A coal mine explosion(爆炸)in Jixi, Heilongjiang left more than 100 miners dead on Thursday．The mines in Jixi were ordered to stop production．The government has tried to shut down thousands of small, illegal mines in the country that do not meet safety standards．
Bombers continue to kill
Palestinians killed 32 Israelis in three major attacks between Tuesday and Thursday．There were two suicide bombings(自杀性爆炸)and a militant attack on a Jewish settlement．They rang one of the highest Israeli death bell in such a short period over the last two years．
Young people stand tall
The average height of Chinese young people has risen by 6 centimeters compared to that of 20 years ago．This is far over the world’s average growth speed．A survey on health conducted by a group of Chinese students found the results．According to the world average level, youths get taller by 1 centimeter every 10 years．
Talking about world problems
The Group of Eight(G8)－the US, Japan, Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Canada and Russia－will hold a summit on June 26 and 27 in Kananasiks, Canada．The G8 are the richest and most powerful countries in the world．G8 leaders and some African presidents will discuss strengthening world’s economic growth and helping Africa．Kofi Anna, United Nations Secretary-General, will also attend．
(1)
Thousands of mines have been shut down because ________．
[ ]
A．
they are very small
B．
they have exploded many times
C．
they produced less coal than before
D．
they don’t meet the safety standards
(2)
How many Israelis died in the three major attacks by Palestinians?
[ ]
A．
6．
B．
23．
C．
32．
D．
100．
(3)
In the last 20 years, the average growth speed of Chinese? youths is over the world’s average level by ________．
[ ]
A．
1 cm
B．
4 cm
C．
5 cm
D．
6 cm
(4)
What’s the purpose of the summit?
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A．
To elect the new United Nations Secretary-General．
B．
To make these eight countries much more powerful．
C．
To help some African presidents to strengthen their power．
D．
To strengthen the world’s economic growth and help some poor African countries．
Air quality in Shanghai worsened last week compared with the previous weeks, according to the latest report from the Shanghai Environment Monitoring Centre．
The average air pollution index(API)for sulphur dioxide(SO2)remain almost unchanged from the previous week, but the APIs for nitrogen oxide(NO2)and total suspended(悬浮)particles(TSP)rose by 35 and 27 percent．
The overall quality still belonged to class 2 category．Nitrogen oxide, caused mainly by vehicle exhaust and burning of cooking gas, was still the major pollutant of the week．
The Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Centre operates six automatic air monitors in the city’s Putuo, Yangpu, Luwan, Hongkou, Jing’an and Xuhui districts．
0～50：excellent
51～100：good
101～200：slight pollution
201～300：medium pollution
301～400：heavy pollution
(1)
Judging from the chart, on which day was the air quality the worst?
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A．
October 13．
B．
October 14．
C．
October 17．
D．
October 18．
(2)
Which of the following can be used to describe the air quality of the week?
[ ]
A．
Good．
B．
Seriously polluted．
C．
Excellent．
D．
Slightly polluted．
(3)
Six automatic air monitors are operated in the city except ________．
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A．
Putuo District
B．
Xuhui District
C．
Chang’an District
D．
Hongkou District
(4)
In Shanghai, nitrogen oxide mainly comes from ________．
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