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阅读填词。认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
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                                                         Make the benefits most,
                                                 reduce the drawbacks (缺点) least
     Hosting the Olympics successfully is, perhaps, the greatest glory for a city. However, before turning the
dream into reality, the benefits and drawbacks of hosting the Olympics should be considered carefully.
     Hosting the Olympics surely would bring about much gain to a city. Boom (繁荣) of the local economy,
more jobs, and the possibrlity ofmore income all sound very attractive to the govemment. At the same time,
better infrastructure (基础设施), cleaner environment, enjoying the wonderful game with hundreds of sports
elites (精英)and entertainment stars, and the chance of contacting people from all over the world also seem
exciting to the citizens. Besides, the hosting will certainly promote the patriotic (爱国的) emotion and pride,
as well as the moral behavior in local people. In most cases, hosting the Olympics is well supported by both
the pubiic and the central government.
     But this is not the entire view of the pretty picture. If we look from another angle, the Olympic hosting
might bring about some side-effects to a city.
     First, the environmental impacts, including the increasing exhaust (排气) smoke of cars, more pressure
on water resources, huge amount of wasted leaflets and other materials used for public activities, are most
probably neglected. In order to broaden the streets, some trees may have to be cut. Near the construction
site, the tiny dust may float in the air for a long time. Reduction of farmland may be caused by the need of
setting up new sports centre or accommodation facilities. These environmental consequences (后果) can be
especially serious in a resource-limited and thickly-populated city in a third-world country. Second, if we talk
about the economic benefit, it should not be forgotten that a quick increase may lead to bubble (泡沫) growth,
which may easily crash. If not well managed and organized, the big event may not be so profitable, and the
new facilities may be forever empty after the games. Yes, there have been cases that host cities ended up with
enormous debts.
     No one stops eating merely because too much food might hurt his stomach and make him ill. Since we
have bid for it,what we can do is to make the benefits most and reduce the drawbacks least.
                              Title: Make the benefits most, reduce the drawbacks least
               
1______  2______  3______  4______  5______  6______  7______  8______  9______  10______
1. sides/faces  2. hosted/held  3. brought  4. advantages  5. improved
6. touch/contact  7. proud  8. pollution/problems  9. deserted/useless  10. possible/hidden
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Directions: Read the following Passage. Complete the diagram by using the in formation from the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
     Detroit is convinced that small, stylish, and fuel-efficient cars are what American drivers want. But are
automakers right?
     For years, the auto industry's critics have been calling for Detroit to roll out small cars that they say
Americans are demanding for. The question is, do we really want to drive small cars? The answer, according
to some analysts, is already clear. "Domestic auto companies feel forced to offer smaller vehicles because of
pressure from the government." says John Wolconowicz, an auto analyst for IHS Global Insight.
     Whether we want the vehicles or not, automakers are devoted to a small-car sales strategy. General Motors
is unveiling (推出) three new small cars-the Chevrolet Cruze, a small car due next year; the Spark, a minicar
due in 2011; and the Chevy Aveo, a compact. Mike DiGiovanni, executive director of the global market notes
that GM is presuming a return to high oil prices that will cause the market to shift to smaller vehicles.
     At Ford, there are no plans to abandon production of big trucks. But the company is making small cars a
priority, launching the Ford Fiesta and the C-MAX, a compact car with sliding doors and three rows of seats,
in 2011. "We can't even think about growing our market share without having a strong pressure in the small-
vehicle market" George Pipas, Ford's chief U.S. sales analyst says.
     Not everyone is so big on Americans going small. This seems to be evident on dealer lots (停车场). Jack
Kain, a Ford dealer in Versailles, Ky., said the F150 truck remains his bigger seller. He predicts trucks will
continue to outsell small cars, at least in his area "People won't give up the safety and comfort of the larger
cars," he says.
     But Ford's Pipas is confident that many will embrace the industry's new focus. Detroit's big hopes, he
admits, are riding on the future of small cars.
