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The 2010 drought in Yunnan Province ____ as the worst since the 1950s and this year it may prove to be even worse.
A. described B. has described
C. was described D. has been described
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阅读快车系列答案New York has taken the title of the world’s top fashion capital from Milan. The annual survey suggest that the top five fashion cities are facing competition from Asia and Australia. New York had been the top fashion city for five years, but Milan took the title in 2009. The survey was made by the Global Language Monitor, a US based organization. It tracks the frequency（频率） of words and phrases in the media, on the Internet and throughout the blog. With the US economy recovering, New York once again took the top title. Hong Kong took second place. It was followed by London, Paris and Los Angeles. The other top 10 cities were Milan, Sydney, Miami, Barcelona and Madrid.
“Because of the new economic situation, the global fashion centers have also changed a lot, ”said Bekka Payack. the Manhattan-based fashion reporter for the Global Language Monitor. “The new list shows that global fashion centers will change now and then. Compared with the traditional fashion cities, some new ones are performing better and better. ”She said that perhaps this is new trend, and it is the first sign that the traditional top five fashion cities——New York, Paris, London, Milan, and Rome——do not control global fashion any more.
The biggest changes in the list are Hong Kong, Madrid and Melbourne. The Group said that the top newcomers to the list include Amsterdam at number 17, Cape Town at 23, Johannesburg at 25 and Vienna at 27.
The following are the 10 top fashion cities of 2010 and the changes from 2009.
1. New York（up 1） 2. Hong Kong（up 5）
3. London（up 2） 4. Paris（down 1）
5. Los Angeles（up 1） 6. Milan（down 5）
7. Sydney（up 2） 8. Miami（up 5）
9. Barcelona（up 5） 10. Madrid（up 11）
1.New York has regained the title of the world’s top fashion capital mainly because __________.
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A．the US economy has been recovering |
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B．Milan faced competition from other cities |
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C．few big cities took part in the competition |
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D．the survey was made by an American organization |
2.Compared with the 2009 list, which of the following has the greatest change?
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A．Hong Kong |
B．Milan |
C．Madrid |
D．Barcelona |
3.We can infer from the text that __________.
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A．New York has lost the top title several times |
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B．all the traditional fashion cities are in the 2010 list |
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C．economic situations influence global fashion centers |
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D．new fashion cities have performed better than traditional ones |
4.The text is probably taken from a __________.
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A．science report |
B．fashion magazine |
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C．geography textbook |
D．history book |
Section One
The city is an accumulation of human civilization. Just as the American social philosopher (哲学家) Lewis Mumford put it, it is a special system which, fine and compact, has been designed to preserve the fruits of human civilization. Many Western languages have developed their versions of the term “civilization” from the same Latin (拉丁语的) word “civitas”(meaning “city”), and it is by no means a coincidence. The city has played a significant role in the perfection of order in human society.
Section Two
The emblem, showing the image of three people ― you, me, him/her holding hands together, symbolizes the big family of mankind. Inspired by the shape of the Chinese character “世” (meaning the world), the design conveys the organizers' wish to host an Expo which is of global scale and which displays the various urban cultures of the world.
Section Three
Created from the inspiration of Chinese character “人”, the design roots deeply in Chinese culture. It tells the world the eternal core (永恒的核心) and theme of Shanghai World Expo will be always human. The mascot “Haibao” will become the messenger for the theme of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China “Better City, Better Life”.
The basic structure of the Chinese character “人” in which each stroke(一笔，一划) supports each other also shows the concept that the beautiful life should depends on mutual-help. If the human are willing to support one another, the harmony among human, nature, and society will be available. Such an urban life will be nice.
Haibao’s confident smile is expressing his sincere greeting from China ― “World Expo 2010 Shanghai China welcomes you!”
1. Section One mainly tells us about ______.
A. the part cities play in human civilization B. the development of the word “city”
C. why the Expo is held in Shanghai D. where human civilization originated
2.The underlined word “it” in Section One refers to ______.
A. the civilization B. the philosopher C. the word D. the city
3. Which correctly matches the sections with the pictures described in the passage?
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Section One |
Section Two |
Section Three |
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B. |
Section Two |
Section Three |
Section One |
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C. |
Section Three |
Section Two |
Section One |
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Section Three |
Section One |
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4. The second paragraph in Section Three explains how the creation is connected with the _____ of the Chinese word “人”.
A. story B. meaning C. shape D. usage