Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, would not have felt excited over Oxford's intention to offer him an honorary doctor's degree had he known it were later to be taken back．
The story should begin from a girl called Catherine Lisa Bell．
Catherine Lisa Bell was a girl from a remote mountain area．She was the first graduate in that area to reach Oxford's entry score, but her application was refused in the interview, because the professors thought she lacked creative potential．
The government of the girl's hometown paid a special visit to Minister of Education and asked him to speak for her to Oxford．The Minister called at Oxford and hoped they would give the girl special admission．Quite unexpectedly, however, his pleading was refused．The Minister turned to the deputy prime minister, but he got turned down as well．The deputy prime minister couldn't help but turn to Prime Minister Blair．Blair telephoned to Oxford himself to show his personal attention to the matter．He tried his best to persuade the university officials to change their decision, only to be greeted with a declaration from Oxford：“We admit that Prime Minster's proposal comes out of concern for the students from less developed areas, but it is unacceptable．There is but one reason：On matters of enrolment(招生), no one has the right to change the interview conclusion the professors draw．This is hundreds of years of tradition of Oxford．”
Feeling a loss of face, Blair complained in private that Oxford was too stiff(古板)and needed reforming．Famous people have no privacy(隐私)．The complaint soon found its way to the teachers and students of Oxford and aroused great anger among them．Immediately the university cancelled the plan to give Blair an honorary doctorate and delivered a strong protest against government intervention(干涉)on university affairs．
(1)
Oxford refused admission of the girl because ________．
[ ]
A．
she was thought to lack creativity
B．
she was from a low developed area
C．
her score didn't meet the requirement
D．
her local government didn't support her
(2)
The reason why Oxford refused Blair was that ________．
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A．
Oxford stuck to its ancient tradition
B．
it was too stiff and needed reforming
C．
they respected the professors' opinion
D．
Blair was not yet its honorary doctor
(3)
Oxford canceled their plan to offer Blair an honorary doctor's degree because ________．
Thinking of throwing your old cell phone?Think again．Maybe you should mine it first for gold, silver and other metals．It’s called“urban mining”, searching through the small pieces of metal in electronic products for gold, silver and other expensive metals．It is a growing industry around the world as prices for metal grow higher and higher．
The gold and other precious metals from electronic products are melted down and then sold．The metals can be made into jewelry or circuit(电路)for mobile phones．“It can be precious, so we want to recycle whatever we can,”said Tadahiko Sekigawa, president of Eco-System Recycling Co．Ltd．
A ton of ore(矿石)from a gold mine produces just 5 grams of gold on average, while a ton of mobile phones can give 150 grams or more, according to a study by Yokohama Metal Co-Ltd．, another recycling company．The same amount of useless mobile phones also contains around 100 kg of copper and 3 kg of silver, among other metals．
Recycling has become more important because prices of metals have hit record highs．Eco-Systems, opened 20 years ago near Tokyo, usually produces about 200 to 300 kg of gold bars a month, worth about ＄5.9 million to ＄8.8 million．That’s about the same as a small gold mine．
(1)
Which of the following statements is right?
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A．
The amount of recycling precious metal has grown higher．
B．
A ton of mobile phones contains about 100 kg of copper and 3 kg of silver．
C．
Japan needn’t recycle old cell phones．
D．
Eco-Systems near Tokyo produced 500 kg of gold bars a month．
(2)
Which of the following things may be made from recycled metals?
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A．
Jewelry．
B．
Ore．
C．
Copper．
D．
Mine．
(3)
Recycling becomes so important these days because ________．
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A．
there are plenty of recycling factory
B．
gold can be made into circuit boards
C．
prices of metals have hit record highs
D．
the metals can be used again in new cell phones
(4)
What is“urban mining”?
