1. Who has the most time to apply for volunteering in Olympics 2008 ?

A. Liling from Beijing 　　　　B. Wangbing from Tianjin .

C. Jane from Australia　 　　　D. Dongdong from Yunnan.

4. Choose a best title for this passage.

　 A. Beijing After the Olympics

　 B. The negative effects of the end of Beijing Olympics

　 C. Can Beijing get through the difficult period after the 2008 Olympic Games

　 D. Beijing’s economy after the 2008 Olympic Games

第43天

A

Want to be a volunteer for Beijing Olympics in 2008? Recently, the recruiting started.

The recruiting of Beijing Olympics Volunteer starts from Aug 28, 2006 to end of March 2008.

Stage 1: Beijing Volunteers

From August 28, 2006, the program opens to applicants in Beijing (and Beijing only).

Stage 2: China Volunteers

From Dec, 2006, people from outside Beijing can submit their application.

Stage 3: Overseas Volunteers

By March 2007, people from outside China (including in other countries) can apply for volunteering in Olympics 2008.

The Program

Travel, hotel are not provided. Only working meal is available for volunteers (makes sense, isn't it?)

If you have any questions, just call Olympics Volunteer hotline: +86-10-12308

According to news, 100k college students have applied for the position after three days of recruiting. 50,000 to 100,000 volunteers are needed for the game.

If you want to participate, just call the number and ask more questions about the program. However, my guess is, to be admitted to the program is not easy.

3. Why did Jonathan Anderson believe that the negative effects of the end of Beijing Olympics 2008 on the entire country aren’t important?

　 A. The negative effects are small.

　 B. The Chinese government has many measures to take.

　 C. The Chinese economy has developed at a certain level so that the negative effects can’t affect it too much.

　 D. Jonathan Anderson liked China very much so he didn’t want China to go worse.

2. What’s the Jin Yuanpu idea about Beijing’s economy after the 2008 Olympic Games according to the passage?

　 A. to have a downturn

　 B. to develop as usual

　 C. to develop more rapidly

　 D. all of the above

1. Which one of the followings is the author’s idea?

　 A. Beijing’s economy will have a downturn after the 2008 Olympic Games.

　 B. The 2008 Olympic Games have no effects on Beijing’s economy.

　 C. Beijing’s economy will go on as usual.

　 D. Beijing’s economy will go worse after the 2008 Olympic Games.

4. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has sent 13 teams of experts to 8 of the areas to _____ .

　 A. help the farmers plant crops　　　　　 B. give money to the farmers

　 C. give directions to the farmers with their technic(技术；技巧).

　 D. deliver crops for the farmers.

B

　　 Once the 2008 Olympic Games finishes, the drums and trumpets(喇叭) of the competitions would also stop. But would the city remain as lively as it would be after this world event? Investment sustainability and high demand are two highly invaluable economic concepts(概念) that can be looked at in order to ensure post-Olympics flourish, or perhaps, an even better future for Beijingers.

　　 Naturally, an economic downturn occurs in an Olympic host city once the major event finishes. Renmin University Professor Jin Yuanpu noted that a global event like this would put Beijing into a position of large importance in the international stage. But after this event, who would use the heavily-funded equipment and public and private investments left in the city? Various economists argued that a meltdown (彻底垮台) is highly unlikely. Jonathan Anderson, UBS Asia economist, suggested that the negative effects of the end of Beijing Olympics 2008 on the entire country aren’t important compared to previous host cities. China is such a huge economy that the conclusion of the Olympics games is the same as an ant-bite on a dragon.

　　 But what about post-Olympics Beijing? Retired Headmaster of Peking University, Li Yining, noted that a long-term civil demand growth and a popular desire by companies to adopt careful financial management decisions can lead to continued investment growth. Even though demand in some departments of the economy would drop in the short-run, creativity, practicality and innovation(创新) would be the key factors that would continually enhance the city's image and flourish long after the Olympics in the city has ended.

　　 So what's next for Beijing after the Olympics? Well, it's business as usual...

3. This passage mainly tells us _____ .

　 A. The snow in the south of China caused many problems.

　 B. The effect of the snow in the south of China on the fresh food

　 C. The snow in the south of China slowed the delivery of fresh produce to markets.

　 D. The Chinese government has taken extreme measures to help the suffered farmers.

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph four?

　 A. worst　 B. snowstorm　 C. cold weather　 D. biggest

1. From this passage, we can know that the snow happened _____.

　 A. During the Spring Festival

　 B. In the coldest days of the winter

　 C. In the North of China.

　 D. It’s not mentioned here.

4. If a taxi driver smokes in his cab, he will probably be fined _____ .

　　 A. 10 yuan　　 B. 50 yuan　　 C. 120 yuan　 D. 1000 yuan

第42天　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A

　　 The snow has paralysed(使瘫痪) transport in China during the country’s most important vacation period, the celebration of the Chinese New Year. Not only have transport delays hindered personal trips, but they have also slowed the delivery of fresh produce to markets. Consequently, in Zhengzhou, the capital city of the Henan province, tomato prices have doubled, and the cost of 47 other vegetables has increased by 36%, as reported by local media at the end of January.

　　 According to an inside PR source, “wholesalers in Beijing were quoted as saying that only about 20% of the usual fresh vegetable supplies were reaching the city.” As an Asian country with a diet based on fresh produce, the shortage of vegetables and the rise in prices is not only affecting fresh food producers, but also the final consumers.

　　 In terms of production, this is the worst snow disaster to hit China in the last 50 years, affecting a total of 9.4 million hectares of farmland in the country, according to a report published on 4 February 2008 by Feng Tao of Xinhua News, at the Chinese government website. Most of the crops devastated(毁坏)by the frost are located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the traditional natural border between North and South China.

Chen Xiwen, Director of the Office of the Central Leading Group on Rural Work, pointed out at the end of last week that “the blizzard disaster in the south has had a severe impact on winter crops, and the impact on fresh vegetables could be catastrophic in certain areas”, as stated in the Xinhua News report.

　　 The Chinese government has been quick to take extreme measures. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has sent 13 teams of experts to 8 of the areas most seriously affected by the harsh weather. The aim of this initiative is to provide farmers with technical assistance to minimize their losses.