied with their help． But more often the dogs learn to locate the waste of creatures such as bears, wolves and mountain lions．

What the dogs find provides scientists with data about a species． Scientists can use the DNA collected from animal waste to identify individuals, sex, and population sizes — all without ever seeing the animal itself． “It can take years to gather this kind of information if you have to trap animals,” Hurt explains．

Waste analysis might make a huge difference when wild species are accused of attacking domestic livestock （家畜）． Hurt says, “A good detection dog will find the waste so we can see what the animal is actually eating．” This may help reduce problems between people and wildlife．

The underlined word “She” in Paragraph 2 refers to  “_____”．

    A． the German shepherd                B． an African wild dog

    C． Aimee Hurt                        D． the handler

Oakley is interested in finding the waste because _____．

    A． he wants to study endangered animals

    B． he can get a tennis ball to play with

    C． he wants to eat it   

    D． he wants to play with it

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A． Trapping animals is not difficult．

    B． People are making efforts to protect the environment．

    C． Detection dogs attack domestic livestock frequently．

    D． Collecting animal waste is a good way to gather information．

What is the main idea of the passage?

    A． Detection dogs can help scientists study wildlife．

    B． Detection dogs can defend wildlife．

    C． Detection dogs can help the police catch the criminals．

    D． Detection dogs can help local people defend domestic livestock．

阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 1better than driving our truck, 2this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store.

Sixteen is a 3age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 4of racial discrimination was 5a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 6whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 7like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.

My family was 8. We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 9us ?

At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 10I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 11to the cash desk, I said 12, “I need to put this on credit.”

The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 13. But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure,” he said 14. “Your daddy is 15good for it.” He  16to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”

The farmer nodded in a neighborly 17. I was filled with pride. James William’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.

That day I discovered that the good name my parents had  18brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 19from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 20much to do wrong.

1.A. something   B. nothing    C. anything    D. everything

2.A. and         B. so         C. but         D. for

3.A. prideful    B. wonderful  C. respectful  D. colorful

4.A. intention   B. shadow     C. habit       D. faith

5.A. thus        B. just       C. still       D. ever

6.A. guessed     B. suspected   C. questioned   D. figured

7.A. watched     B. caught     C. dismissed   D. accused

8.A. generous    B. honest     C. friendly    D. modest

9.A. blame       B. excuse     C. charge      D. trust

10.A. until       B. as         C. once        D. since

11.A. purchases   B. sales      C. orders      D. favorites

12.A. casually    B. confidently   C. cheerfully   D. carefully

13.A. look    B. stare   C. response   D. comment

14.A. patiently   B. eagerly    C. easily   D. proudly

15.A generally    B. never   C. sometimes   D. always

16.A. pointed     B. replied   C. turned   D introduced

17.A. sense   B. way   C. degree   D. mood

18.A. earned   B. deserved   C. given    D. used

19.A. receive   B. expect   C. collect   D. require

20.A. very     B. so     C. how     D. too