                                                        Title: Big Hopes on 1.________
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     London started its first major bike hire scheme (方案) on July 30th. Transport For London (TFL),
the agency responsible for moving people around England's capital, put 5,000 bicycles in 400 different
locations around the city.
     The idea is to cut traffic, reduce pollution and provide a greener way of getting around London's
streets. The scheme had a few small problems on its first day as people could not lock the bikes properly
once they had finished riding them. As a gesture of goodwill, London Mayor Boris Johnson announced
all rentals (租金) on the first day would be free of charge. The bikes are available for free for the first 30 minutes but costs go up sharply since then. Renters have to pay $1.60 for the first hour and $78 for 24
hours. The bikes are clearly designed for very short trips.
     TFL says it sees a "cycle revolution" happening in London. It predicts there will be around 40,000
new cycle journeys every day on the rental bikes. Mr. Johnson says he wants to see a return to the turn
of the 20th century, when 20 per cent of journeys in London were made by bicycle. The scheme has
received a lot of positive feedback (反馈) in the first two days.
     Many Londoners believe it is a great alternative (替代品) to London's overcrowded and overpriced
trains and buses. One person, Andy Clark, told the Reuters news agency, "It's a great idea. I've seen it
operating in Paris and Barcelona and thought why don't we have one?" The Londonist Blog said the
bikes were very strong and were "designed to bear a beating from both careless cyclists and drunken
people".
1. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. London starts a new bike hire scheme.
B. London needs better measures to cut traffic.
C. London encourages people to buy bikes.
D. London decides to protect the environment.
2. At the beginning of the scheme, there was some difficulty with the ____.
A. rental  
B. time      
C. distance    
D. lock
3. Which of the following is NOT the purpose of the bike rental scheme?
A. To reduce traffic pressure.      
B. To protect nature.
C. To decrease pollution.          
D. To beautify the city.
4. It can be learned from the passage that ____.
A. the bikes are designed for long journeys in London
B. it costs nearly $80 to rent one of the bikes for a day
C. London is the first city to start the bike rental scheme
D. All Londoners approve of the scheme
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     Last year more than one million Filipinos worked abroad as servants, nurses, sailors and in other difficult
but low-paid jobs. Southeast Asians leave their poorer countries for their richer neighbours.
     Many of these wage-earners return in the end. In the meantime, they send home huge amounts of money-
in the Philippines' case, over 10% of its GDP. Between January and November, the amount was up 18% on
the same period of 2005, Poverty and unemployment are still high in the Philippines and other labour-exporting
(劳务输出) countries. They would be far worse but for this outflow of bodies and inflow of dollars. As for
those Asian countries that import (输入) labour, as in Europe, falling birth rates mean they are going to need
more foreign workers.
     On January 13th leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed an agreement to
help migrant (流动的) workers-with the realization that the flow of labour between their countries is a growing
problem that they cannot blame on outsiders. A 2005 study showed that 8.4 million Southeast Asians worked
outside their home countries, but this did not include the huge numbers of Indonesians doing so without papers.
So the true total is probably rather higher.
     Of the ten ASEAN countries, the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos export
labour, Singapore and Brunei import it, and Thailand and Malaysia do both. Sziraczki of the UN's International
Labour Organization points out that, in the next ten years, the total labour force of the worker exporting
countries should grow by about a third. It makes sense to work on the problem before it gets out of control.
     People in the receiving countries seem to be worried about competition for their jobs. Most Thais said their
government should admit (准入) no more foreign workers, and a few thought otherwise. Even in Singapore,
just over ball of people are against admitting more foreign workers. Malaysians think that the increase in foreign
workers has worsened crime rates (犯罪率).