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A．
Searching through small pieces of metal in electronic products．
B．
Melting down the metals and making them into new shapes．
C．
Mining for gold, silver and other metals from used cell phones．
D．
Another way of saying eco-system recycling factories．
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Haikou：A shark was killed after being dragged to shore at Yalong Berth beach in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province, on Sunday afternoon．
It was the first time a shark had been caught in the beach area, a popular tourist site in Hainan．
Local fishermen said they caught the 3-meter-long, l-ton shark by chance when they were fishing in sea water 1, 000 metres deep near the beach．
Police temporarily(暂时)protected the shark while oceanographers decided whether it was a species belonging to State protection．
Fishermen later killed and sold the shark after oceanographers confirmed that it was a whale shark and therefore not under State protection．
The shark was believed to have drifted into the area from the deep sea due to strong waves caused last week by Typhoon Imbudo．It had no open injuries but experts said they believed it suffered from internal(内部的)bleeding．
Local police officer Fu Chenggeng said beachgoers should not feel threatened by sharks because the fish never attack human beings on their own initiative．Fu said he had never heard of any shark attacks at the Sanya beach since he first started work there eight years ago．
However, police said they will improve the security system to safeguard tourists’ safety on the beach．
(1)
A possible title of the article should be ________．
[ ]
A．
Tourists in Danger
B．
Killing Whale Shark
C．
Shark Caught in Beach Area
D．
Whale Shark in Danger
(2)
From the article it can be learned ________．
[ ]
A．
the shark was caught because of obvious injuries
B．
typhoon Imbudo may have brought the shark to the area
C．
the number of the whale shark may be small
D．
it's not unusual to see a shark on the beach
(3)
The underlined word“confirmed”probably means ________．
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A．
made sure
B．
believed
C．
thought
D．
said
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Haikou：A shark was killed after being dragged to shore at Yalong Berth beach in Sanya, South China's Hainan Province, on Sunday afternoon．
It was the first time a shark had been caught in the beach area, a popular tourist site in Hainan．
Local fishermen said they caught the 3-meter-long, l-ton shark by chance when they were fishing in sea water 1, 000 metres deep near the beach．
Police temporarily(暂时)protected the shark while oceanographers decided whether it was a species belonging to State protection．
Fishermen later killed and sold the shark after oceanographers confirmed that it was a whale shark and therefore not under State protection．
The shark was believed to have drifted into the area from the deep sea due to strong waves caused last week by Typhoon Imbudo．It had no open injuries but experts said they believed it suffered from internal(内部的)bleeding．
Local police officer Fu Chenggeng said beachgoers should not feel threatened by sharks because the fish never attack human beings on their own initiative．Fu said he had never heard of any shark attacks at the Sanya beach since he first started work there eight years ago．
However, police said they will improve the security system to safeguard tourists’ safety on the beach．
(1)
A possible title of the article should be ________．
[ ]
A．
Tourists in Danger
B．
Killing Whale Shark
C．
Shark Caught in Beach Area
D．
Whale Shark in Danger
(2)
From the article it can be learned ________．
[ ]
A．
the shark was caught because of obvious injuries
B．
typhoon Imbudo may have brought the shark to the area
C．
the number of the whale shark may be small
D．
it's not unusual to see a shark on the beach
(3)
The underlined word“confirmed”probably means ________．
[ ]
A．
made sure
B．
believed
C．
thought
D．
said
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I’m fat．I’m too skinny．I’d be happy if I were taller, shorter, had curly hair, straight hair, a smaller nose, bigger muscles, longer legs．Do any of these statements sound familiar? Do you often put yourself down? If so, you’re not alone．As a teen, you’re going through a ton of changes in your body．And as your body changes, so does your image(
形象)of yourself．Lots of people have trouble getting used to it and this can affect their confidence．
Some people think they need to change how they look or act to feel good about themselves．But actually all you need to do is change the way you see your body and how you think about yourself．
The first thing to do is recognize that your body is your own, no matter what shape, size, or color it comes in．If you’re very worried about your weight or size, go to your doctor to check that things are OK．But it’s no one’s business but your own what your body is like－finally, you have to be happy with yourself．
Next, find which aspects(
方面)of your appearance you can change and which you can’t change and need to accept－like your height, for example, or your shoe size．
If there are things about yourself that you want to change you can do this by making goals for yourself．For example, if you want to get fit, make a plan to exercise every day and eat nutritious foods．
When you hear negative comments coming from within yourself, tell yourself to stop．Try building your confidence by listing three things in your day that really gave you pleasure．It can be anything like the way the sun felt on your face, the sound of your favorite band, or the way someone laughed at your jokes．
(1)
From the first paragraph, we can infer that ________．
【题类】单选
【选项A】
many teens can’t accept their body change easily
(2)
Which of the following does the author probably agree with?
【题类】单选
【选项A】
Change the way other people look at you．
(3)
The underlined phrase “put yourself down” in the first paragraph probably means “________”．
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