1. It can be inferred from the case of the Philippines that _____. 
A. the country is Asia's main source of migrant workers
B. labour exports lead to a 10% growth of its GDP
C. the outflow of labour helps solve its social problems
D. the country both exports and imports labour force
2. The flow of labour is a growing problem because _____.
A. there is a greater flow of labour than reported
B. more Indonesians work abroad without papers
C. some countries suffer from low birth rates
D. the ASEAN is against admitting foreign workers
3. For the labour-importing countries, the flow of labour may lead to _____.
A. higher birth rates
B. lower crime rates
C. greater money inflows
D. stronger job competition
4. The writer of the text seems to _____.
A. support the flow of labour between countries
B. report fairly on the question of labour flow
C. express his worries over the ASEAN's decision
D. regard the outflow of labour as a serious problem
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     More than 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple. The fruits that made it to the UK were
green on the outside and, more often than not, hard with an unpleasant taste within. Then in 1996, the Del
Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii first hit our shelves.
     The new type of pineapple looked more yellowy-gold than green. It was slightly softer on the Outside
and had a lot of juice inside. But the most important thing about this new type of pineapple was that it was
twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known. In no time, the Del Monte Gold took the
market by storm, rapidly becoming the world's best-selling pineapple variety, and delivering natural levels
of sweetness in the mouth, up until then only found in tinned pineapple.
     In nutrition (营养) it was all good news too. This nice-tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin
C (维生素C) than the old green variety. Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitamins, but also good
against some diseases. People were understandably eager to be able to buy this wonderful fruit. The new type
of pineapple was selling fast, and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket
of the healthy eater.
     Seeing the growing market for its winning pineapple, Del Monte tried to keep the market to itself. But other
fruit companies developed similar pineapples, Del Monte turned to law for help, but failed.Those companies
argued successfully that Del Monte's attempts to keep the golden pineapple for itself were just a way to knock
them out of the market.
1. We learn from the text that the new type of pineapple is _____.
A. green outside and sweet inside
B. good-looking outside and soft inside
C. yellowy-gold outside and hard inside
D. a little soft outside and sweet inside
2. Why was the new type of pineapple selling well?
A. It was rich in nutrition and tasted nice.
B. It was less sweet and good for health.
C. It was developed by Del Monte.
D. It was used as medicine.
3. The underlined word "fixture" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something _____.
A. that people enjoy eating
B. that is always present
C. that is difficult to get
D. that people use as a gift
4. We learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte _____.
A. allowed other companies to develop pineapples
B. succeeded in keeping the pineapple for itself
C. tried hard to control the pineapple marker
D. planned to help the other companies
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     "Pay has little to do with motivation in the workplace". That's the argument put forward by best-selling
author Daniel Pink in his new book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. "Pay for
performance is supposed to be a folk tale," he says.
     Daniel argues that, if employees receive a basic level of payment, three other factors matter more than
money: a sense of independence, of mastery over one's labor, and of serving a purpose larger than oneself.
For example, in 2008 at the offices of Best Buy's Richfield, salaried workers there were allowed to organize
their own work day, putting in only as many hours as they felt necessary to get their jobs done. Productivity
increased by 35% according to The Harvard Business Review.
     But the managers at Goldman Sachs aren't exactly making some efforts to adjust. Like others on Wall
Street, the banking giant argues that fat bonuses (extra rewards) are essential to make its numbers. "That's
exactly the attitude that leads to the recent financial crisis in the United States," responds Daniel, "as managers
always focus on short-term rewards that encourage cheating, shortcuts, and dishonest behavior."
     Moreover, the 45-year-old author and former Al Gore speechwriter refers to social-science experiments
and experiences at such workplaces as Google and 3M. In one 2005 experiment he describes, economists
working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston tested the power of incentives (激励) by offering cash
rewards to those who did wellin games that included reciting a series of numbers and throwing tennis balls
at a target. The researchers' finding: Over and over, higher incentives led to worse performance-and those
given the highest incentives did the poorest job.
     From this and other cases, Daniel draws a conclusion that monetary incentives remove the element of
play and creativity, transforming "an interesting task into a dull one." It's even possible, he adds, for oversized
rewards to have dangerous side effects, like those of a drug dependency in which an addicted requires ever
larger amounts. He refers to scientific testing that shows the promise of cash rewards increase a chemical in
the brain similar to that brought on by cocaine or nicotine.
     Daniel, however, is also aware that his company examples-no GE, no IBM, no Microsoft-hardly represent
the commanding heights of the economy. But he thinks his approach will catch on, even in the biggest
companies. "Managers tend to be realistic, and in time they will respond," he says.
1. In his book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Daniel Pink is promoting the idea that
[     ]
A. it is a money-driven society
B. all workers are not driven by money
C. money plays a key role in management
D. pay has nothing to do with workplaces
2. In Daniel's point of view, many Wall Street managers are _____.
[     ]
A. dishonest
B. considerate
C. short-sighted
D. ridiculous
3. In paragraph 5, the example of drug-taking is given to show _____.
[     ]
A. money is as addictive as cocaine or nicotine
B. big rewards bring about dangerous side effect
C. nicotine and money bring the same chemical
D workers do not need the incentives of money at all
4. We can learn from the last paragraph that _____.
[     ]
A. Daniel's approach will be popular in a wider field
B. realistic managers will first consider Daniel's approach
C. Daniel's approach meets the demand of economic crisis
D. GE, IBM and Microsoft will join in Daniel's approach next
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     Homebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices going up, up, and up. "How high can they go?''
is the question on everyone's lips?" As long as interest rates stay around 5 percent, nothing might be able
to prevent housing prices going up," said one house seller in Santa Monica, California.
     "It's crazy," said Tim, who is looking for a house near the beach. "In 1993, I bought my first place,
a two bedroom flat in Venice, for $70 000. My friends thought then that I was overpaying. Five years
later, I had to move. I sold it for $230 000, which was a nice profit. Last year, while visiting friends here, 
I saw in the local paper that the exact same flat was for sale for $510 000!"
     It is a seller's market. Homebuyers feel 1ike they have to offer at least 10 percent more than the asking
price.Donna, a new owner of a one-bedroom flat in Venice Beach, said, "That's what I did. I told the owner
that whatever anyone offers you, I'll give you $20 000 more, under the table, so you don't have to pay your
house seller any of it. I was tired of negotiating with the house sellers.
     Tim says he hopes he doesn't get that desperate. "Whether you decide to buy or decide not to buy, you
still feel like you made the wrong decision. If you buy, you feel like you overpaid. If you don't buy, you
want to kick yourself for passing up a great opportunity."
     Everyone says the bubble (泡沫) has to burst sometime, but everyone hopes it will burst the day after
they sell their house. Even goverment officials have no idea what the future will bring. "All we can say is
that, clearly, these things go in regular cycles," said the state director of housing. "What goes up must come
down. But, as we all know, housing prices always stay up a little higher than they go down. So you can't
lose over the long run. Twenty years down the road, your house is always worth more than you paid for it."
1. If Tim had sold his flat last year, he could have earned _____.
[     ]
A. $510 000
B. $440 000
C. $280 000
D. $160 000
2. Donna paid another $20 000 to the owner secretly because _____.
[     ]
A. she felt like offering 10% more
B. secret money made low price
C. the owner asked for the money
D. she was bored with bargaining
3. We can infer from Tim's words in paragraph 4 that _____.
[     ]
A. homebuyers feel hesitate facing rising house prices
B. buying a house is always a great opportunity
C. homebuyers never make the right decision
D. both sellers and buyers become desperate
4. What is the author's opinion about the housing bubble? 
[     ]
A. It is something everyone hates to see.
B. Only experts know when it will burst.
C. It is unavoidable in the regular circles.
D. It usually stays for about twenty years.
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                                         Letters to the next president 
Dear Mr. President:
    I would like to personally thank you for your time and concern for our great country.
I would like to take a few minutes to address a few concerns that I have with the United
States.
    First of all, I would like to address the war. In my opinion, we should have never
been involved with Iraq to the extent that we are now. I believe we should pull our troops
out. However, I think there should be a time table that we follow but the time table should
not be released because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out.
Also, the war takes out a ton of our money, which leads me to my next issue.
    The economy right now, in the opinion of many Americans is the biggest issue with which
we are facing right now. No one can predict what will happen one day or the next. The
obvious thing to do is to put 700 billion dollars in the economy, but that bill failed and
was rejected by the House of Representatives (众议院). Instead of putting 700 billion
dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off
their debts. I'm not sure if this would work, but I think it is a positive alternative we
could take.
    My final issue I would like to call to your attention is teacher's salaries. The high
school students of today are America's future. In a way, America's future depends greatly
on the high school teachers of America. Saying this, it is sad that teacher's salaries are
where they are. While teachers are working harder and harder every day to teach high school
students, CEO's of big companies that are driving our countries economy into the ground are
getting bonuses. I'm not saying that teacher's salaries should be the same of CEO's of
companies, but I do strongly believe that action should be taken to increase the salaries
of teachers because they have one of the most important jobs in America-preparing our
country for the future.
    Once again, thank you for your time and your effort you put in to making this great
country a better place.
                                                                        Sincerely, Walker
1. What's the author's attitude the Iraq War?
[     ]
A. Supportive
B. Objective
C. Negative
D. Positive
2. What's true about the time of pulling the troops out?
[     ]
A. We should pull the troops out without delay.
B. There is no need to have a time table to follow.
C. The public has the fight to know the time table.
D. We should keep the time secret from the enemy.
3. According to the author, the 700 billion dollars ______.
[     ]
A. is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now
B. has been accepted by the House of Representatives
C. should be equally shared among Americans
D. should be put in the economy
4. When talking about high school teachers, the author thinks that ______.
[     ]
A. the teachers' salaries are not high enough
B. teacher's salaries should be as high as CEO's
C. the teachers work harder than CEO's of companies
D. teaching is more important than any other job in America
5. Which of the topics is NOT included in the letter?
[     ]
A. Election
B. International affair
C. Finance
D. Education
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                                                                    New Zealand


                                                                          Fact box: New Zealand
Position: South of the Equator (赤道);
Nearest neighbor: Australia, 1600 km away.
Size: Two main islands - North Island and
South Island, 268.680 sq. km together
Population: 4 million
Capital: Wellington
Languages: English and Maori

                                    What can you see?
Mountains, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, forests,
beaches. Both islands are mountainous. In fact, only 30%
of New Zealand is flat.
                Who can you meet?
Most people live on North Island.
Eighty-five percent of New Zealanders are
white men, whose great grandfathers came
from Europe.Ten percent are Maoris. The
Maoris came to New Zealand from the
Polynesian islands probably around the
tenth century. Europeans started to
arrive in New Zealand about 200 years ago   as farmers and traders.		                                      The Maoris
When the Maoris first arrived in New Zealand, they lived in
villages and were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers.
About 50 years ago many Maoris started to live and work
in large cities and  took jobs in government, industries,         medicine and education. They are proud of their culture        and are determined to keep many of the customs which are  part of their way of life.
1. Which of the following is a fact about New Zealand?
A. Maoris make up 20% of the population.
B. There are four million white people.
C. It’s about 1600 km south of the Equator.
D. Nearly 1/3 of the country is plains.
2. When did the white people begin to live in New Zealand?
A. 1000 years ago.      
B. 200 years ago.      
C. 85 years ago.        
D. 50 years ago.
3. What do the Maoris value most in life?
A. Living in small villages.
B. Developing farming skills.
C. Keeping their own culture.
D. Taking up government jobs.

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